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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: jotage21 on February 04, 2011, 01:41:06 PM

Title: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #193- Huish
Post by: jotage21 on February 04, 2011, 01:41:06 PM

Which car is this?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #193
Post by: jotage21 on February 24, 2011, 04:13:09 PM

Exps

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #193
Post by: Tackitt on February 24, 2011, 04:39:18 PM

And introducing, the Deathtrap 2000!!!!
American?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #193
Post by: jotage21 on February 25, 2011, 11:59:02 AM

yes

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #193
Post by: thorax on March 25, 2011, 10:09:32 AM

this "motorcycle car" was built in early fifties by automotive engineer Theron Huish of Los Angeles.
the body is a reinforced aircraft drop tank; engine is the motorcycle type with a fan for cooling. top speed was about 60 mph

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #193
Post by: jotage21 on March 27, 2011, 11:51:56 AM

yes

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #193- Huish
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 22, 2016, 03:39:37 PM

This car was recently "discovered" by American Pickers:
It seems the builder was a Mr Robert Ruzella from Ventura, California...even if there are a couple of magazine claiming it was  Theron W. Huish's work, from Los Angeles...

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #193- Huish
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 22, 2016, 03:45:20 PM

It also appeared in the movie "Drive a Crooked Road", 1955