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◊ 2007-06-14 03:43 |
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◊ 2007-06-14 04:25 |
Very nice! .gif ":)") .gif ";)") (as it's from the 1939 world trades fair ..it would be a fair guess that this is a 1938-39 car.!) -- Last edit: 2007-06-14 04:30:31 |
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◊ 2007-06-14 08:33 |
Mid 30's Cord?? |
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◊ 2007-06-15 16:43 |
It has many similarities with the Chrysler Newport phaeton concept car of 1940 (except, of course, that it isn't a phaeton). The hood, frons fenders and bumper are quite the same. But the Chrysler's grille is higher, and the lower front is different. I'd say, anyway, that this could be an earlier Chrysler concept. |
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◊ 2007-06-16 15:27 |
It indeed shows similarities with the idea show Chryslers series C-26 of 1940 .First with the 2 door Thunderbolt ( electrically controlled top ,concealed headlights , anodized lower body trim,rear pontoon sides) and also with the 4 door Newport Phaeton ( Form of grille ,twin plane bar front bumper, shape of front fender and also concealed headlights).Based on those styling similarities what it could be is an earlier design exercise of ca 1938/9 by designer Alex Tremulis of Briggs Mfg Co who styled both 1940 Chryslers , but this needs further research.I did not find as yet documents of the 1939 US World Trade Fair that would show the car.Call to our American friends... |
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◊ 2007-06-24 10:00 |
It's very similar to the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept. I think pilou is on the right track here about it being an earlier styling exercise, as the basic body shape and retractable hardtop are there, but it has leftovers from the '30s still on it, like the pointy front and V-butt windshield. |
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◊ 2007-07-04 22:33 |
cord convertible has more square and upright grille/hood area |
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◊ 2007-07-14 21:21 |
The identity of this car has been a huge mystery for some time. The latest evidence suggests it was a complete one-off built by a guy named Dan Lalee in Michigan. Researching that name doesn't show up anything, but it has been established by other sources that there was indeed only a single person named Daniel Lalee who was born in Michigan and died in 1976. The quest continues. |
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◊ 2007-07-15 12:27 |
Thanks a lot, Bart. I was really puzzled by that car and now there's something new. I checked your sources and I found 2 pictures of the car. Link to "blog.hemmings.com" The pictures are not on that page, but can be accessed trough a link to autopuzzles.com in the comments. You have to registe"r to see them. What comforts the Dan LaLee story is that, in the pic above, it's almost possible to read "MICHIGAN" on the license plate. Why not name the car a "Dan LaLee Streamliner" until further proof? -- Last edit: 2007-07-15 15:33:19 |
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◊ 2007-08-09 14:02 |
To anyone interested by this fantastic car puzzle, I just found that Popular Mechanics had run an article about it in 1938, with different photos. They don't give the name of the builder, just that he's an "airman" from California. If California doesn't quite fit, Dan LaLee was supposed to be an airman, and people travel... Link to "blog.modernmechanix.com" |
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◊ 2020-01-31 20:13 |
I believe the original Daniel LaLee car was designed and built by my grandfather, Ellsworth Clyde Ledbetter, in a gas station (south of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn) on a 1934 Ford chassis. Ellsworth was an aerospace engineer. According to my father, Elmer E Ledbetter, his dad, Ellsworth, and his uncle Mike Greenwald, who was a Dearborn policeman would race this car up and down Telegraph Road after it was built. Jana (Ledbetter) Chrumka |
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◊ 2020-02-06 16:32 |
My mother, Joan Ledbetter, verified yesterday that my grandfather, Ellsworth Clyde Ledbetter, contracted with Daniel LaLee, to design and build this car. |
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◊ 2021-02-23 10:25 |
Ellsworth Ledbetter, I believe was the “airman” from California. He helped set up bomber plants at n California. Got his aerospace engineering degree from the university of Michigan |
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