Solved -PJ694- Art Murray's Custom built convertible, 1947

[Paul Jaray]

What is this?
1 point for you!

[kwgibbs]

is it American?

[Paul Jaray]

Yes!

[kwgibbs]

was this car named, mermaid?

[Paul Jaray]

A name for this car is not reported in my source 

[kwgibbs]

was this car a mixture of other car brands?

[Paul Jaray]

Custom built body. I know just the donor for the engine.

[oko94]

Ford V8-powered ?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Ford or V8.

[oko94]

Lincoln V12 ?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Lincoln or V12

[Wendax]

Straight 8?

[oko94]

Packard engine ?

[Paul Jaray]

Not 8 or Packard. The named maker did 4 and 6 at the time

[Wendax]

Willys?

[Paul Jaray]

Willys?

Source says just Jeep.

[Wendax]

So we have a 1947 homebuilt streamliner from Colorado with a Jeep engine. I guess you are looking for a name?

[Paul Jaray]

So far so good!
He was from Denver.

[pnegyesi]

Was this picture lifted from a website or from a Facebook group?

[Paul Jaray]

I found it on Facebook.

[pnegyesi]

Does this page focus on early custom cars?

[Paul Jaray]

Not that. But I googled the words describing it and I found back that group, a quite popular website and a public library featuring it

[Wendax]

Art Murray, former Air Corps gunner behind wheel and Edward Kaufman, both of Denver, display an all aluminum coupe type convertible in North Hollywood. It is good for 100 miles per hour, weighs 1500 pounds, rides five inches off ground, has a nine foot wheel base and custom built body around four cylinder jeep engine back of driver's seat. Murray built it himself.

[Otto Puzzell]

Sounds right to me

[Paul Jaray]

Yes! I think after the 'big move' of last week, something got lost: I already moved it!
Here's your point Wendax, well done!