Author Topic: Solved - NEH 5140: NEHI Midget Special with Stubby Stubberfield at the wheel - 1933  (Read 290 times)

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What's this, who built it, where is the location pictured and who's at the wheel?  All for 1 point!:

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Re: NEH 5140
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2017, 09:07:58 AM »
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Re: NEH 5140
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2017, 02:04:40 PM »
"Indy car driver, 'Stubby' Stubblefield tries out Harry Alley's midget [NEHI Special] for size at a showing of the small cars at Oakland Speedway in the spring of 1933.  Alley drove this car in the first ever midget race at Sacremento Ca. on June 4 1933, and a new form of motor sport was born."
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Re: NEH 5140
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2017, 04:40:15 AM »
"Indy car driver, 'Stubby' Stubblefield tries out Harry Alley's midget [NEHI Special] for size at a showing of the small cars at Oakland Speedway in the spring of 1933.  Alley drove this car in the first ever midget race at Sacremento Ca. on June 4 1933, and a new form of motor sport was born."

Exactly, yes, that's all the info needed for the point.
Well found; I must say I had expected a question or two before it was solved to add to the fun..!
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I'll tell you what happened: Researching Wendax's 2220, once it was established it was a GM car from 1933 and several GM marques had been ruled out, I googled "Oakland 1933" (forgetting Oakland had been renamed in '31). This image appeared among the results. It was a coincidental synchronicity between two puzzles!
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