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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2016, 03:07:40 AM »
Was the builder located on West Coast ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2016, 04:40:56 AM »
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Was the builder located on West Coast ?

Yes.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2016, 04:46:05 AM »
Was the builder located in California ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #28 on: September 21, 2016, 05:30:59 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2016, 04:46:05 AM
Was the builder located in California ?

Yes.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2016, 05:42:21 AM »
Was the builder located in Los Angeles ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #30 on: September 21, 2016, 06:19:46 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2016, 05:42:21 AM
Was the builder located in Los Angeles ?

The company he worked for was not exactly in Los Angeles, but was part of the Greater Los Angeles conurbation.
I don't know exactly where he built this car though.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #31 on: September 21, 2016, 06:59:58 AM »
Was this company located in a city that has now more than 100,000 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census) ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2016, 07:02:22 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2016, 06:59:58 AM
Was this company located in a city that has now more than 100,000 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census) ?

Yes and No (they moved!)
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #33 on: September 21, 2016, 07:06:59 AM »
When the company was located in a 100,000+ inhabitant city, was it located in Orange County ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2016, 07:09:42 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2016, 07:06:59 AM
When the company was located in a 100,000+ inhabitant city, was it located in Orange County ?

Yes, but don't forget that's not the company which built this car..
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2016, 07:12:49 AM »
I know, but finding the company should help find the builder.

Was the company located in Anaheim ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2016, 09:15:34 AM »
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Was the company located in Anaheim ?

No.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #37 on: September 21, 2016, 09:36:41 AM »
Was the company located in Santa Ana ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2016, 10:01:00 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2016, 09:36:41 AM
Was the company located in Santa Ana ?

That's where they moved to.
I misread the population, sorry.  Santa Ana has 329,000 which I misread as 32,000.  So both places where the factory was located had over 100,000 inhabitants in the 2010 census.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #39 on: September 21, 2016, 10:08:45 AM »
Is the company a custom car workshop ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #40 on: September 21, 2016, 10:53:12 AM »
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Is the company a custom car workshop ?

No.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #41 on: September 21, 2016, 10:58:11 AM »
Is the company related to the automotive industry ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #42 on: September 21, 2016, 11:32:58 AM »
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Is the company related to the automotive industry ?

Yes.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #43 on: September 21, 2016, 11:41:17 AM »
Is the company a coachbuilder ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #44 on: September 21, 2016, 06:20:55 PM »
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #45 on: September 22, 2016, 12:45:42 AM »
Is the company a garage ?
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #46 on: September 22, 2016, 04:50:44 AM »
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Is the company a garage ?

No - a car-maker!
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #47 on: September 22, 2016, 04:57:31 AM »
Glasspar, who moved from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana in 1951 ?

Edit : 1952 Glasspar Special built by Warren Gerdes, powered by a 1957 Corvette 283 engine.
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Re: NEH 4815
« Reply #48 on: September 22, 2016, 06:06:12 AM »
You found it!
The story is that it's thought to have been built by Warren Geddes, who worked for Glasspar, though it's not known if it's actually based on a Glasspar or not.  It's certainly resembles one in some areas but not in others.

Either way we'll call it solved and if more information is forthcoming (and the site I got it from are trying to get Bill Tritt's son Matthew to say if he knows anything about it) then I'll post it.

Well found!
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Re: Solved - NEH 4815: Special said to be by Glasspar employee Warren Geddes
« Reply #49 on: September 22, 2016, 06:14:37 AM »
William Geddes or Warren Gerdes ? The car is currently for sale and according to the seller it was built by one Warren Gerdes... I couldn't find your source where William Geddes is mentioned.

Thanks for my 588th point anyway !
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