What's this, built by whom, when and based on what - for 1 point?:
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Experts?
I see bits of Jensen 541 in there?
Quote from: billtorrance9999 on November 20, 2013, 06:37:47 AM
I see bits of Jensen 541 in there?
I agree it does have some resemblance, but AFAIK there are no Jensen bits at all!
Bristol base?
Quote from: frederick59 on November 20, 2013, 09:30:11 AM
Bristol base?
Again, I thought it rather resembled a Bristol in some areas, but it has no Bristol connection or bits at all!
Rootes connection?
Dunno what the ugly fellow is, but recognise the Toyota Crown Custom taillights.
Home made one off?
Quote from: WayneB on November 20, 2013, 10:28:29 AM
Dunno what the ugly fellow is, but recognise the Toyota Crown Custom taillights.
Home made one off?
Yes it's a self-built and yes, those rear lights are from a Toyota!
Quote from: Hiawatha on November 20, 2013, 09:40:53 AM
Rootes connection?
But no, there's no Rootes Group connection.
Is it powered by the Toyota straight 6 ?
Quote from: WayneB on November 20, 2013, 04:01:54 PM
Is it powered by the Toyota straight 6 ?
It's not Toyota-powered.
Jaguar based or something more mundane?
Quote from: WayneB on November 21, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
Jaguar based or something more mundane?
Not Jaguar; more mundane.
Chrysler?
Quote from: WayneB on November 23, 2013, 09:58:45 AM
Chrysler?
I believe there are some Chrysler bits in there, but I don't know what and the car is not based on a Chrysler.
GM?
Chevrolet?
GM USA platform?
Is this one from OZ????
Bill
I had to agree with Bill, the reference to a GM base and the somewhat odd (no, I didn't say crude) looks made me think Holden, which led to a rather lengthy web search . . . there are a LOT of Holden specials! I finally found it (I think):
It is Australian, and was built by Bill Nevid in the late 1960's (1968-69). It's based on a Holden EK, with a lot of other odds and ends thrown in.
Probably not allowed to comment yet, but.....Spot on Syracuse!!
Often a bridesmaid, never a bride. I was about half an hour behind you but got caught up in cleaning up the tree leaves of the Autumn season here.
While not exclusive to Australia, I often wonder why people build such odd vehicles that really to me are not that visually attractive. Perhaps just an exercise in combining bits and pieces to make a "something".
I used to dabble in plastic models fairly seriously and collected an amazing amount of literally boxes of parts/partial kits/broken kits etc. and I put together some equally odd combinations of parts so maybe Bill just did the same thing in 1/1 scale.
Bill
Sorry, Bill. I have no doubt you would have found it. It took some searching, as I said, but FINALLY the car showed up on ozrodders.com, and there is even a front view of it (which isn't quite so bad, actually).
Dave
Hi Dave.....
No need to be sorry, I had a heck of a day today solving stuff.......
And, yes, the frontal view was a lot less disturbing than the side/rear view.
Sorry, Carnut, we are stealing your puzzle ::) ::)
Bill
And fyreline gets the point!
It is indeed a Special built by Bill Nevid on a Holden EK platform with bits of Hudson, Goliath, Holden, Chrysler and Toyota included!
Here's that front view and the unmodified rear view:
Quote from: Carnut on November 25, 2013, 06:31:04 PM
It is indeed a Special built by Bill Nevid on a Holden EK platform with bits of Hudson, Goliath, Holden, Chrysler and Toyota included!
Here's that front view and the unmodified rear view:
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