Solved NIC#964 - Shaffner Crosley Special

[nicanary]

What is this car?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[shamrock]

DB Panhard from 1961

[nicanary]

DB Panhard from 1961

The decade is correct, but it's not a DB Panhard.

[shamrock]

CD Panhard ,

[nicanary]

CD Panhard ,

Not a CD Panhard either.

[tobytwirl]

Is it european?

[nicanary]

Is it european?

No.

[tobytwirl]

from the USA?

[nicanary]

from the USA?

Yes.

[tobytwirl]

So is it one of those wonderful one off specials that competed in the 60s?

[nicanary]

So is it one of those wonderful one off specials that competed in the 60s?

Yes it is. The problem for you is, there were seemingly hundreds of them!

[tobytwirl]

Do you know the engine? Was it a big V8 or was it in one of the smaller classes?

[nicanary]

Do you know the engine? Was it a big V8 or was it in one of the smaller classes?

I do know the engine - it's not very big.

[tobytwirl]

is there anything european about it - chassis   ?

[monocoque_77]

It looks like a Triumph GT6R. Though, it's neither an american car, nor a special. It has a hole in the bonnet, which wasn't there in an original model, so it means that some significant engine modification had been done, or even an engine swap...
I hadn't found any photo of an GT6R with engine swapped, however, i probably found an answer. It's Sammio Alpha A1, a body replacement kit for a GT6, although it also may fit a similar dimensioned car. I guess, it's wrapped around an Triumph GT6 ( let it be mk 3) or a Spitfire.

[nicanary]

There's nothing European about it, and it definitely has no connections to a Triumph GT6 nor Sammio.

[tobytwirl]

Need to find something to go on, so lets stay with the engine ... is it a little Crosley?

[nicanary]

Need to find something to go on, so lets stay with the engine ... is it a little Crosley?

You're there. LOCKED for tobytwirl. Just give me the name of the car, presumably its builder.

[tobytwirl]

It is the Shaffner Crosley Special, a 1960s h-mod hill climb car.

[nicanary]

It is the Shaffner Crosley Special, a 1960s h-mod hill climb car.

That's the one. I knew you'd find it. Goodness knows how many H-mod cars there were back in those days - I expect they are all there in that book about American sports cars in the 50s and 60s which costs too much for my pocket.

[tobytwirl]

and mine .... but h-mods were so creative, and must have kept Mr Crosley in business.