Solved NIC#197 - 1928 Simplex Piston Ring Special

[nicanary]

What is this car called, and what were the chassis and engine from?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[serra]

Is it this car from USA? and is its base from the same country?

[nicanary]

Is it this car from USA? and is its base from the same country?

Yes to both.

[nicanary]

 

[AlexFrance]

Any connection with Miller?

[nicanary]

Any connection with Miller?

None that I know of.

[D-type]

Is there a Ford in there somewhere?

[nicanary]

Is there a Ford in there somewhere?

Ford provided much of the chassis.

[nicanary]

Pros?

[pnegyesi]

was it built in East Coast?

[nicanary]

was it built in East Coast?

Yes. South-East.

[pnegyesi]

South Carolina?

[nicanary]

South Carolina?

Further south.

[pnegyesi]

Florida?

[nicanary]

Florida?

yes!

[pnegyesi]

built in the 1930s?

[nicanary]

built in the 1930s?

My source says it was a decade earlier, but it was active in the 1930s.

[pnegyesi]

was there more than one units built?

[nicanary]

was there more than one units built?

No. It was a homebuilt.

[pnegyesi]

then what does "it was active in the 1930s" mean?

[nicanary]

then what does "it was active in the 1930s" mean?

The car was used for motor sport in the 1920s and 1930s.

[pnegyesi]

was the builder known as a local automobile racer?

[ropat53]

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.

[nicanary]

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?