Solved - NEH 2615: Carl Holch Special

[Carnut]

What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[richard cuyler]

That looks like a 'fifties Buick windscreen, so perhaps a Buick base?

[Carnut]

That looks like a 'fifties Buick windscreen, so perhaps a Buick base?

No Buick in it that I am aware of!

[frederick59]

Ford T Bird base?

[Carnut]

Ford T Bird base?

No!

[kwgibbs]

Is this car American?

[Carnut]

Is this car American?

It is..

[kwgibbs]

victress?

[Carnut]

victress?

Not one of those.

[kwgibbs]

was it a kitcar?

[Carnut]

was it a kitcar?

No, believe a home-made special (no doubt using parts from other cars though).

[kwgibbs]

Is its name,detroiter?

[Carnut]

Is its name,detroiter?

You mean this one?:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14187.0

No, it's not one of those!

[fyreline]

Mid-1950's "Carl Holch Special"from Massachusetts.

I was pretty sure this car had to be on the "Forgotten Fiberglass" site somewhere, but I had almost given up any hope of finding it. Carl Holch's son, Eric did a nice little write-up on the car, even though it actually raises as many questions as it answers. Apparently this car was built from the molds originally used to make bodies for another car - although no one seems to be able to identify what car that might have been. Particulars seem to include an old Mercury chassis and a porthole top from a two-seat T-Bird.

[Carnut]

There isn't much escapes Geoff!
You do sometimes need to do a lot of digging though if you're not equipped with the name to start with - there's so much info there.
Anyway, you got it.  Well done!

[fyreline]

I always maintain that the search is half the fun, and I usually trip across some very interesting cars along the way!

Now if I can only remember them all . . .