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Puzzle #73 - Solved! Townsend Special MKIII
« on: November 02, 2006, 04:07:15 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2006, 07:19:40 AM »
Something tells me it's powered by Pontiac. But beyond that, I keep getting a "404 not found" error.
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 11:08:29 PM »
I really like how the picture of that car looks. 
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 03:52:07 AM »
IIRC, the dark blue color is the color Scarabs were painted, so I'll guess that's what it is...




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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 04:16:09 AM »
Pontiac-powered, yes; Scarab, no.
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 04:42:43 AM »
Did Mickey Thompson have anything to do with it?



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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 05:54:17 AM »
To the best of my knowledge, no.
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2006, 01:04:53 PM »
Lister- Pontiac?
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2006, 05:52:50 PM »
How about a Townsend Special, of the, say, MKIII variety?
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Re: Puzzle #73
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2006, 02:03:05 AM »
Quote from: Stephen M on November 04, 2006, 05:52:50 PM
How about a Townsend Special, of the, say, MKIII variety?

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Arizona-based Frank Townsend fielded Pontiac powered Specials from the late 1950s through 1970. 
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Re: Puzzle #73 - Solved! Townsend Special MKIII
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2010, 07:47:39 AM »
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Arizona-based Frank Townsend fielded Pontiac powered Specials from the late 1950s through 1970. Don Hulette drove the car in this configuration to 11th place in the 1964 Riverside USRRC event.
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