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Solved: GTE 130 - Ocelot / Hondart of Ken Eberts
« on: September 07, 2019, 06:55:56 PM »
Please identify this vehicle for a point:

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2019, 08:12:17 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2019, 12:05:34 PM »
Is it an American sports car one-off?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2019, 02:12:56 PM »
Is it an American sports car one-off?
Although not intended to be a one-off, what you see here is the only example of this American sports car that ever reached "operational" status.

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2019, 02:20:13 PM »
Was it built by GM?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2019, 02:54:26 PM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2019, 07:42:43 PM »
was it built of fiberglass?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2019, 07:45:20 PM »
was it built of fiberglass?
Yes, the body is fiberglass

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2019, 09:40:55 PM »
Aerocon Boa?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2019, 10:20:12 PM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2019, 03:39:29 PM »
Pros?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2019, 12:57:21 PM »
Made by one of the Big 3?
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
http://automuseums.info - motoring museums' guide

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2019, 02:02:30 PM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2019, 03:51:22 AM »
Built between 1965 and 1970 ?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2019, 04:43:11 AM »
Built between 1965 and 1970 ?
The project began earlier, but the car became operable and the project reached its conclusion during that period.

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2019, 01:33:05 PM »
Powered by an American engine ?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2019, 02:18:40 PM »
Built for racing?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2019, 02:53:09 PM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2019, 12:46:46 AM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2019, 01:37:02 AM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2019, 01:56:04 AM »
V8-powered ?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2019, 02:09:15 AM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2019, 02:26:21 AM »
Chevrolet V8 ?

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2019, 04:36:41 AM »

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Re: GTE 130
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2019, 07:57:20 AM »
Did the project start in 1963 ?