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Solved - NEH 4638: Custom-built "Bat-Mobile" by Frank Young - 1948
« on: May 02, 2016, 08:05:03 AM »
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 04:19:16 PM »
The Elvis?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2016, 05:48:44 PM »
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2016, 05:34:04 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2016, 05:40:56 AM »
I,ve seen this car somewhere before,I think it was called the car from mars?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2016, 06:14:21 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 16, 2016, 05:40:56 AM
I,ve seen this car somewhere before,I think it was called the car from mars?

I don't recognise that name!
I have it as something different, but of course as is often the case with such things different people might call them different things...
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2016, 08:11:24 AM »
the mars coupe was a custom car   from rock island  Illinois,by frank young,I think the year was 1960?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2016, 08:18:59 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 16, 2016, 08:11:24 AM
the mars coupe was a custom car   from rock island  Illinois,by frank young,I think the year was 1960?

Ok, well that's not it as this one is from much earlier than 1960, and it's not from Illinois AFAIK.
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2016, 08:48:18 AM »
sorry,you were right it was known as the batmobile,and it was displayed at rock island Illinois,was owned by frank young.I couldn,t find the year though?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2016, 09:40:09 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 16, 2016, 08:48:18 AM
sorry,you were right it was known as the batmobile,and it was displayed at rock island Illinois,was owned by frank young.I couldn,t find the year though?

Yes, that's right.
I believe the picture I've used was taken when the car was displayed at an event in Iowa, something to do with big fins!
I suppose that isn't far away from Illinois so it could well have been owned by Frank Young, but I don't know.
Locked for you to see if you can find when it dates from.
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2016, 10:06:49 AM »
yes, there sure isn,t much information to go by,but was it 1952?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2016, 10:54:27 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 16, 2016, 10:06:49 AM
yes, there sure isn,t much information to go by,but was it 1952?

Earlier..
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2016, 01:30:58 PM »
1949?
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Re: NEH 4638
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2016, 04:08:40 AM »
Just about close enough; actually I have it as 1948.
The photo was taken at the Tail Fin Auto Show in Des Moines, Iowa, but I don't know when.

Here's another picture:

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Re: Solved - NEH 4638: Custom-built "Bat-Mobile" - 1948
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2016, 06:00:49 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 16, 2016, 08:11:24 AM
the mars coupe was a custom car   from rock island  Illinois,by frank young,I think the year was 1960?
I think he was right there:
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