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Title: Solved -PJ207- Santa Pod Scorpion Jet Car by Roy Phelps 1980
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 09, 2009, 05:32:38 PM
Know what it is?

Please, respond below and share your knowledge of the name and builder of this car.
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Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 15, 2009, 09:46:38 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 15, 2009, 11:59:41 AM
I have a list of 4 names involved in it, but not his.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: faksta on September 15, 2009, 02:29:03 PM
Gonna be British, judging by the flag on its body?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 15, 2009, 02:38:07 PM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 15, 2009, 05:35:10 PM
Quote from: CP13 on September 15, 2009, 11:50:25 AM
Was it built by Bill Carter?

If not him, perhaps the builders were - um - inspired by his eponymous beverage.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 18, 2009, 03:11:54 PM
To the hyperactive Pros.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Allemano on September 19, 2009, 04:58:22 AM
Somehow it looks like a fake record car. It hasn't appropriate wheels and the jets seem to be non-functional. Am I wrong?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 19, 2009, 07:40:15 AM
All I have is a name, a year, a place and the builders... the place where I found this features hot-rods, customs and cars like that.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2009, 03:31:18 PM
There is a big logo on this car, that is the same than another very known brand...and this car share its name to that logo.
1 point for the logo-name and another for the builders' names.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 19, 2009, 04:46:07 AM
The logo\name is known in all the world, and it was recently revived by its owner...
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: kocie_ruchy on December 20, 2009, 12:33:05 PM
was this car built with the aim of breaking speed record?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 20, 2009, 01:09:34 PM
This is not reported, but this car is also called Jet-Car...
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2009, 02:30:59 PM
Connaught?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 20, 2009, 02:58:50 PM
This car is named after its logo (can't tell what is it, because it's like saying 'prancing horse'...)
I have the name of the builders, then.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 26, 2009, 01:39:33 PM
Post Christmas clue:
This logo the car is named after is not 'Prancing horse' but not very far from that...
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on January 07, 2010, 06:55:18 AM
Giveaway week:
Think of a logo, very famous, one word, like Cobra, that can be used to describe this ..thing.
(that logo has not the same name than the company it represents)
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 01, 2010, 06:51:08 AM
After a long sleeping period you can see this logo again....
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: 75america on February 01, 2010, 11:55:21 AM
Fenix?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 01, 2010, 02:11:50 PM
Not Fenix... more aggressive...
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: faksta on February 02, 2010, 01:59:18 AM
Eagle? It has some kind of beak :)
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 02, 2010, 04:12:18 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 07, 2010, 06:55:18 AM
Giveaway week:
Think of a logo, very famous, one word, like Cobra, that can be used to describe this ..thing.
(that logo has not the same name than the company it represents)
Good guess, but no...the actual manufacturer that uses this logo is back again, and actually some of its models were called after its logo....
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: faksta on February 02, 2010, 04:14:39 AM
I understood you about the Griffin  ::)
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 02, 2010, 02:57:11 PM
Not Griffin.
This car is British.
It is named after 'something'....
This something is also a big logo on this very car (that I cut away).
This logo is like "Cobra", a single name expressing 'dangerous' power.
This logo is also the logo of a very well known manufacturer.
This very well known manufacturer is not named after this logo.
This very well known manufacturer is not British.
This very well known manufaturer is now back in action.
This very well know manufacturer had some models named after its logo.
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: faksta on February 02, 2010, 03:02:56 PM
Everything fit so good for Saab's Griffin..ehhh..

Then it must be Abarth's Scorpion?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 02, 2010, 03:21:33 PM
Scorpion is correct!
Now the hardest part, who built it?
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 07, 2010, 05:15:17 AM
Andrew Hurdle was the driver / Santa Pod (raceway) Scorpion exhibition car. Was it built by the raceway owner, Bob Phelps?

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/sc1.jpg)

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/sc2.jpg)

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/3-D-163.jpg)

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/3-D-164.jpg)
Title: Re: PJ - 207
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 07, 2010, 05:51:50 AM
I knew you were the one!  :applause: :applause: :applause:

Here's what I have:

"BRIGHTON 1980 -- Making it's first appearance the Scorpion Jet Car designed and built by
Bob and Roy Phelps, Allan Herridge, Mike Coburn and Andrew Hurdle "

The original pic and another one where you can see the majesty of this ...thing!