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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: Quiller on November 15, 2014, 07:43:54 AM

Title: Q872 - solved - Hostettler VW
Post by: Quiller on November 15, 2014, 07:43:54 AM
Name of the builder please!
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Quiller on December 22, 2014, 05:00:40 AM
Experts may know...
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Majeko on January 03, 2015, 03:33:50 PM
VW-based?
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Quiller on January 04, 2015, 07:42:25 AM
Quote from: Majeko on January 03, 2015, 03:33:50 PM
VW-based?

Yes indeed
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Quiller on January 12, 2015, 12:14:00 PM
This car has appeared on this site before, but never with its builder's name. So does anyone know?
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: oko94 on January 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
It looks close to the Porsche Spyder Special from NEH 3714 puzzle, that may have been built by Kar Kraft in LA. Any relation ?
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Paul Jaray on January 12, 2015, 12:29:17 PM
Glen Hostettler's Sport Car, 1953
Title: Re: Q872
Post by: Quiller on January 12, 2015, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 12, 2015, 12:29:17 PM
Glen Hostettler's Sport Car, 1953

Yes indeed!
Title: Re: Q872 - solved - Hostettler VW
Post by: Carnut on January 12, 2015, 02:16:09 PM
In the source of the picture for this puzzle:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=29109.msg343865#msg343865

A comment has been posted as follows:

QUOTE
There was a guy named Glen (?) Hostettler who raced a VW/Porsche spl that looked very similar to this one. It was painted red I think. Don't know if it's the same car.
UNQUOTE

Anyone know the answer to that question?
Title: Re: Q872 - solved - Hostettler VW
Post by: Quiller on January 14, 2015, 07:39:58 AM
Caption states it was built by Glenn Hostettler and raced by Bob Norton
Title: Re: Q872 - solved - Hostettler VW
Post by: Carnut on January 14, 2015, 07:43:56 AM
Quite so.  But is it the same car as the earlier puzzle?!
Title: Re: Q872 - solved - Hostettler VW
Post by: Quiller on January 15, 2015, 07:12:14 AM
Not 100% sure but it does look remarkably similar, doesn't it?
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