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About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203

  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203
  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203
  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #203

We are in the last 4 puzzles/ quizzes of the six month competition and the differences in the top are small. Last week's Puzzle #203 is therefore very important. And we received 5 good answers of those who knew this nice saloon car with a rather interesting story.

 

Holden or Chevrolet?

The first answer was already very complete and came from Neil Beadle 'This rear engined car is a Chevrolet Corvair prototype that was disguised as a Holden. In 1957 Ed Cole, the general manager of Chevrolet, needed to keep the new Corvair a secret and his covert plan succeeded. With Holden badges and hubcaps, and even Holden part numbers for components. The media, competition and even most of the General Motors staff were fooled into thinking it was a new development for the Australian branch of GM. The production Corvair was an innovative (and notorious) vehicle for GM with its unique styling, flat six cylinder air cooled engine and fully independent suspension.'
 
Verner Johnsen then said 'even within GM, General Manager Ed Cole used letterheads and forms with Holden logos on all paperwork, and components developed for the project carried Holden parts numbers' and also 'Only two cars were made like this. Other Corvair prototypes were disguised as Vauxhalls.'
Gerd Klioba added a photo and told us where it was made 'The quiz picture was taken at GM's Arizona track.'
In addition to this, Robbie Marenzi said; 'Still Holden badged when first tested at GM's Arizona track in 1958. A lengthened Vauxhall Victor with Corvair engine stuffed in the boot, was used as a second test mule. '
 
Steve Kupferman completed the story 'designed by Ned Nickles along with Carl Renner. Their goal was a car with a unique horizontal belt/character line, feeling of horizontality, accentuated by a very flat front trunk and rear hood. Additionally, they wanted a smaller, rear engine, air cooled car to compete with the European makes. The car in this photo was an engineering prototype that had a completely different body than the Corvair that was ultimately produced.'
 

The winner:

Over to the winner, all answers were very complete but it was Steve Kupferman who gave us the most 'new' information. Unfortunately, he didn't mention his sources, so it was impossible for us to check.
In our opinion, the second-best was Neil Beadle and he is therefore the winner of the full 5 points.
 
The score in the six month competition, sponsored by Hans Compter Rare cars is:
1. Gerd Klioba - 68 points
2. Neil Beadle - 64 points
3. Robbie Marenzi - 41 points
 
 
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sabato marzo 9th, 2019

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