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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2020 => Topic started by: Oguerrerob on October 16, 2020, 01:23:51 AM

Title: OGB-392 Record car model by Barney Oldfield & Harry A Miller 1932
Post by: Oguerrerob on October 16, 2020, 01:23:51 AM
Please find this car model. Builders, year and country
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Post by: Oguerrerob on October 23, 2020, 12:13:24 AM
Up!
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Post by: fromwien on October 23, 2020, 04:46:17 AM
Maserati connection...?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on October 23, 2020, 04:49:48 AM
Not that I'm aware of. This is a miniature model with no engine, but planned to have one with no brand mentioned
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Post by: D-type on October 23, 2020, 11:03:32 AM
Does it have a connection with someone who became a car maker or designer?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on October 23, 2020, 11:48:09 AM
Yes. One of them was a designer
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Post by: Oguerrerob on October 31, 2020, 01:45:27 AM
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Post by: D-type on November 02, 2020, 06:17:46 PM
Any connection with Goldenrod which was built by Bob and Bill Summers?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 02, 2020, 11:48:29 PM
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 12:05:30 AM
Up!
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 06:52:43 AM
Made in Europe ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 07:02:23 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 07:32:50 AM
Made in USA ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 07:43:10 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 08:00:50 AM
Was Alex Tremulis involved ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 09:08:40 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 11:29:28 AM
Is the designer known for a production car ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 11:40:22 AM
At least He was involved with two well known cars
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 11:44:14 AM
Were these two cars made by one of the Big Three ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 12:25:20 PM
No by that time
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Post by: Wendax on November 14, 2020, 12:32:15 PM
Dick Teague?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 01:47:19 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 14, 2020, 02:22:08 PM
Brooks Stevens ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 03:56:58 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 03:08:55 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2020, 11:40:22 AM
At least He was involved with two well known cars

Were these cars designed after WWII ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 03:19:34 AM
One of them
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 05:05:12 AM
Was the postwar car he designed a Studebaker ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 05:11:23 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 08:22:07 AM
Did he design a postwar Hudson ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 10:14:13 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 10:52:21 AM
Did he design a postwar Kaiser ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 10:54:53 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 11:02:38 AM
Did he design a postwar Nash ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 11:19:03 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 03:45:29 PM
Did he design a Jeep ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 15, 2020, 04:12:19 PM
Yes, He was part of the team.
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Post by: oko94 on November 15, 2020, 04:43:06 PM
Karl Probst ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 12:13:04 AM
No.

Hint: Very american name
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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2020, 12:46:19 AM
Harold Crist ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 12:59:01 AM
No. Very known guy
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Post by: Wendax on November 16, 2020, 01:05:47 AM
Karl Probst?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 01:07:28 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2020, 01:50:39 AM
Was he part of the team who designed the first gen Wagoneer ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 01:54:23 AM
No. According to wikipedia, the very first Jeep
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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2020, 04:10:01 AM
Barney Roos ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 04:11:38 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2020, 05:39:13 AM
Chet Hemphling ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 05:50:22 AM
No

Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 12:13:04 AM
No.

Hint: Very american name
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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2020, 06:30:04 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 12:59:01 AM
No. Very known guy

The last name related to the original Jeep that I could find is Ralph Turner, who can't really be described as "very known" (and does his name sound American enough ?)

I'm rather confused by this puzzle, as I can't associate the original Jeep with a very known guy...
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 06:54:43 AM
Ok, let me give a hint. His contribution was a functional part of the jeep.
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Post by: oko94 on December 03, 2020, 01:14:08 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2020, 06:54:43 AM
His contribution was a functional part of the jeep.

Did he design a mechanical component ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 03, 2020, 02:33:02 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on December 03, 2020, 03:56:22 PM
Did he design the Jeep's engine ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 04, 2020, 12:25:28 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on December 04, 2020, 06:10:34 AM
Did he design the Jeep's transmission ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 04, 2020, 06:21:27 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on December 04, 2020, 07:27:52 AM
Did he design the Jeep's suspension ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 04, 2020, 07:42:40 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 03:05:14 AM
I've read many articles about the original Jeep but the suspension's engineer is never mentioned. The closest thing I've found so far is Delmar Gerle "Barney" Roos working on the Planadyne suspension for the post-war Jeep Station Wagon, but Roos has already been dismissed (replies 44/45).

So, was that suspension engineer working for Bantam, Ford or Willys ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 05, 2020, 03:21:19 AM
Bantam
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Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 03:53:56 AM
Harry Miller.

Was the other guy involved in the puzzle car Preston Tucker ?
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Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 04:00:31 AM
I've found the original photo. Caption says "1932 AUTO RACING LEGEND BARNEY OLDFIELD HARRY MILLER TOY CAR MODEL RACER PHOTO".
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 05, 2020, 04:28:30 AM
That's it!
Title: Re: OGB-392 Barney Oldfield's Model by Barney Oldfield & Harry A Miller 1962 Los Angeles, California
Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 04:38:20 AM
Thanks.

Here's another picture.

Year should be 1932, not 1962.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 05, 2020, 04:46:58 AM
I don't know, but in the backside of the picture is written 6/4/62
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Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 05:01:15 AM
Caption of the article I've posted :

"Six Miles Per Minute Seen by Master Driver", by Barney Oldfield an American pioneer automobile racer. Barney talks about his plans to break the Land Speed Record and shows off his model of the proposed racer.

Barney began auto racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. In 1932 he tried to re-enter speed racing with a new car design, but was unable to find any financial sponsors.

This is a 2 page magazine article from 1932
Pages measure 6 1/2" x 9"."

Clothes and car design are clearly from the thirties.
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Post by: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 05:05:22 AM
Moreover Barney Oldfield died in 1946 and Harry Miller in 1943.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 05, 2020, 05:20:43 AM
Sorry but your picture post is not readable. If you're right the puzzle picture must be from a magazine article years after
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Post by: Wendax on December 05, 2020, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: oko94 on December 05, 2020, 05:01:15 AM
Caption of the article I've posted :

"Six Miles Per Minute Seen by Master Driver", by Barney Oldfield an American pioneer automobile racer. Barney talks about his plans to break the Land Speed Record and shows off his model of the proposed racer.

Barney began auto racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. In 1932 he tried to re-enter speed racing with a new car design, but was unable to find any financial sponsors.

This is a 2 page magazine article from 1932
Pages measure 6 1/2" x 9"."

Clothes and car design are clearly from the thirties.

That date just fits the real timestamp of the puzzle picture: April 30, 1932 at 11:25 hours.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 05, 2020, 02:16:43 PM
I didn't realize that could be the date. i've tried to modified the header, but didn't let me
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Post by: Wendax on December 05, 2020, 05:34:23 PM
The header was too long. Fixed now.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on December 06, 2020, 02:25:18 AM
Thank you!
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