| (7-24-09) From Darrell Wilhelm:
"The blue roadster belonging to "MB" appears to be an Edwards America
or a copy thereof, judging from the approximate size and the rear fender
line. The door cutouts differ slightly, and the curved Plexiglas windshield
is certainly not original. The front end also appears very similar to an
Edwards, although the grille shape differs somewhat. Perhaps this is one
of the "lost" cars out of the seven built, or it may be the racer driven
in the 1950s Pebble Beach races.
Also, keep in mind that the Edwards Americas were constructed upon
standard American production-car (namely Ford station wagon and Kaiser
Henry-J) chassis, which may account for the narrow tires.
Below is a picture of an unrestored (and also blue) Edwards America
with similar door shape, found in Martinez, California at an unknown time.
I did not take the picture, I just found it online while looking up the
Edwards marque at Fiberglasssportscars.com.
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