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Solved NIC#946 - 1932 rocket car by Sig Haugdahl
« on: June 15, 2018, 06:53:21 AM »
Who built this car, and when?
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2018, 06:48:01 AM »
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2018, 04:31:03 AM »
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2018, 04:53:35 AM »
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2018, 06:36:23 AM »
Cannot judge the scale of this car, is it a child's car?
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2018, 07:26:06 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on June 29, 2018, 06:36:23 AM
Cannot judge the scale of this car, is it a child's car?

You make a very good point - I'm afraid it's not a child's car, but very much full scale.
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2018, 06:31:49 AM »
It has 8 exhaust pipes so is it V8 powered - perhaps a Riley or Autovia V8 engine?
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2018, 10:47:59 AM »
Quote from: D-type on June 30, 2018, 06:31:49 AM
It has 8 exhaust pipes so is it V8 powered - perhaps a Riley or Autovia V8 engine?

Not a V8 of any kind.
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2018, 11:11:22 AM »
Is it some kind of publicity vehicle? Cannot believe it's a race car.
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2018, 12:17:39 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on June 30, 2018, 11:11:22 AM
Is it some kind of publicity vehicle? Cannot believe it's a race car.

It was not built for racing as such, nor as a publicity vehicle, although it would have gained publicity at the time.
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2018, 01:47:52 PM »
It is Sig Haugdahl's man-driven rocket-powered car that he built in the early 1930s.
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Re: NIC#946
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2018, 03:06:36 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on June 30, 2018, 01:47:52 PM
It is Sig Haugdahl's man-driven rocket-powered car that he built in the early 1930s.

Yes indeed, built in 1932 according to my notes. A point to you.
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Re: Solved NIC#946 - 1932 rocket car by Sig Haugdahl
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2018, 03:38:57 PM »
For the record, here's a better view.
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