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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: Paul Jaray on October 11, 2012, 04:45:42 PM

Title: Solved -PJ457- Cliff Hix's V12 Hot-Rod
Post by: Paul Jaray on October 11, 2012, 04:45:42 PM

What is this?
1 point for you.

Title: Re: PJ - 457
Post by: sixtee5cuda on October 11, 2012, 06:54:49 PM

Cliff Hix's scratch-built hot rod.  Uses a V12 Allison engine from a P-38 fighter plane.

Title: Re: PJ - 457
Post by: Paul Jaray on October 12, 2012, 03:04:57 AM

All correct.
What a nice beast!

Title: Re: Solved -PJ457- Cliff Hix's V12 Hot-Rod
Post by: sixtee5cuda on October 12, 2012, 08:28:04 AM

Either it is a photogenic beast, or the pictures were taken by a great photographer.

Title: Re: Solved -PJ457- Cliff Hix's V12 Hot-Rod
Post by: RayTheRat on October 12, 2012, 10:38:56 AM

Just to add a bit, the body is a stretched 1927-style Model T roadster...a fiberglass replica.  Nice hot rod.  I wonder what would happen if he ever really got on the gas with it.  I read that he once blipped the throttle and the car spun immediately (makes me wonder why he did that with the clutch out) but if he had some nice fat sticky tires on a VHT-prepped track...well, I guess wheelie bars would be in order.   ::)

Here's the color version of the photo.

RtR