Topic: Solved NIC#864 - Hudson speedster of Cecil Wentz

[nicanary]

was it Jerry Shoemaker - although it hardly matches the initials on the front.

Not him.

[tobytwirl]

Just to be clear, are CW the initials of the builder?

[nicanary]

Just to be clear, are CW the initials of the builder?

Yes, that's right.

[Willie McCrum]

Briggs Cunningham/Phil Walters ?

[nicanary]

Briggs Cunningham/Phil Walters ?

Nothing to do with them. One person only.

[tobytwirl]

I have searched exhaustively but cannot find this motor. Am I missing a key factor? We know the engine and we know the builders initials, but would  the year or the chassis or the driver help find it.

[nicanary]

I have searched exhaustively but cannot find this motor. Am I missing a key factor? We know the engine and we know the builders initials, but would  the year or the chassis or the driver help find it.

It's a 1936 Hudson Terraplane base and probably the builder who is driving it.

I don't think you're doing anything wrong - it's there and still there, if you get me. Think custom cars.

[tobytwirl]

Thank you. It is CECIL WENTZ's first speedster. Isn't it irritating when you put exactly the same words into your browser - but in a different order, and hey presto. However had I had the brains to think of the Terraplane association, I could have saved myself a lot of time.!

[nicanary]

Thank you. It is CECIL WENTZ's first speedster. Isn't it irritating when you put exactly the same words into your browser - but in a different order, and hey presto. However had I had the brains to think of the Terraplane association, I could have saved myself a lot of time.!

That's the one! Well found after a lot of hard work. The article is fairly interesting but doesn't actually tell us much about the car.