Author Topic: Solved NIC#1195 - 1953 Cheetah of John Plaisted (Read 565 times)

nicanary · « **on:** February 09, 2020, 11:21:43 AM »

What is this and who built it?

nicanary · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2020, 06:56:35 AM »

Experts?

Zerk · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2020, 03:54:35 PM »

This is the Cheetah (no connection to the later Bill Thomas sports racer), built in the early '50s from a wrecked 1952 Ford chassis, Cadillac OHV V8, and various other bits, by John Plaisted, a car dealer in Massachusetts US.

nicanary · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2020, 04:02:58 PM »

Quote from: Zerk on March 08, 2020, 03:54:35 PM

This is the Cheetah (no connection to the later Bill Thomas sports racer), built in the early '50s from a wrecked 1952 Ford chassis, Cadillac OHV V8, and various other bits, by John Plaisted, a car dealer in Massachusetts US.

Correct in all details. Photo from Mt Equinox . The car raced right up to 1963,

Zerk · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2020, 07:10:36 PM »

Thank You for the puzzle!

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Author Topic: Solved NIC#1195 - 1953 Cheetah of John Plaisted (Read 565 times)

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