Solved - NEH 4096: John W Campbell's DeSoto-based Double J special, cca 1953

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Carnut

May 29, 2015, 07:36:19 AM Last Edit: March 22, 2016, 01:05:01 AM by pnegyesi
What's this and where was it built, for 1 point?:

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Carnut

#1
June 12, 2015, 05:20:09 AM
Experts?
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Carnut

#2
July 10, 2015, 04:26:32 AM
Professionals?
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Allan L

#3
July 10, 2015, 04:47:40 AM
Looks like a Ford-based job, probably a V8 of around 1935.
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Carnut

#4
July 10, 2015, 04:52:48 AM
Quote from: Allan L on July 10, 2015, 04:47:40 AM
Looks like a Ford-based job, probably a V8 of around 1935.

It's a pre-war V8 but not a Ford; I don't know exactly when it was built in this form but the chassis is from earlier than 1935.
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oko94

#5
July 15, 2015, 05:47:00 AM
I assume it's based on a mass-produced pre-war American V8 car, and besides Ford there were few of them. So is it based on a 1932 Pontiac ?

Carnut

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July 15, 2015, 06:11:22 AM
Quote from: oko94 on July 15, 2015, 05:47:00 AM
I assume it's based on a mass-produced pre-war American V8 car, and besides Ford there were few of them. So is it based on a 1932 Pontiac ?

Your assumption is right, but it's not based on a Pontiac nor is it from 1932.
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oko94

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July 15, 2015, 06:28:49 AM
Cadillac V8 ?

Carnut

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July 15, 2015, 07:44:53 AM
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oko94

#9
July 15, 2015, 08:12:46 AM
Oakland V8 ?

Carnut

#10
July 15, 2015, 08:56:24 AM
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nicanary

#11
July 15, 2015, 09:12:38 AM
I think this is the car advertised on Craigslist as a 1953 de Soto based on a 1929 chassis. Having said that, the engine is a flathead V8.

The car was based in Washington.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

#12
July 15, 2015, 10:38:17 AM
Yes, apparently it was built by a guy in Salt Lake City in the 1950s around a 1929 Desoto coupé chassis using bits from various different cars, and you're right it does have a flathead V8 though it couldn't be said to be Ford-based..

1 point to nicanary

More pics:

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nicanary

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July 16, 2015, 05:33:35 AM
It was amazingly easy to find - I simply Googled 1930 red hotrod and the Craigslist entry came up on the first page. This is what I was shown, I suspect "as found".
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

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July 16, 2015, 05:49:04 AM
Quote from: nicanary on July 16, 2015, 05:33:35 AM
It was amazingly easy to find - I simply Googled 1930 red hotrod and the Craigslist entry came up on the first page. This is what I was shown, I suspect "as found".

Yes - there are pics available on at least a dozen different websites, some of them very well-known and staple sources!
I'm amazed it reached the Pro's...
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pnegyesi

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February 27, 2016, 11:44:35 PM Last Edit: March 21, 2016, 02:30:21 AM by pnegyesi
Plase ID the car for a point - name, donor and builder are required!

pnegyesi

#16
March 06, 2016, 05:39:51 AM
Experts?

pnegyesi

#17
March 13, 2016, 10:12:13 AM
Professionals with 400 points or less?

pnegyesi

#18
March 21, 2016, 02:30:27 AM
Open for all

ropat53

#19
March 21, 2016, 10:06:29 AM
Buick Shafer 8?

pnegyesi

#20
March 21, 2016, 11:44:21 AM
no

oko94

#21
March 21, 2016, 01:42:23 PM
Made in USA ?

nicanary

#22
March 21, 2016, 02:16:55 PM
I can't find this anywhere, yet these types of photo are usually all over the net on photostream sites. It looks like a racer based on a stock chassis, around 1930-32, similar to the Indy "junk formula" cars.

What interests me is those rear tyres - is this a car which raced at Pikes Peak?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

pnegyesi

#23
March 21, 2016, 02:25:07 PM
I don't think it raced at PIkes Peak. It is American and it appears on a few well-known sites :)

ropat53

#24
March 21, 2016, 02:37:45 PM
Ford V8 flathead engine?
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