Author Topic: Solved: GTE 618 - Shell Halbert Renaissance by Douglas Halbert  (Read 1897 times)

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2024, 04:47:31 PM »
Was it advertised for sale in the last 6 months?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2024, 06:13:47 PM »
Was it advertised for sale in the last 6 months?
Not that I'm aware.

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2024, 05:48:51 AM »
Was the builder known for other cars?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #28 on: November 29, 2024, 06:29:42 AM »
Was the builder known for other cars?
Good question. The builder was known for other cars, but not as the builder of other cars.

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #29 on: November 29, 2024, 07:10:31 AM »
Was the builder known for other cars?
Good question. The builder was known for other cars, but not as the builder of other cars.

Was he a dealer?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2024, 07:31:40 AM »
Not a dealer

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2024, 12:11:48 PM »
Designer?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2024, 06:17:32 PM »

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #33 on: November 30, 2024, 03:34:58 AM »
Independent of worked for one of the Big Three?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2024, 10:27:13 AM »
Independent of worked for one of the Big Three?
Neither

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2024, 12:06:57 PM »
So he was not a car designer, was he?
Industrial designer?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2024, 04:13:28 PM »
Was the builder known for other cars?
Good question. The builder was known for other cars, but not as the builder of other cars.

Was he a race driver?

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2024, 04:14:46 PM »
So he was not a car designer, was he?
Industrial designer?
He was a car designer, known for designing other cars.

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #38 on: November 30, 2024, 07:25:06 PM »
Shot into the dark: Larry Shinoda?

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #39 on: December 01, 2024, 08:26:13 AM »
So he was not a car designer, was he?
Industrial designer?
He was a car designer, known for designing other cars.

Was he an employee of a design studio?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #40 on: December 01, 2024, 11:03:44 AM »
Shot into the dark: Larry Shinoda?
Not him

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #41 on: December 01, 2024, 11:04:09 AM »
So he was not a car designer, was he?
Industrial designer?
He was a car designer, known for designing other cars.

Was he an employee of a design studio?
Not that I'm aware.

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #42 on: December 01, 2024, 12:54:25 PM »
Tom Tjaarda?

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #43 on: December 01, 2024, 12:56:37 PM »
did he design race cars?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #44 on: December 01, 2024, 03:41:44 PM »

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #45 on: December 01, 2024, 03:41:54 PM »
did he design race cars?
No. He was employed internally for a manufacturer and helped to design some well-known production cars.
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #46 on: December 01, 2024, 04:29:25 PM »
okay, was it AMC?
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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #47 on: December 01, 2024, 06:20:48 PM »
Gerald Wiegert?

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #48 on: December 28, 2024, 05:37:14 PM »

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Re: GTE 618
« Reply #49 on: January 17, 2025, 02:48:42 AM »
This is my oldest unsolved non-BH puzzle. I didn't expect it to last very long at all. Let's make it go away.

The builder of this car was an automotive designer for more than two decades. He spent most of that time working for one manufacturer, where he was the lead designer of numerous production cars. One of those cars featured a single design element that he considered to be his signature touch -- the one thing he'd be most remembered for as a designer. So when it came time to recondition the puzzle car (also when he swapped out the motor), he integrated that design element into this car. I chose this particular photo for the puzzle because the angle conceals that design element.