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Re: FW#8
« Reply #25 on: November 17, 2020, 02:06:48 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2020, 08:24:23 AM »
Was the mysterious Italian gentleman Alfred Momo ?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2020, 09:57:44 AM »
A good idea! But, sorry, no....

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2020, 01:56:51 PM »
Alfred, NoNo  :doh:

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2021, 01:47:59 PM »
Andy Granatelli ?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2021, 03:54:46 PM »
It has been designed in Italy by a well-known coachbuilder (???) on demand of an ??? gentleman

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #31 on: January 11, 2021, 03:57:02 AM »
.....for Frank Sinatra ?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #32 on: January 11, 2021, 05:43:03 AM »
Good idea, but is not... the gentleman was a far less known industrialist...

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #33 on: January 11, 2021, 08:44:40 AM »
.....less known than Earl "Madman" Muntz ?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2021, 11:27:39 AM »
Yes, much more less known... but I will give you a hint: Look for the Italian company who designed the car and the coachbuilder who did the work on the Chrysler...

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #35 on: January 15, 2021, 02:29:01 PM »
Is there a connection to Ghia?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #36 on: January 15, 2021, 03:16:01 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #37 on: February 05, 2021, 07:09:48 PM »
Pros?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2021, 07:35:37 PM »
To clarify, was it designed or built by Ghia?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #39 on: February 09, 2021, 04:39:13 AM »
Designed by Ghia

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #40 on: February 09, 2021, 06:58:20 AM »
Bodied in the U.S.?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2021, 07:42:31 AM »
Yes

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #42 on: February 09, 2021, 08:43:46 AM »
Coachbuilder from the West Coast?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #43 on: February 09, 2021, 08:47:15 AM »
Yes

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #44 on: February 09, 2021, 08:53:20 AM »
Bohman?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #45 on: February 09, 2021, 09:08:47 AM »
No

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #46 on: February 09, 2021, 11:30:48 AM »
Coachcraft?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #47 on: February 09, 2021, 02:12:31 PM »
No

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #48 on: February 09, 2021, 02:20:33 PM »
Jack Sutton?

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Re: FW#8
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2021, 02:21:10 PM »
No