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Title: Solved - NEH 2615: Carl Holch Special
Post by: Carnut on April 10, 2013, 07:46:17 AM: What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS OBTAINED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE MAY BE BANNED FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD!
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 17, 2013, 05:01:10 AM: Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: richard cuyler on April 17, 2013, 05:54:47 AM: That looks like a 'fifties Buick windscreen, so perhaps a Buick base?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 17, 2013, 07:48:43 AM: Quote from: richard cuyler on April 17, 2013, 05:54:47 AM
That looks like a 'fifties Buick windscreen, so perhaps a Buick base?

No Buick in it that I am aware of!
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: frederick59 on April 17, 2013, 12:06:56 PM: Ford T Bird base?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 17, 2013, 02:32:21 PM: Quote from: frederick59 on April 17, 2013, 12:06:56 PM
Ford T Bird base?

No!
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: kwgibbs on April 18, 2013, 07:12:41 PM: Is this car American?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 19, 2013, 04:40:21 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on April 18, 2013, 07:12:41 PM
Is this car American?

It is..
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 09:48:01 AM: victress?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 19, 2013, 09:56:07 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 09:48:01 AM
victress?

Not one of those.
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 10:09:18 AM: was it a kitcar?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 19, 2013, 10:39:55 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 10:09:18 AM
was it a kitcar?

No, believe a home-made special (no doubt using parts from other cars though).
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 10:51:24 AM: Is its name,detroiter?
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 19, 2013, 11:02:14 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on April 19, 2013, 10:51:24 AM
Is its name,detroiter?

You mean this one?:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14187.0

No, it's not one of those!
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: fyreline on April 19, 2013, 11:45:10 AM: Mid-1950's "Carl Holch Special"from Massachusetts.

I was pretty sure this car had to be on the "Forgotten Fiberglass" site somewhere, but I had almost given up any hope of finding it. Carl Holch's son, Eric did a nice little write-up on the car, even though it actually raises as many questions as it answers. Apparently this car was built from the molds originally used to make bodies for another car - although no one seems to be able to identify what car that might have been. Particulars seem to include an old Mercury chassis and a porthole top from a two-seat T-Bird.
Title: Re: NEH 2615
Post by: Carnut on April 19, 2013, 11:49:07 AM: There isn't much escapes Geoff!
You do sometimes need to do a lot of digging though if you're not equipped with the name to start with - there's so much info there.
Anyway, you got it. Well done!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2615: Carl Holch Special
Post by: fyreline on April 19, 2013, 12:11:20 PM: I always maintain that the search is half the fun, and I usually trip across some very interesting cars along the way!

Now if I can only remember them all . . .