Author Topic: Solved: PN #1111 -- J Donald Gibson's self-built car, 1906-1907 (Read 5785 times)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #51 on:** June 17, 2019, 10:33:46 PM »

Black Hole

gte4289 · « **Reply #52 on:** October 05, 2019, 07:40:12 PM »

Carl Amsley?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #53 on:** October 05, 2019, 10:41:18 PM »

thanks for reviving this old puzzle, but not him

gte4289 · « **Reply #54 on:** October 18, 2019, 02:33:21 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on April 23, 2018, 09:07:49 AM

...became renowned in the classic car community by putting together another car from components of a very-well known brand.

Quote from: pnegyesi on May 16, 2018, 10:09:10 AM

The other car was built in 1950 from components of a car, whose manufacturer was long gone by the outbreak of the 2nd WW.

Quote from: pnegyesi on February 24, 2019, 06:55:55 AM

The 2nd car was a Stanley Steamer...

My understanding of this is that the second car was a Stanley Steamer reconstruction/recreation (as opposed to the construction of a different vehicle using Stanley Steamer components), correct?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #55 on:** October 18, 2019, 09:55:06 PM »

Quote from: gte4289 on October 18, 2019, 02:33:21 AM

Quote from: pnegyesi on April 23, 2018, 09:07:49 AM
...became renowned in the classic car community by putting together another car from components of a very-well known brand.
Quote from: pnegyesi on May 16, 2018, 10:09:10 AM
The other car was built in 1950 from components of a car, whose manufacturer was long gone by the outbreak of the 2nd WW.
Quote from: pnegyesi on February 24, 2019, 06:55:55 AM
The 2nd car was a Stanley Steamer...
My understanding of this is that the second car was a Stanley Steamer reconstruction/recreation (as opposed to the construction of a different vehicle using Stanley Steamer components), correct?

Maybe this will be a giveaway, so I lock it for you.
This was a Stanley Steamer, found by the man in question, who built a new body so he could use the car.

gte4289 · « **Reply #56 on:** October 18, 2019, 11:49:40 PM »

Hyde Ballard?

gte4289 · « **Reply #57 on:** October 19, 2019, 12:01:01 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 18, 2019, 09:55:06 PM

Maybe this will be a giveaway, so I lock it for you.
This was a Stanley Steamer, found by the man in question, who built a new body so he could use the car.

Quote from: gte4289 on October 18, 2019, 11:49:40 PM

Hyde Ballard?

By the way, that scenario--during the given time frame--applies to more than one person. Ballard just happens to be the most fitting candidate with obvious ties to Pennsylvania.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #58 on:** October 19, 2019, 02:33:19 PM »

not Ballard

gte4289 · « **Reply #59 on:** October 19, 2019, 03:31:24 PM »

Ray Nelson?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #60 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:06:39 PM »

not him. Who knew there were so many people who fits the narrative.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #61 on:** October 20, 2019, 04:45:26 AM »

Mershon?

gte4289 · « **Reply #62 on:** October 20, 2019, 12:54:52 PM »

T. Clarence Marshall?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #63 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:00:28 PM »

it was still locked, but not any of the two mentioned so unlocked

gte4289 · « **Reply #64 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:20:11 PM »

Loren Burch?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #65 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:49:17 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #66 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:18:47 PM »

Paul Bourdon?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #67 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:34:14 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #68 on:** October 20, 2019, 06:24:19 PM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 19, 2019, 11:06:39 PM

Who knew there were so many people who fits the narrative.

For whatever reason, the late 1940s and early 1950s were a time of renewed interest in Stanleys and other steam-powered cars. People started puling them out of barns, often with their wooden bodies rotted beyond repair. This is why the "rotted Stanley discovered and rebodied in the 1950s" is a common narrative.

What's uncommon is: 1) the person who found this car is the same person who re-bodied it; 2) the work was completed in 1950; 3) the person became somewhat renowned for the having done this; 4) the person was from Pennsylvania; and 5) the person had built a complete automobile sometime prior to this. The difficulty has been identifying someone who meets all five of these criteria.

gte4289 · « **Reply #69 on:** October 20, 2019, 06:29:12 PM »

Harlowe Zinn? (from NJ, but maybe lived in PA before this?)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #70 on:** October 20, 2019, 11:23:02 PM »

I see. So I checked both the Stanley Register online and the article online which talks about the Stanley extensively. None of these two sources mention Philadelphia as the place. In fact the location of this mysterious man is not mentioned. It is only in the original article where the puzzle picture has also appeared that the word "Philadelphia" is being mentioned. And to give you a bit more clue, that article was published in 1954.
(not Harlowe Zinn)

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #71 on:** December 10, 2019, 08:46:05 AM »

G. W. Nichols?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #72 on:** December 10, 2019, 08:57:37 AM »

not him

gte4289 · « **Reply #73 on:** February 18, 2020, 02:45:27 AM »

J. Donald Gibson?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #74 on:** February 18, 2020, 07:09:07 AM »

I am very very happy to give you two points. Congrats

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Author Topic: Solved: PN #1111 -- J Donald Gibson's self-built car, 1906-1907 (Read 5785 times)