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GTE 465 - 1924 Curtiss Special by Tokyo Art Shokai
« on: July 30, 2023, 10:26:37 PM »
Identify this car and its builders for a point:
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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2023, 04:57:37 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2023, 02:50:58 PM »
Should be an easy one for the Pros, I think.

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2023, 12:15:05 PM »
French car raced in Germany before WWII

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2023, 12:26:30 PM »
French car raced in Germany before WWII
French car raced in Germany before WWII

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2023, 08:33:31 AM »
from USA ?

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2023, 12:32:16 PM »

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2023, 02:09:15 PM »
British

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2023, 03:23:15 PM »

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2023, 03:50:24 PM »
European?

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2023, 03:52:10 PM »

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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2023, 07:57:39 AM »
1924 Curtiss Special.  Built by Soichiro Honda, Shinichi Sakakibara, and other workers at Tokyo Art Shokai.  Powered by a Curtiss OX-5 aircraft engine using a Mitchell chassis.
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Re: GTE 465
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2023, 11:05:36 AM »
1924 Curtiss Special.  Built by Soichiro Honda, Shinichi Sakakibara, and other workers at Tokyo Art Shokai.  Powered by a Curtiss OX-5 aircraft engine using a Mitchell chassis.
That's the one!

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Re: GTE 465 - 1924 Curtis Special by Tokyo Art Shokai
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2023, 11:43:15 AM »
This car went through several guises over the years:

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Re: GTE 465 - 1924 Curtis Special by Tokyo Art Shokai
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2023, 06:51:33 AM »
Thank you for the point.

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Re: GTE 465 - 1924 Curtis Special by Tokyo Art Shokai
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2023, 07:01:15 AM »
I think it should rather read Curtiss than Curtis in the headline.

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Re: GTE 465 - 1924 Curtis Special by Tokyo Art Shokai
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2023, 12:34:15 PM »
I think it should rather read Curtiss than Curtis in the headline.
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