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Solved - NEH 3889: 1964 Platypus Porsche
« on: February 03, 2015, 07:40:42 AM »
What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2015, 04:12:40 AM »
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2015, 04:12:49 AM »
Pretty little car which appears to have a Porsche engine (or Corvair ). Elva made several Porsche-powered sports/racers in period but it doesn't look like one to me. US one-off maybe ?
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2015, 04:51:18 AM »
Quote from: Willie McCrum on February 18, 2015, 04:12:49 AM
Pretty little car which appears to have a Porsche engine (or Corvair ). Elva made several Porsche-powered sports/racers in period but it doesn't look like one to me. US one-off maybe ?

Yes, you're right, it's Porsche-engine.
Nothing to do with Elva though - it's a US-built one-off.
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2015, 04:06:00 PM »
1964 Platypus Porsche by Hans Adam. Also known as the Hans Adam Platypus.
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2015, 07:04:00 PM »
Quote from: pftnbr on February 20, 2015, 04:06:00 PM
1964 Platypus Porsche by Hans Adam. Also known as the Hans Adam Platypus.

Platypus Porsche is correct.
I'm away for a couple of days so will deal with this on my return (Sunday evening or Monday).
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2015, 04:57:49 AM »
Right, I'm back now.
You are correct so far but there were more involved than just Hans Adam.
Who actually constructed the car and when?
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2015, 08:11:25 AM »
It was constructed by the owners of PAM Foreign Cars, Hans Adam, Scooter Patrick, and Don Mitchell. It was made in 1964 and was based off a wrecked Porsche 550 that they had bought in 1961.
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Re: NEH 3889
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2015, 09:26:49 AM »
Quote from: pftnbr on February 23, 2015, 08:11:25 AM
It was constructed by the owners of PAM Foreign Cars, Hans Adam, Scooter Patrick, and Don Mitchell. It was made in 1964 and was based off a wrecked Porsche 550 that they had bought in 1961.

Exactly!
Well done.

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