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Solved - NEH 3558: Unknown Special at Oakland County Road Racing Club, Michigan - 1960
« on: June 20, 2014, 07:40:35 AM »
I don't know a name or base for this car so I just need to know where it is that it's racing, and when?:

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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 06:14:08 AM »
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2014, 03:57:33 AM »
Is it based on a British chassis?
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2014, 04:37:45 AM »
Quote from: AlexFrance on July 15, 2014, 03:57:33 AM
Is it based on a British chassis?

Quote from: Carnut on June 20, 2014, 07:40:35 AM
I don't know a name or base for this car so I just need to know where it is that it's racing, and when?:
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2014, 04:46:29 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on July 15, 2014, 04:37:45 AM
Quote from: AlexFrance on July 15, 2014, 03:57:33 AM
Is it based on a British chassis?

Quote from: Carnut on June 20, 2014, 07:40:35 AM
I don't know a name or base for this car so I just need to know where it is that it's racing, and when?:

Soooorry, forgot to read the questions!   :-[

Is it in the UK?
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2014, 05:01:14 AM »
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2014, 07:44:20 AM »
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2014, 07:52:44 AM »
It's LHD, but is that Australasia?
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2014, 08:02:15 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on July 17, 2014, 07:52:44 AM
It's LHD, but is that Australasia?

No.  You're incontinent..  Sorry, I mean you're in the wrong continent!
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2014, 08:07:10 AM »
So I'll try North America.
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2014, 09:08:19 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on July 17, 2014, 08:07:10 AM
So I'll try North America.

Yes it is.
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2014, 10:58:05 AM »
I see that you've painted out something which might give a clue. It looks very green - Watkins Glen ?
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2014, 11:04:55 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on July 17, 2014, 10:58:05 AM
I see that you've painted out something which might give a clue. It looks very green - Watkins Glen ?

Actually the only thing I painted out of this picture was the chequered flag being taken!
Not Watkins Glen.
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2014, 11:09:25 AM »
The car has a longish wheelbase, which makes me think it's a production car with a GRP body. Not that has any significance, since you're not asking for that.

Let's narrow it down.  Canada?
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2014, 11:13:54 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on July 17, 2014, 11:09:25 AM
The car has a longish wheelbase, which makes me think it's a production car with a GRP body. Not that has any significance, since you're not asking for that.

Let's narrow it down.  Canada?

No, not Canada.
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2014, 11:22:26 AM »
No, I know. I just looked up images for US racing in the 1960s, and lo and behold there it was - it was August 7 1960, and it was a race held by the Oakland County Road racing Club.

(Further investigation - track opened in 1958, situated in Clarkston, Michigan. Now called Waterford Hills. One viewer of that webpage thought the car was the Sorrell-Manning Special, but I don't think it is, nor is it a Sorrell SR100 body. One to ponder over.)
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2014, 11:35:21 AM »
A view of the track today - looks interesting, a bit like Cadwell Park.
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Re: NEH 3558
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2014, 11:44:32 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on July 17, 2014, 11:22:26 AM
No, I know. I just looked up images for US racing in the 1960s, and lo and behold there it was - it was August 7 1960, and it was a race held by the Oakland County Road racing Club.

(Further investigation - track opened in 1958, situated in Clarkston, Michigan. Now called Waterford Hills. One viewer of that webpage thought the car was the Sorrell-Manning Special, but I don't think it is, nor is it a Sorrell SR100 body. One to ponder over.)

Very good!
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