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Title: Solved - NEH 5512: Ralph Starkweather Special
Post by: Carnut on December 01, 2019, 02:10:18 PM

What's this, based on what and powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 5512
Post by: Carnut on December 15, 2019, 06:54:26 AM

Experts?

Title: Re: NEH 5512
Post by: tobytwirl on December 15, 2019, 08:43:16 AM

It's a La Dawri Firestar mk2 from about 1959. The body was designed to fit Metropolitan/Sprite/ Fiat/ Crosley etc chasses.

Title: Re: NEH 5512
Post by: tobytwirl on December 15, 2019, 09:01:42 AM

Or perhaps it is not. It is probably the original Ralph Starkweather Special for which he designed his own tubular chassis. It was a Crosley powered class H racer and bore a remarkable similarity to the Lotus 11. La Dawri bought Starkweather's molds and offered the body as the Firestar 2,

Title: Re: NEH 5512
Post by: Carnut on December 15, 2019, 10:05:45 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on December 15, 2019, 09:01:42 AM

Or perhaps it is not. It is probably the original Ralph Starkweather Special for which he designed his own tubular chassis. It was a Crosley powered class H racer and bore a remarkable similarity to the Lotus 11. La Dawri bought Starkweather's molds and offered the body as the Firestar 2,

That's exactly what it is, yes!
You've earned your 300th point.

Title: Re: Solved - NEH 5512: Ralph Starkweather Special
Post by: tobytwirl on December 15, 2019, 11:02:00 AM

 I thank you.