John, you asked how I came to choose the Harris car for a puzzle.
I had it in a book for 25 years (the clipping I scanned and posted after your first request). When I joined Autopuzzles I had become more and more interested in the streamlines prototypes of the 1930's, but this car's design had always struck me because it never became outdated.
Then I found this magazine article on the internet, and the typewriting added on the page made it even more mysterious and I posted it.
I would never have... (EDIT: my wireless keyboard's batteries went dead last night, here is the rest of the sentence)... dreamed that one day the owner of the car would come up with the whole story and those wonderful pictures. This is the best reward for the car detectives we are all.
RAY B;
WHEN you posted the Speedster for ID, it started a whole new avenue for our research, thank you !
We forwarded the incomplete and rough story to many known persons and organizations we believed Ben or the Speedster were associated with>>>> BINGO.
The only problem, so much of it leads to other known racers, politcal figures, life long friendships, business, Navy invention, WW II Foundaries etc, that it has stopped the press per se.
Francesco has unearthered other articles which he has sent us, all lead to even more research and remarkable finds.
Without Francesco, Charlie, yourself and others herein Autopuzzles, NONE of this would have happened,
We checked and found out that site and topic area's about Ben and the Speedster are numerous, in sites the man and car are brought into, there have been over 30,000 hits in all. Great work guys.
By the way, anyplace I go myself, I bring Autoipuzzles into the postings
With all respect and hopes that we can finish the story in the near future, lots of research to finish and more coming in.
John
NOTE:, If you desire to read MORE, go to FEATURE articles on the front page of autopuzzles, the story is unfolding.
Thank you,
JOHN