Author Topic: Racing Rookie Fun #555 - William Grover's Pike's Peak Hill Climb Special (Read 695 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **on:** November 16, 2013, 06:21:11 AM »

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For one point: what is it, and who built it?

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Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #1 on:** November 22, 2013, 02:56:09 PM »

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #2 on:** November 29, 2013, 07:02:05 AM »

targhediferro · « **Reply #3 on:** November 29, 2013, 07:15:00 AM »

Chevrolet based?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2013, 07:19:34 AM »

There are some chevy parts in there.

targhediferro · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2013, 01:34:59 AM »

The long chassis looks like a little truck or a limousine one, is it right?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2013, 03:31:23 AM »

My source doesn't mention a truck or limo chassis.

targhediferro · « **Reply #7 on:** December 05, 2013, 06:48:21 PM »

I've watched hundreds of pictures of customised cars, rat roads, hot-roads and so on, and I found some similar cars but not the quiz one. Is it a Californian car?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2013, 03:54:02 AM »

Not a California car

Ray B. · « **Reply #9 on:** December 06, 2013, 04:17:07 AM »

It looks more like a race car than a rod to me.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2013, 04:45:32 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on December 06, 2013, 04:17:07 AM

It looks more like a race car than a rod to me.

That is a sound observation

Ray B. · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2013, 05:22:58 PM »

Studebaker based?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #12 on:** December 07, 2013, 03:59:34 AM »

No Studebaker parts that I am aware of.

Ray B. · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2013, 04:28:19 AM »

All right. Besides the one behind, I thought the hubcaps read Studebaker…

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #14 on:** December 07, 2013, 04:54:17 AM »

You could very well be right; if so, I didn't mean to deceive. This one is largely home-built (by one of the persons pictured), but many parts were likely sourced from other cars.

targhediferro · « **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2013, 03:10:51 PM »

Can we say this car comes from 1946-8?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2013, 04:48:35 AM »

Parts of the car are older, but it did see competition in 1948, and later

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #17 on:** December 08, 2013, 05:11:49 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on December 07, 2013, 04:28:19 AM

All right. Besides the one behind, I thought the hubcaps read Studebaker…

After looking at a LOT of hubcaps, it seems those on the puzzle car came from a 1940 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck:

pnegyesi · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2013, 05:37:28 AM »

was this puzzle car made in the East Coast?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2013, 05:42:41 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on December 08, 2013, 05:37:28 AM

was this puzzle car made in the East Coast?

No sir

pnegyesi · « **Reply #20 on:** December 08, 2013, 06:27:40 AM »

West Coast?

targhediferro · « **Reply #21 on:** December 08, 2013, 06:49:06 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2013, 05:11:49 AM

Quote from: Ray B. on December 07, 2013, 04:28:19 AM
All right. Besides the one behind, I thought the hubcaps read Studebaker…

After looking at a LOT of hubcaps, it seems those on the puzzle car came from a 1940 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck:

That's why I guessed Chevy and truck based...
Did the man who built it realize other cars?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #22 on:** December 08, 2013, 06:58:20 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on December 08, 2013, 06:27:40 AM

West Coast?

No sir

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #23 on:** December 08, 2013, 07:00:01 AM »

Quote from: targhediferro on December 08, 2013, 06:49:06 AM

That's why I guessed Chevy and truck based...
Did the man who built it realize other cars?

i believe he did (there's not much specific information about his cars to be found on the web). He also competed in others' cars.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #24 on:** December 08, 2013, 11:18:20 AM »

made in Michigan?

News:

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