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Solved NIC#197 - 1928 Simplex Piston Ring Special
« on: May 18, 2014, 08:23:47 AM »
What is this car called, and what were the chassis and engine from?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2014, 06:22:15 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2014, 02:29:04 PM »
Is it this car from USA? and is its base from the same country?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2014, 06:48:47 PM »
Quote from: serra on May 24, 2014, 02:29:04 PM
Is it this car from USA? and is its base from the same country?

Yes to both.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2014, 06:19:02 AM »
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2014, 05:20:29 PM »
Any connection with Miller?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2014, 05:47:48 PM »
Quote from: AlexFrance on June 15, 2014, 05:20:29 PM
Any connection with Miller?

None that I know of.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2014, 03:40:36 PM »
Is there a Ford in there somewhere?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2014, 06:47:25 PM »
Quote from: D-type on June 25, 2014, 03:40:36 PM
Is there a Ford in there somewhere?

Ford provided much of the chassis.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2014, 05:42:39 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2014, 01:33:05 AM »
was it built in East Coast?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2014, 05:54:36 AM »
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was it built in East Coast?

Yes. South-East.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2014, 06:32:48 AM »
South Carolina?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2014, 06:46:13 AM »
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2014, 06:59:52 AM »
Florida?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2014, 07:23:14 AM »
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2014, 08:55:20 AM »
built in the 1930s?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2014, 09:12:39 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 07, 2014, 08:55:20 AM
built in the 1930s?

My source says it was a decade earlier, but it was active in the 1930s.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2014, 09:39:48 AM »
was there more than one units built?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2014, 10:23:44 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 07, 2014, 09:39:48 AM
was there more than one units built?

No. It was a homebuilt.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2014, 10:53:06 AM »
then what does "it was active in the 1930s" mean?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #21 on: September 07, 2014, 11:14:14 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 07, 2014, 10:53:06 AM
then what does "it was active in the 1930s" mean?

The car was used for motor sport in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2014, 10:05:19 PM »
was the builder known as a local automobile racer?
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2014, 11:14:48 PM »
Is this the 1928 Chevrolet Beach Racer that was built in Jacksonville, FL, by Bert Moyer. He utilized a 1928 Chevrolet engine, rear axle, front axle, and brakes. The rest of the running gear is from a 1926 Chevrolet.
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Re: NIC #197
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2014, 05:56:52 AM »
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Is this the 1928 Chevrolet Beach Racer that was built in Jacksonville, FL, by Bert Moyer. He utilized a 1928 Chevrolet engine, rear axle, front axle, and brakes. The rest of the running gear is from a 1926 Chevrolet.

That's the car. There is conflicting information on the internet about the details - one source says it was built in 1923, so it must be a time-traveller to have '28 Chevrolet components. Another source claims it has a Ford chassis, whilst another says Essex engine in a Chevrolet frame.

It's your point, because you have identified the car correctly. What was it called?
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