Solved NIC#1313 - 1949 Brookes Special (based on Graham-Paige)

nicanary · January 05, 2022, 01:43:06 PM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 05, 2022, 12:26:34 PM
Straight six?

A clue - straight 8.

D-type · January 05, 2022, 06:59:08 PM

Brough Superior and Hudson straight 8

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 04:31:22 AM

Quote from: D-type on January 05, 2022, 06:59:08 PM
Brough Superior and Hudson straight 8

Neither.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 04:59:12 AM

Detroit 'Big Three' manufactured engine?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 06:34:41 AM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 04:59:12 AM
Detroit 'Big Three' manufactured engine?

No. Lower volume marque.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 07:24:00 AM

Dusenberg?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 07:33:42 AM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 07:24:00 AM
Dusenberg?

No.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 09:51:45 AM

Guessing now. Hudson great eight?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 10:07:45 AM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 09:51:45 AM
Guessing now. Hudson great eight?

No. Probably lower volume than Hudson but higher volume than Duesenburg.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 10:34:09 AM

Buick?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 11:09:50 AM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 10:34:09 AM
Buick?

No. less common.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 12:07:40 PM

Still trading?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 01:36:20 PM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 12:07:40 PM
Still trading?

No. Long gone.

richard fridd · January 06, 2022, 02:06:27 PM

Suvived the Great Depression?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 02:29:14 PM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 02:06:27 PM
Suvived the Great Depression?

Yes, just about.

D-type · January 06, 2022, 03:55:29 PM

Auburn?

nicanary · January 06, 2022, 04:14:38 PM

Quote from: D-type on January 06, 2022, 03:55:29 PM
Auburn?

No. Not a premium brand.

richard fridd · January 07, 2022, 01:00:00 PM

A maker of vehicles other than cars?

nicanary · January 07, 2022, 01:08:59 PM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 07, 2022, 01:00:00 PM
A maker of vehicles other than cars?

The company began with trucks but this line was dropped in the 1920s.

richard fridd · January 07, 2022, 02:55:58 PM

US Army trucks?

nicanary · January 07, 2022, 03:16:49 PM

Quote from: richard fridd on January 07, 2022, 02:55:58 PM
US Army trucks?

Commercial light trucks.

Zerk · January 07, 2022, 05:59:27 PM

Is it Graham?

nicanary · January 08, 2022, 04:50:51 AM

Quote from: Zerk on January 07, 2022, 05:59:27 PM
Is it Graham?

YES! LOCKED for Zerk (sorry Richard Fridd). Now could you tell me the name of the car.

Zerk · January 08, 2022, 05:34:25 AM

Sorry, no. I've come up dry. Please unlock.

nicanary · January 08, 2022, 05:46:20 AM

Unlocked. Should be easy now for UK members.......

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