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Title: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 06, 2009, 04:23:45 PM
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Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 06, 2009, 05:04:46 PM
Cue metalshapes...
Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 06, 2009, 05:16:37 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 06, 2009, 05:04:46 PM
Cue metalshapes...
?
Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: metalshapes on April 06, 2009, 11:50:23 PM
Les Dunham's Scorpion.

Based on a '49 Ford.
Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 07, 2009, 09:04:15 AM
That's the (very nice) car!
one more point for you!
Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 10, 2009, 07:04:01 AM
I totally forgot this one...did I give you the point?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: metalshapes on April 10, 2009, 12:39:16 PM
No, not yet...
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 10, 2009, 12:46:47 PM
Here you are!
Sorry for the delay.  ;)
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: metalshapes on April 10, 2009, 01:22:09 PM
i wasn't worried...  :)  :)

Thank you.
Title: Re: PJ - 80
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2009, 03:53:10 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 06, 2009, 05:04:46 PM
Cue metalshapes...

Make sense now, Paul?  ;)

I suspect metalshapes' knowledge of hot rods and customs to be as highly developed as 75america's knowledge of Italian coachbuilders.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 11, 2009, 09:33:08 AM
It's a minefield now...
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: Allemano on January 05, 2011, 12:07:46 PM
another angle:
Title: Solved - NEH 2374: Scorpion by Les Dunham based on 1974 Ford
Post by: Carnut on January 23, 2013, 09:29:21 AM
What's this, by whom, based on what, from when - for 1 point?:

ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS GLEANED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE MAY BE BANNED FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD!
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: Carnut on January 30, 2013, 04:23:09 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: kwgibbs on January 30, 2013, 05:28:36 PM
Does  George Barris ,have a hand it?
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: Carnut on January 31, 2013, 03:55:27 AM
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 30, 2013, 05:28:36 PM
Does  George Barris ,have a hand it?

Unlike 75% of US custom jobs (reputedly!!) - No!
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: spider on January 31, 2013, 11:10:19 AM
Corvette based??
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: Carnut on January 31, 2013, 11:16:16 AM
Quote from: spider on January 31, 2013, 11:10:19 AM
Corvette based??

No.
Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: geology on January 31, 2013, 12:43:31 PM
looks very similar to Les Dunham's Ford based Scorpion from the early 60's,

he also built the Corvorado from the film "Live & Let Die"

Title: Re: NEH 2374
Post by: Carnut on January 31, 2013, 01:26:27 PM
Quote from: geology on January 31, 2013, 12:43:31 PM
looks very similar to Les Dunham's Ford based Scorpion from the early 60's,

he also built the Corvorado from the film "Live & Let Die"



Actually I would say it looks more than very similar, because that is exactly what it is!
Well done.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ80- Les Dunham's Scorpion
Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 31, 2013, 02:14:06 PM
Merged