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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2023, 03:23:59 AM »
European engine?
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Re: GTE 485
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2023, 03:51:15 AM »
American motorcycle engine?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2023, 03:58:40 AM »
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2023, 04:38:13 AM »
Crosley engine ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2023, 06:14:23 AM »
Italian body?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2023, 07:30:18 AM »
Built between 1952 and 1957 ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #32 on: September 06, 2023, 10:34:22 AM »
Maserati connection?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #33 on: September 06, 2023, 11:58:43 AM »
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #34 on: September 06, 2023, 12:18:08 PM »
Built between 1957 and 1965 ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2023, 12:47:09 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 06, 2023, 12:18:08 PM
Built between 1957 and 1965 ?
No, earlier
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2023, 01:27:16 PM »
So, was it powered by an engine made in America?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #37 on: September 06, 2023, 01:44:34 PM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 06, 2023, 01:27:16 PM
So, was it powered by an engine made in America?
Yes
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2023, 02:23:25 PM »
And built in Europe, right?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2023, 02:24:54 PM »
Built between 1945 and 1952 ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #40 on: September 06, 2023, 02:44:58 PM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 06, 2023, 02:23:25 PM
And built in Europe, right?
Based on a car that was built in Europe, but the modification/build into what's seen here did not take place in Europe.
Quote from: oko94 on September 06, 2023, 02:24:54 PM
Built between 1945 and 1952 ?
Yes, the modification/build happened during that period.
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #41 on: September 06, 2023, 03:06:00 PM »
French chassis  ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #42 on: September 06, 2023, 03:08:11 PM »
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #43 on: September 06, 2023, 03:18:55 PM »
Italian chassis ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #44 on: September 06, 2023, 03:23:15 PM »
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #45 on: September 06, 2023, 03:28:05 PM »
German chassis ?
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #46 on: September 06, 2023, 03:49:50 PM »
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #47 on: September 06, 2023, 04:15:30 PM »
Joel Thorne's Mercedes-Benz W154 with Sparks Big Six engine.
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Re: GTE 485
« Reply #48 on: September 06, 2023, 04:36:34 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on September 06, 2023, 04:15:30 PM
Joel Thorne's Mercedes-Benz W154 with Sparks Big Six engine.
That's it!

Thorne bought the Don Lee Special (Mercedes-Benz W154 chassis W154/9) and, among other changes, swapped out the V12 for an Art Sparks Big Six.

Transition from 1947 to 1949:
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Re: Solved: GTE 485 - Sparks-powered MB W154 special of Joel Thorne (1949)
« Reply #49 on: September 06, 2023, 04:49:02 PM »
Thanks for the point !
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