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Solved NIC#346 - G.E.M.C.O. -Oldsmobile by Garry Pedersen
« on: January 11, 2015, 04:54:58 PM »
What is this car, and what was the basis of it?
« Last Edit: April 07, 2015, 06:50:35 PM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2015, 07:12:57 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2015, 03:54:01 PM »
2 months and no interest.

Up to the Pros - what was this car called and from what car did it evolve?
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2015, 03:36:05 AM »
Made in UK ?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2015, 05:19:05 AM »
The chassis from which this car was built came from the UK, but the puzzle car was built in another country.
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2015, 06:09:48 AM »
Meant to be a CanAm McLaren replica ?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2015, 06:17:40 AM »
Meant to be a CanAm McLaren replica ?

Possibly. It was used for sports car racing, but not CanAm.
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2015, 06:31:27 AM »
Built in France ?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2015, 06:42:16 AM »
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2015, 07:22:04 AM »
THE DULON PORSCHE AFTER TONY GOODWIN HAD FINISHED WITH IT

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2015, 08:09:08 AM »
THE DULON PORSCHE AFTER TONY GOODWIN HAD FINISHED WITH IT

Nothing to do with that car.
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2015, 08:55:01 AM »
New Zealand?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2015, 09:16:49 AM »
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2015, 09:38:54 AM »
Lola chassis ?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2015, 09:52:55 AM »
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2015, 12:59:13 PM »
Chassis from a brand specialized in race cars ?

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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2015, 06:38:48 PM »
This is a G.E.M.C.O, or Gemco, Olds, a John Riley Lotus Oldsmobile base with bodywork by Glen Eden Motor Bodies headed by Garry Pederson.
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Re: NIC #346
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2015, 06:49:32 PM »
Which is the correct answer. It was constructed around the chassis frame of the Lotus 18 single-seater owned and raced by Tony Shelly in the UK which he took with him when he returned to New Zealand. When it was obsolete even by NZ standards (no offence intended - competitive cars were short in supply in those days), it was updated for sports car racing.
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Re: Solved NIC#346 - G.E.M.C.O. -Oldsmobile by Garry Pedersen
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2015, 03:24:42 AM »
this puzzle has added to my knowledge