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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: sixtee5cuda on February 03, 2016, 11:32:41 PM

Title: SOLVED: WTH # 422 - 1932 Hudson Special multi-wheel touring for Japanese Government
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 03, 2016, 11:32:41 PM
For one point, provide the year, make, and intended customer of this multi-wheel contraption
Title: Re: WTH # 422
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 05, 2016, 07:26:28 PM
Too much for the Rookies, too simple for the Experts?

Up!
Title: Re: WTH # 422
Post by: Ford08 on February 06, 2016, 09:22:57 AM
Hudson Special. Six of these vehicles were built for the Japanese Government for military use in Manchuria. Only the rearmost wheels were driven. The spares were idler/support wheels.
Title: Re: WTH # 422
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 06, 2016, 09:45:54 AM
And the point goes to Ford08 for the correct answer.  I didn't expect this to be solved by a Rookie while it was in the Expert section.

There are other puzzles here with 6- or 8-wheel vehicles in the orient during the 1930s.  I wonder if they copied this one, or had Hudson and other companies build them to a government design?
Title: Re: SOLVED: WTH # 422 - 1932 Hudson Special multi-wheel touring for Japanese Government
Post by: Ford08 on February 06, 2016, 12:15:38 PM
This car is highly memorable. My interest - other period.
I explore the first French car-based books, magazines, and patents XIX and early XX century. To avoid errors accumulated over 100 years. And I write a bit about these cars.
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=32586.0
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=32552.0
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