Administrators Eric Posted April 16, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 1971 Ford Pinto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Mid-90s Nissan Maxima? Removable rear fenders. Where's the differential and drive line? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted April 16, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted April 16, 2023 No clues. This really is an easy one if you put on your thinking cap and study the pic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Trailer axle. Bolt hubs? Not even lug nuts? The new Ford. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Is the green duct tape on the jack stands a clue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I am no car guy whatsoever but it reminds me of a Morgan. But don’t they have wood frames? Pretty sure the tape is to protect the paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 No visible braking system. Golf cart? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, Hook said: I am no car guy whatsoever but it reminds me of a Morgan. But don’t they have wood frames? Pretty sure the tape is to protect the paint. A Morgan is rear-wheel drive. And, no. They never had a wood chassis. Though the frames were always made of steel and are now made of aluminum, I think, the supporting framework for the body panels is still wood, I believe, I watch Wheeler Dealers faithfully. The example has a solid rear axle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Citroen, bug, or alpina? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted April 17, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2023 Sorry, guys. I thought this was going to be an easy one. America was making a FWD car before just about everyone. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted April 17, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, tous said: Is the green duct tape on the jack stands a clue? The green tape is holding rags in place, so they don't scrape the paint on the axle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Thanks for the puzzle, Eric. That was fun. Cord or Auburn? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, tous said: Thanks for the puzzle, Eric. That was fun. Cord or Auburn? Cord. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted April 17, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, tous said: Thanks for the puzzle, Eric. That was fun. Cord or Auburn? 1936 Cord 810, commonly called the coffin-nose Cord. It was the last hurrah of an amazing car company and era in automobile design. Graham and Hupmobile ended up with the tooling for the Cord 810 and both made a RWD version of it. They redesigned the front because it was difficult to produce and they were going RWD. They look a bit different than the Cord, but you can still see its lines in their versions. The blue one is the Graham. The Graham was called the Hollywood and the Hupmobile was called Skylark. Graham is also the company that made the shark-nose car, that was an iconic bit of Art Deco Americana, in the thirties (Bottom pic). If you grew up watching Bugs Bunny, as I did, you will be familiar with that shark-nose Graham's lines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Name that car? Okay, I'll name it Bob. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Cougar_ml said: Name that car? Okay, I'll name it Bob. Is Bob transgender? Because I thought cars had girls names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Eric said: Sorry, guys. I thought this was going to be an easy one. America was making a FWD car before just about everyone. Because of the shape of the wheel wells, that was the first car that came to mind, but I discarded that thought because I did not know they were front wheel drive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, minderasr said: Is Bob transgender? Because I thought cars had girls names. I’ve known some girls named Bobbie. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I would say it looks more like a Larry or Reginald than a Cord. But, I'm not good with names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 7:19 AM, minderasr said: Because I thought cars had girls names. Cars you love do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 6:19 AM, minderasr said: Is Bob transgender? Because I thought cars had girls names. Did you just assume it's gender? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 16 hours ago, Cougar_ml said: Did you just assume it's gender? Why yes, yes I did! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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