Author Topic: Q523 - solved - Bellco-bodied Silver Buick (Read 2622 times)

Quiller · « **on:** June 07, 2009, 12:56:06 PM »

Know this car? Reveal its identity for a point

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2009, 01:16:43 PM »

faksta · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2009, 10:47:38 AM »

Wow indeed. Beautiful.

Quiller · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:27:18 PM »

Let's throw this to the experts

250gto · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2009, 05:06:23 PM »

Frazer-Nash?

Quiller · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2009, 07:30:05 PM »

Not a Frazer Nash ....

faksta · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:51:42 AM »

Any connection with Bellco from Japan?

Quiller · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2009, 12:14:13 PM »

Aha! Indeed yes!

Your puzzle for 48 hours to come up with further info...

faksta · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2009, 02:17:39 PM »

1946 SIlver Buick with a steel body by Bellco. Their first work AFAIK.

Quiller · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2009, 06:35:30 PM »

Very impressive! I had hoped this puzzle might last longer ...

Allemano · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2009, 06:47:11 PM »

I doubt that it's the Silver Buick, though the name Bellco is correct of course! 1946 seems to me too early!

Do you have any other source except the one which is easily to find by googling?

BTW: I've no idea how faksta found this car!!!

Quiller · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2009, 01:07:08 PM »

That website says:
"1946, Bellco produced the body for the Silver Buick (see photo), Japan's first all-steel fastback"
There's no other photo it could be. I agree the body looks post-1946 but perhaps the car was based on a 1946 Buick ...?

faksta · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2009, 04:37:20 AM »

I wouldn't say it's obviously post 1946.

I've found it because I was looking for Bellco creations a couple days ago :p

Ray B. · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:00:25 AM »

The headlights are pure 1953 Buick.

Allemano · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:16:31 AM »

Coincidence?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:42:47 AM »

Some resemblance there.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:44:12 AM »

Quote from: Quiller on July 14, 2009, 01:07:08 PM

There's no other photo it could be. I agree the body looks post-1946 but perhaps the car was based on a 1946 Buick ...?

Perhaps the other car in the photo is the Buick?

Allemano · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2009, 06:11:11 AM »

It's silver therefore it was my suspicion as well, but it's obviousely not a fastback...
Eagle prototype from 1950 would had been my first guess...

Allemano · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2009, 07:01:11 AM »

I'm afraid the other car is a 1951 Jaguar Mark VII Saloon

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D-type · « **Reply #19 on:** July 16, 2009, 04:59:14 PM »

I thought about that - all it says is that at some time after 1951 the car was photographed next to a Jaguar.

Could the website be misleading and this car be the 1955 one referred to rather than the 1946 one? It looks far more 1955 than 1946 particularly as this was an era when Japanese industry was still largely imitative.

faksta · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2009, 11:49:28 AM »

The car could have also been slightly remastered after 1946, if it was really built then, it was a common practice.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:17:07 AM »

A number of Spohn designs were commissioned and built on older chassis, making them look more contemporary. So I suspect this is a Bellco re-body done in the 1950's or 1960's.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2015, 07:28:02 AM »

According to an article I found, this is indeed the Eagle, built in 1950 for a CIA officer (!).
It seems to be Suzuki-related and the chassis was a tubular-frame of chrome-molybdenum steel.
Top speed was 200 km/h.
Here you are the aicle and another pic.

Carnut · « **Reply #23 on:** February 02, 2019, 06:03:55 AM »

This is a repost but more (slightly different) information has come to light since it was posted previously.
So, what is it, who built it, when - for 1 point?:

Remember - solving puzzles using 'Google Search by Image' is BANNED on AutoPuzzles!

Carnut · « **Reply #24 on:** February 18, 2019, 06:54:32 AM »

Experts?

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Author Topic: Q523 - solved - Bellco-bodied Silver Buick (Read 2622 times)