Please identify this car for a point:
Experts?
Pros?
Is it a german self-built one-off?
Custom American car?
Quote from: kwgibbs on February 28, 2024, 07:19:12 AM
Is it a german self-built one-off?
One-off, but not German.
Quote from: Hiawatha on February 28, 2024, 10:19:11 AM
Custom American car?
Not built in the U.S., but likely contains U.S. components.
Italian one-off with us componets,1950s?
Quote from: kwgibbs on February 28, 2024, 03:05:18 PM
Italian one-off with us componets,1950s?
Not Italian. Not sure of the completion date, but I think earlier than 1950s.
Is it a convertible?
Is it european 1940s?
Quote from: Hiawatha on February 29, 2024, 06:59:28 AM
Is it a convertible?
Yes
Quote from: kwgibbs on February 29, 2024, 09:10:00 AM
Is it european 1940s?
Not European. Possibly done in the 1940s (I'm not sure exactly when), but donor is older.
So based on a prewar USA chassis?
Quote from: Hiawatha on February 29, 2024, 04:22:05 PM
So based on a prewar USA chassis?
Based on a pre-war, non-USA car that almost certainly contained USA-sourced components.
Is it brazilian?
australian?
Russian?
Asian?
Middle-eastern?
Under licence from one of the big USA automakers?
South america?
Quote from: Hiawatha on March 01, 2024, 10:06:24 AM
Under licence from one of the big USA automakers?
Close, but not exactly.
Quote from: kwgibbs on March 01, 2024, 10:08:10 AM
South america?
No, but closer than most of the previous guesses.
Mexico?
Canada?
Prévost Le Prévost Sedan
I suppose that this is the story of this car.
In 1935, a Buick McLaughlin was given to Cardinal Villeneuve during the Eucharistic Congress. This car ended up in the hands of Eugène a few years later. It had been resold, then damaged and ended up in Lévis. He buys it, then dismantles it to modify it with a more futuristic line.
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