Name this car....

[FrozenInTime]

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It seems no one is going to take the leap in saying to the special nature of this particular vehicle.

It is the 'Old Red' ; the first ever Meyers Manx fibreglass bodied dune buggy.

It is listed as a historical vehicle by the library of congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca4136/

Story of the Tijuana to La Paz record and pictures of it under construction here https://sfcriga.com/bruce-meyers-the-dune-buggy-wizard

I took this picture of it at the San Diego Auto Museum in 2017

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I guess the floor is now open for whoever wants to post the next car.

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[Ivan Goriup]

If anyone cares to take a stab at this detail  - -  let's see where it leads us.

Year, make & model, please.

JZG

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[a.j.z]

US, 1960s?

[Ivan Goriup]

Andreas, correct country, wrong decade.

JZG

[stuny]

Dodge is likely and I'd guess 1956.

[Ivan Goriup]

5 hours ago, Ivan Goriup said:

Andreas, correct country, wrong decade.

JZG

Stuart, correct year, wrong marque - although that's splitting hairs, because Dodge and the puzzle car were products of the same 'group' and shared some components.

Both were products of one of the 'Big Three', as they were known back then......the one shown is just bigger, heavier, has more power and was more expensive.

JZG

 

[stuny]

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Perhaps a Chrysler 300B from that same year?  Chrysler shared so much of the same car between Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto and Plymouth.

[Ivan Goriup]

Stuart, you got 2/3rds correct so I guess you're next.

It's actually a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis 2-doioir hardtop in the rare 'three-tone white, pink and black optional paint scheme for that year.

Caught this image at a swap meet in Sothern California - little did I know that the seller had just inherited this car when his dad passed after owning it from new, but later learned that he had neither the interest, knowledge nor finacial resources to restore / refurbish it.

Mentioned seeing the car and showed the photo to a friend / fellow Porsche club member, who then secretly embarked on a quest to obtain the damned thing, no matter what the difficulties and cost might be, because that's the precisely exact same car his family owned when he was growing up and now, having purchased it, has decided to leave it in 'as found' condition to remind him of taking family drives in his youth. Had it refurbished for safety / reliability and now drives it frequently on weekends with his family.

A true throw-back example of American gas-guzzling, over-sized, under-engineered 'land yachts' that probably contributed more to get us to where we are now ( environmental hysteria wise ) than anything else. 

JZG

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[stuny]

Ivan - I went for the 300B based on your "much more powerful" statement rather than trying to think of other Chrysler models.

Let's try this one:

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[pippy]

I'll sit this one out and expect to enjoy the upcoming inventive cropping!............

Philip.

[Ivan Goriup]

2 hours ago, stuny said:

Ivan - I went for the 300B based on your "much more powerful" statement rather than trying to think of other Chrysler models.

Let's try this one:

 

Stuart - It's actually John Z........but that's another story altogether and I'll PM you for some help on that, if I may.

In any event and not to be pedantic, in 1956 the 354 cu. in., 280 HP Hemi was standard in New Yorker models, with a dual four-barrel 340 HP Hemi powering the 300B top-of-the-line hardtops, whereas Dodge (to the best of my recollection) only offered the Hemi in some of their trucks starting in '57, hence the 'more power' statement.

JZG

[a.j.z]

1925 RR Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe?

[pippy]

1 hour ago, a.j.z said:

1925 RR Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe?

Spoilsport!............

She is such a sculptural masterpiece I was really looking forward to see how Stuart could disguise - within reason - her utterly unique forms.

Philip.

[wlaidlaw]

It is amazing that this car dates from 1925 (at least the chassis does), when Rolls Royce Springfield were still turning out elderly looking "sit up and beg" Piccadilly Coupé Silver Ghosts with rear brakes only. 

Wilson

[a.j.z]

vor 6 Stunden schrieb pippy:

Spoilsport!............

She is such a sculptural masterpiece I was really looking forward to see how Stuart could disguise - within reason - her utterly unique forms.

Philip.

Apologies, but I was so proud that I recognized it, as I am normally pretty lost as far as cars from this era are concerned 😉 

Stuart: (assuming that the answer is correct) is this from the Petersen?

 

 

[stuny]

Well done, Andreas, and yes, it's at the Peterson.  Their new building is lovely, and then there's the collection.  Below are two photos:  the round door Roller and the exterior of the Peterson.  Your turn.

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[wlaidlaw]

Pity it was not built on a Phantom II chassis, as they are so much nicer to drive than the original Phantom, which was basically just a Silver Ghost 40/50 with overhead valves, front brakes and well base wheels, usually with 21 x 7.00 or 21 x 7.50 tyres. The Silver Ghost's front suspension and steering was originally designed around 895 x 135 beaded edge tyres and they are far nicer to drive with these narrow, high pressure tyres, than low pressure wider well base tyres, which most Ghosts are now fitted with. This is done for much improved puncture resistance, and far lower tyre running costs compared to beaded edge tyres. Narrow straight sided 33 x 4.5 inch tyres are probably the best compromise between lighter steering and puncture resistance on the front of a Ghost with wider 33 x 5 on the rear. Even with standard bodywork on the long wheelbase chassis, the Phantom I cars are pretty truck like to drive and with this enormous coupé, probably best admired as a beautiful static exhibit. 

Wilson

[a.j.z]

Thanks, Stuart! Then I have seen it there.

This article describes the history and includes some nice photos - I love the luggage department with the custom made suitcases (although loading/unloading must not have been very comfortable but at that time the owner probably did not have to care):  https://heacockclassic.com/articles/the-round-door-rolls-1925-rolls-royce-phantom-i-jonckheere/

I will look for a new one unless somebody else feels the need to post a riddle.

Edited December 20, 2022 by a.j.z

[wlaidlaw]

Given the lack of room in the back, unlike many Phantom I cars, this was not destined to be driven by a chauffeur. Still I suppose the sort of hotels the unknown commissioner of this body would have stayed at, would have had lackey's/bellhops to lift the luggage out - "one scratch in the paintwork boy and you are looking for a new job!"

Wilson

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[a.j.z]

Maker, model and approximate year please 

 

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