Do you know this car?

I think I do .....

Yup that looks familiar .......

Probably predates my time here, but that has the unmistakable stamp of Andrew and Calvin Nelson all over it. Location makes it a lock. 

The seller is a former(?) GRMer, so no surprise there!

Looks a little like this one.

I hate when people call a restomod, and I'm not even sure this qualifies for that term, a restoration.  This is about as far from a restoration as a car can get.

Doesn't sean own it now?

Still want to know WTF it is or was?

In reply to NOHOME :

Wasn't it a Fiat?

Fiat 118g.  Reminds me a lot of Datsun's Fairlady 1200.  These two are 1959s.

Another picture from the FB ad. It has the same side pipes and a hardtop. ...

Dang, I really wish I was in a position to buy that.  It debuted in 2005, and that's the first challenge I attended!

In reply to eastsideTim :

I think that was the car that won in 2005. I was running my Suzuki Swift GT at that event.

I would love to show up with that at the local dragstrip.

Patrick said:

Doesn't sean own it now?

Yes, he's the current seller. 

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to eastsideTim :

I think that was the car that won in 2005. I was running my Suzuki Swift GT at that event.

I would love to show up with that at the local dragstrip.

I think I remember your Swift - huge stuffed husky in the passenger seat?  The Nelsons dominated the drag strip that year(as usual), but I think someone else took the overall win.  For some reason, I have it in my head that it was a 2nd Gen RX7 with a 302 swap, but I could be wrong.  Can't find my copy of the challenge issue for that year.

eastsideTim said:

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to eastsideTim :

I think that was the car that won in 2005. I was running my Suzuki Swift GT at that event.

I would love to show up with that at the local dragstrip.

I think I remember your Swift - huge stuffed husky in the passenger seat?  The Nelsons dominated the drag strip that year(as usual), but I think someone else took the overall win.  For some reason, I have it in my head that it was a 2nd Gen RX7 with a 302 swap, but I could be wrong.  Can't find my copy of the challenge issue for that year.

I sold the Swift, but I still have the huge stuffed Husky in my living room.