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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: pnegyesi on November 10, 2009, 04:39:44 AM

Title: PN #15 - Solved: W.J. Ziegler's home built fiberglass-bodied Crosley special, 1956
Post by: pnegyesi on November 10, 2009, 04:39:44 AM
Who built this? What was its donor? For a point...
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on November 27, 2009, 02:14:01 PM
Experts?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 06:22:39 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 12, 2009, 07:29:13 AM
Any relation to a Gatso?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 09:17:41 AM
Far, far away from the truth
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: gilescooperuk on December 12, 2009, 01:59:30 PM
The wheels suggest a BLMC group car as the base.

Austin?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 02:09:05 PM
Still, far, far away from the truth
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Carnut on December 12, 2009, 02:26:23 PM
Is it French?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 02:32:47 PM
I can only repeat myself: far, far away from the truth. Just would like to add one more thing: wrong continent.
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Arunas on December 12, 2009, 02:34:15 PM
American?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 02:53:35 PM
Yes, from USA
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 12, 2009, 03:04:51 PM
Apache?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2009, 03:55:28 PM
No, not an Apache. As a matter of fact, I don't think it's got a name. That is why I asked only its donor and name of builder.
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: DynaMike on December 12, 2009, 04:09:19 PM
It (and especially its wheels) looks rather small, and the wheels would match with a Crosley. Is that right?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 13, 2009, 01:23:07 AM
halfway there - the donor was a crosley, indeed.
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 13, 2009, 07:32:32 AM
Lucchese?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 13, 2009, 07:44:09 AM
Builder's name was not Lucchese.
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on December 19, 2009, 11:40:56 AM
A little clue: family name of the builder (who was from Indiana) is the same as a Hungarian family which makes various wafers (lemon, cocoa, coconut etc.) since the 1950s
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on January 04, 2010, 01:03:28 PM
Last clue before this one retires to the Black Hole: name of the builder starts with a Z
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: Quiller on January 05, 2010, 11:07:48 AM
Ziegler?
Title: Re: PN #15
Post by: pnegyesi on January 05, 2010, 12:14:11 PM
Yes!!!

Crosley-based fiberglass sports car, seen here at the Indianapolis car show, was built by W.J. Ziegler of Speedway City, Indiana
from Motor Life, September, 1956
Title: Re: PN #15 - Solved: W.J. Ziegler's home built fiberglass-bodied Crosley special, 1956
Post by: gte4289 on August 16, 2023, 01:01:16 AM
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