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TTBTCOWANHR&KP - solved by many
« on: August 11, 2012, 06:52:21 AM »
Time To Blow The Cobwebs Off With A New Hot Rods & Kustoms Puzzle! 8)

Things have been getting a bit staid in AutoPuzzles land. What better way to swing things back to Fun, Fun, Fun than with a new puzzle packed with wild and wacky hot rods, show rods and kool kustoms? I, Otto Puzzles my own bad self am here to feed the need with motorized metalflaked steeds of speed!

In this puzzle, there are pictured 2 (count 'em, 2) dozen hot rod and/or kustom cars, from mild to wild. To score points, you'll need to tell me more than just type of car. Any one can spot a T or an A (and there is a smattering of each in this sumbitch). Oh, yeah ;D

For a point per puzzle pic, you'll have to cough up at least two of the three items from the following list:

  • The builder's and/or owner's name
  • The name given to the car by the builder or owner (not the manufacturer of the original car)
  • The car on which the hot rod or custom was based


No points for just one of the three listed items! :disbelief:

No bonus points for giving all three! :disbelief:

An immediate ban if I catch you using Google Search by Image :nod:

Enjoy!
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 06:54:28 AM »
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 06:58:54 AM »
I'll track correct responses and the ID'ers names here:

# 1 1975 Chevrolet Monza Spyder Pro-Street Custom / sixtee5cuda
# 2 Gene Howard's 1950 Buick "Truly Rare" / Zerk
# 3 Dick Dean's channeled '29 A Roadster / Craig Gillingham
# 4 Harry Bradley's Bugs Buggy / Allemano
# 5 Elton Kantor's '50 Ford. / Zerk
# 6 Bob Mayfield's 1959 Chevrolet Impala / sixtee5cuda
# 7 Sam Degregory's Chevey Van / Tow Vehicle / Allemano
# 8 Jesse Lopez' Kustom '41 Ford by Barris / Joćo
# 9 Don Siewert's 1950 Mercury / Joćo
# 10 Darryl Starbird's Vantasta / Zerk
# 11 1917 Dodge roadster owned and restyled by Gordon Vann / Zerk
# 12 Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's "Mysterion" / Zerk
# 13 Art McCormick's '29 Ford Roadster / Craig Gillingham
# 14 Bob Snyder Golden T / Allemano
# 15 Pink Panther 1930 Model A roadster built by Dave Chung / RayTheRat
# 16 Geoff Mohrs '53 Ford / Zerk
# 17 Willard Wayne's "Elegant Farmer" Wheelbarrow Rod, 1970 / Craig Gillingham
# 18 Ford pickup custom, picture from Rod and Custom in 1968, "Jade" (with shag carpeting) / Oko94
# 19 The Astroid - built from a '62 Corvair wagon!  / Allemano
# 20 LeRoy Gualart's Sweet Shoebox Ford / RayTheRat
# 21 Dean "Dino" Arnold's 1961 Thunderbird / Zerk
# 22 The Schmitt-T by Ron Schmitt / Allemano
# 23 Carl Casper's Futurian / Allemano
# 24 Corvair Kumquat by Bob Ballew / Zerk
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 07:19:25 AM »
LOVE this idea, Otto! And rods and customs aren't necessarily easy to identify.

Right off the bat, #12 is Ed Roth's Mysterion, said to have been created out of trailer framerails, a pair of 406ci.Ford V8s and a pair of banjo rear axles, plus a bunch of plaster and fiberglass.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 07:22:42 AM »
Right off the bat, #12 is Ed Roth's Mysterion, said to have been created out of trailer framerails, a pair of 406ci.Ford V8s and a pair of banjo rear axles, plus a bunch of plaster and fiberglass.

Right!
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 01:24:03 PM »
Great stuff Doc! :thumbsup:

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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2012, 06:07:04 AM »
Thanks!
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2012, 08:31:37 AM »
It looks like #8 is Jesse Lopez's !941 Ford Coupe. Chopped and customized by the Barris brothers with '46 Ford fenders and a '48 Cadillac grille. This picture shows flipper caps, but it seems that he also ran Cadillac sombrero wheelcovers.

I have no idea what he named the car. Is further study required?

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2012, 09:12:31 AM »
It looks like #8 is Jesse Lopez's !941 Ford Coupe. Chopped and customized by the Barris brothers with '46 Ford fenders and a '48 Cadillac grille. This picture shows flipper caps, but it seems that he also ran Cadillac sombrero wheelcovers.

I have no idea what he named the car. Is further study required?


You got the owner, the builder and the base car. That's good for the point.

BTW - all points will be awarded when all 24 are done.
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2012, 11:15:38 AM »
Thank you!
And now I must test your patience even as your puzzles test my ability to research:

I think #3 is Blackie Gejeian's '27 Ford T roadster, aka "Shish Kabob,"
but I can't find a picture that looks close to yours. All I find are black paint and kind of slicked-up compared to the Puzzler pic. Wrong car?

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2012, 03:46:18 AM »
Thank you!
And now I must test your patience even as your puzzles test my ability to research:

I think #3 is Blackie Gejeian's '27 Ford T roadster, aka "Shish Kabob,"
but I can't find a picture that looks close to yours. All I find are black paint and kind of slicked-up compared to the Puzzler pic. Wrong car?

No sir
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2012, 07:21:45 PM »
What about #5? Elton Kantor's 1950 Ford, heavily customized by Joe Bailon, chopped severely and using a '51 Ford Victoria roof, with its wraparound back glass.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2012, 02:53:44 AM »
What about #5? Elton Kantor's 1950 Ford, heavily customized by Joe Bailon, chopped severely and using a '51 Ford Victoria roof, with its wraparound back glass.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2012, 11:47:14 PM »
Hey, this megapuzzle is open to all us Rookies! Jump on in, guys!

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2012, 03:40:07 PM »
Indeed!  :D
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2012, 06:52:11 PM »
The #2 pic: Gene Howard's "Truly Rare" 1950 Buick, owner-built using body panels from eight cars, frame sections from two, powered by a '51 Chrysler 331 ci. Hemi V8.

This may be the one of the most customized cars ever, excluding scratchbuilts and ones built specifically for advertising(ie."Anycar").

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2012, 03:42:45 AM »
The other Rookies don't seem to want to earn points here... another point for Zerk!

But soon, this one will move upstairs



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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2012, 05:25:37 PM »
...But soon, this one will move upstairs...

This has been fun while it's lasted. A great notion.

#24, "Kumquat", a 1963 Corvair Spyder convertible. Extremely convertible, as it got converted to a much shorter car. Built and probably owned by Jim Bellew.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2012, 03:41:19 AM »
Corvair and Kumquat are correct - that's the two of three needed for the point.

It was originally purchased by Dave Ballew, but his dad Bob was mostly responsible for the build.
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« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2012, 02:05:26 PM »
Built and I suspect still owned by Dean Arnold, #21 is a 1961 Ford Thunderbird with many custom modifications along with its extreme double-bubble roof. Named ThunderFlite, the car has a House of Kolors Chrome Effects finish.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2012, 04:28:37 AM »
Another correct ID from Zerk. Methinks he needs some expert competition
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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2012, 09:45:40 AM »
#6 is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala restyled by Walker's Custom Shop in Bakersfield, California for Bob Mayfield.

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2012, 09:57:19 AM »
#15 Is that an Australian car?

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« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2012, 04:02:10 PM »
#20 1951 Ford of LeRoy Goulart Kustomized by Gene Winfield

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Re: TTBTCOWANHR&KP
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2012, 04:23:42 AM »
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