Author Topic: Solved: PN #707 -- automobile gymkhana at Brookline Country Club, October, 1937  (Read 2141 times)

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Re: PN #707
« Reply #50 on: November 16, 2016, 04:05:13 PM »
Is the puzzle picture related to one (or more) founder(s) of the VMCCA ?

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Re: PN #707
« Reply #51 on: November 17, 2016, 12:48:09 AM »
yes
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Re: PN #707
« Reply #52 on: November 17, 2016, 01:00:28 AM »
Are Paul Caldwell and Dean A. Fales on the picture ?

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Re: PN #707
« Reply #53 on: November 17, 2016, 01:25:43 AM »
no
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Re: PN #707
« Reply #54 on: November 17, 2016, 01:49:14 AM »
Alan C. Bermis and Samuel Elliot ?

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Re: PN #707
« Reply #55 on: November 17, 2016, 09:59:12 AM »
sorry, Paul Caldwell is right - he's on the picture. Now it is locked :)
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Re: PN #707
« Reply #56 on: November 17, 2016, 12:41:53 PM »
October 24th, 1937 : automobile gymkhana at Brookline Country Club. Kirkland Gibson and George Waterman Jr in a Benz, Paul Cadwell and Richard Heath in a Maxwell.

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Re: PN #707
« Reply #57 on: November 17, 2016, 11:45:15 PM »
Well found :)! Apparently the success of this event led to the formation of the VMCCA.
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:applause: Congratulations, my first question was exactly two years ago today and even now knowing the answer I still haven't been able to find any picture on the Internet.

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The picture can't be found on Google Image Search, but the source magazine can be found on Google Books...

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The original article.