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About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204

About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204

  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204
  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204
  • About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #204

It was the last Puzzle  in the six month competition and so you must be very curious if you gained points last week. 

The first reaction came from Till Jauernig 'it`s the rarest Crosley. It`s an Crosley Scorpion from 1952. Just 28 were built.'
A short one but well, a good one. Quickly Puzzle-specialist Gerd Klioba gave a more complete answer 'This is the Skorpion, built first by the WilRo Co. of Pasadena, founded by Chrysler designer Ralph Roberts and plastics pioneer Jack Wills, later by the Viking-Craft Mfg. Co., Anaheim. Begun originally in 1950 as a fiberglass body for Crosley chassis and engine for $445. After the demise of Crosley in 1952, Skorpion altered the bodies slightly to fit Ford chassis and Ford or Studebaker engines, some were even sold fully assembled for $1,200. A Super Skorpion with opening doors instead of cut-down sides was also available. Production stopped in 1954 after about 150 bodies and cars were made.'
Robbie Marenzi added 'The puzzle car belongs to Ronald Clarke who bought it from Hyman Ltd.' and 'Built on a Crosley chassis with a Crosley 4-cylinder engine and an all-fiberglass body designed by Ralph Roberts, who had worked for LeBaron in the 1930s and built by John Wills. '
 
Neil Beadle started with 'this happy little car' but although this is absolutely correct, that doesn't give you points. What does give him points is the rest of his answer 'based on a modified Crosley 80 inch wheelbase chassis and using the Crosley 4 cylinder CIBA (Cast Iron Block Assembly) engine'. 'and he added ' In 1952 Roberts sold the rights and tooling for the car to Viking-Craft of California.'
 

Winner: 

We always like to hear more about the puzzle car itself, so to hear to whom the car belongs and where it was bought, was exactly what makes Robbie Marenzi this week's winner in the six month competition, sponsored by Hans Compter Rare Cars.
 
The current top 3 is:
1. Gerd Klioba 71
2. Neil Beadle 70
3. Robbie Marenzi 51
 
Published:
Saturday March 23rd, 2019

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