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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: targhediferro on March 26, 2014, 08:46:24 AM

Title: Solved TGF-376: Dodge 1923 Pick-up by Danilo Michel (Brasil)
Post by: targhediferro on March 26, 2014, 08:46:24 AM

I'd like to know the base car, and the name of the man who realized this car.

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: richard cuyler on March 26, 2014, 09:20:43 AM

South American two-wheel drive Jeep underneath this rather handsome bodywork?

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: targhediferro on March 26, 2014, 09:47:39 AM

It's a car built is South America, but, according to my source the base car is not a Jeep (even if some part of the body actually come from a Willys for sure).

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: richard cuyler on March 29, 2014, 08:15:51 AM

Maybe a Chevrolet underneath?  ??? The hood ornament suggests a 1940-ish Chevrolet.

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: targhediferro on March 29, 2014, 08:49:36 AM

The base car is said to be different from Chevrolet and earlier from 1940.

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: richard cuyler on March 30, 2014, 08:50:56 AM

It's a real 'bitsa', but I'm pretty sure it has a Jeep chassis (maybe even 4x4, not sure, but front wheel hub looks as if it may be driven), which could date from 1938. The long half-elliptic front springs are of the type Jeep would have used. The body is a mystery, but that hood ornament does look Chev-esque to me. Don't lock, though, as this is all I have. :)

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: targhediferro on March 30, 2014, 09:46:41 AM

I must confirm my previous answers...no Chevrolet connection, earlier base, according to a long article about the man who built this car.

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: targhediferro on April 21, 2014, 10:26:35 AM

Up.

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: Bill Murray on April 21, 2014, 10:45:30 AM

The chassis of this is a vehicle is a 1923 Dodge, believe it or not.

It was realized by a Senhor Danilo Michel of Brasil who apparently was a master body builder and converted many very odd machines into something completely different looking.

Bill

Title: Re: TGF-376
Post by: targhediferro on April 21, 2014, 11:18:43 AM

Absolutely right...well done Bill!