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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: Carnut on March 13, 2014, 08:30:48 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 3310: McKinley Thompson with his Royalex-bodied Renault-based Warrior
Post by: Carnut on March 13, 2014, 08:30:48 AM
What's this exactly and who's the guy in the picture?

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Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on March 20, 2014, 08:11:06 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: kwgibbs on March 20, 2014, 08:59:05 AM
Is it a home-made golf car,by using a spatz for it,s base, not sure who the gentleman is yet?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on March 20, 2014, 10:03:37 AM
Quote from: kwgibbs on March 20, 2014, 08:59:05 AM
Is it a home-made golf car,by using a spatz for it,s base, not sure who the gentleman is yet?

No, believe he used it on the road; base isn't Spatz..
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: frederick59 on March 20, 2014, 11:39:36 AM
The wheels could come from an AMC Pacer,so i will guess a Pcer based car?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on March 20, 2014, 12:27:48 PM
Quote from: frederick59 on March 20, 2014, 11:39:36 AM
The wheels could come from an AMC Pacer,so i will guess a Pcer based car?

Not exactly but close.
What was that car related to?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: AlexFrance on March 20, 2014, 04:35:23 PM
Any connection with Nash or Hudson?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on March 21, 2014, 05:46:40 AM
Quote from: AlexFrance on March 20, 2014, 04:35:23 PM
Any connection with Nash or Hudson?

None.
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: AlexFrance on March 26, 2014, 01:59:15 PM
Was it built in the USA?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on March 27, 2014, 05:00:25 AM
Quote from: AlexFrance on March 26, 2014, 01:59:15 PM
Was it built in the USA?

Yes.
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on April 03, 2014, 05:24:28 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 03, 2014, 05:34:36 AM
The Warrior!
And he's McKinley Thompson.
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: nicanary on April 03, 2014, 05:37:19 AM
Beaten to it! Based on a Renault R10  with a modified Royalex body.
Title: Re: NEH 3310
Post by: Carnut on April 03, 2014, 06:04:40 AM
Yes - PJ gets the point!  Bad luck nicanary; you did add important information which I should perhaps have asked for all along but hadn't..
I thought frederick59 might be getting there with his AMC guess as AMC were connected with Renault at one time, re-badging some Renaults for the US market.
McKinley Thompson was a Ford designer.

Here's the un-retouched puzzle photo:

Title: Re: Solved - NEH 3310: McKinley Thompson with his Royalex-bodied Renault-based Warrior
Post by: Djetset on April 03, 2014, 12:16:34 PM
To AlexFrance's earlier question "any connection to a Nash or Hudson" in a way there is, as via Rambler these ultimately became AMC, which Renault acquired in the late 1970s, with AMC selling the 5 (Le Car) and building the Renault 9 (Alliance) and 11 (Encore) in the USA, plus of course Renault assembling Ramblers in Belgium for selected European markets in the 1960s (and also distributing Jeeps later on).

Think of almost any two car companies, and you can usually find a link between them.  Such fun  ;D!
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