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Solved - NEH 1496: Early 1960s Volvo Special built in USA
« on: January 18, 2012, 05:34:48 AM »
1 point for the correct identification of this car, plus when and where it was built?:

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Re: NEH 1496
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2012, 04:27:04 AM »
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Re: NEH 1496
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2012, 05:44:35 AM »
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Re: NEH 1496
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 09:49:34 AM »
1960s Special, Volvo based from USA. That“s all I know...
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Re: NEH 1496
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2012, 11:17:14 AM »
Quote from: Joćo on February 08, 2012, 09:49:34 AM
1960s Special, Volvo based from USA. That“s all I know...

There isn't really a great deal more I know about it either so it's 601 points now!

Here's the info available on the sales blurb:

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1960 Volvo derived Sports/Road Race Car Data:
From what we know of the car, here are some details:
Description of Car:
Date Built: Late 1950s-early 1960s –USA built we believe by West Coat custom builder
Construction. Steel channel tube frame with smaller, square tube construction of subframe
Body: Round steel tube with steel sheetmetal wrapped and welded around round tube.
Cockpit: Welded, light gauge steel floors and side panels. Alum Dash with some gauges (not shown)
Suspension: Coil Springs with Tubular Shock absorbers. Stiff- near race stiffness (1960 Volvo?)
Brakes: Alum Drum, large diameter-1960 Volvo?)
Steering: Rack and Pinion- Volvo?
Rear end – Volvo?
Wheels: Steel with 4 ply old tires. 4 bolt pattern (Volvo?)
Radiator included.
Size: Will measure. Believed to be @10-11” long.
Weight: Unknown.
Body style: Devon like front end, with Cheetah Style Kammback.
Build quality: The steel body as constructed around a steel cockpit and round-tube exterior framing is a work of art…very well designed and built.
Paint is recent, Medium Blue Metallic, similar to Shelby Cobras, etc.
Windshield and frame: Custom Alum windshield with plexiglass windshield. Installed
Rollbar: Single, thin tube hoop. We are considering replacing with heavier, SCCA style hoop with removable forward brace to front RH footwell.
Current Work: We have installed the custom windshield, headlight brake-airscoop and we are preparing to install the dashboard.
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