Template:Did you know nominations/DiDia 150

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The result was: rejected by Allen3 ^talk 10:54, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
No progress in resolving issues for over 2 weeks

DiDia 150

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... that the DiDia 150, a spectacular custom car known as the "Dream Car", owned by singer Bobby Darin and conceived by a Detroit clothing designer, took seven years to build by hand from aluminum?

Created/expanded by Manytexts (talk), MTHarden (talk) and Dan arndt (talk). Nominated by Manytexts (talk) at 01:11, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

The article was initially created 30 May 2011 as a stub - substantially changes were then made on 16 February 2012, whereby it was expanded just over fivefold.
The article contains over 27,500 characters (550 words).
The reference citations need to be expanded as several are just bare citations - one of which is a blog site & another is a dead link.
The hook states the car took seven years to build yet an external link cited in the article (Houston News Article) states it took eight years to build. Of the two references used one states it took seven years while the other states it was constructed between 1953 and 1960. The article also states it cost over $150,000 to build however the Houston News Article states that Bobby Darin paid $150,000 for the vehicle, whilst the cited reference sates it cost over $150,000 to build.

Thanks for follow up - just saw it now, will make necessary changes in the a.m. As an ex-journalist the Houston news article looks to be slapped together from someone's news release, it's splashy, vague and repetitive among other things, tho' wiki rates news above blogs. Seven years should do it since '53-60 counts as seven as well. Nowhere have I seen eight years apart from this ref, and nowhere is there anything saying what Darin paid for it than there. Besides, if he paid the same as it cost to build, why would they cancel each other out? Just sayin'. Am on it. Manytexts (talk) 13:39, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Cites needed & deadlinks all fixed - have added thumbnail for DiDia if you want to use it: but don't know the way to avoid the frame/size artifact. Manytexts (talk) 11:28, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

The reference citations still need to be expanded. Dan arndt (talk) 08:09, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Please explain, they look okay to me for this type of article. It's only start class. And thanks to who fixed the image parameters. Manytexts (talk) 00:50, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't get it even with an explanation - but welcome anyone who can to help the article towards DYK. Manytexts (talk) 02:38, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Reference citation issues have been addressed - however as I have undertaken work expanding the article. It will need to be reviewed by another editor.Dan arndt (talk) 07:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

I have problems with the first citation being a reliable source. --Ishtar456 (talk) 12:38, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

The first source is a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, a reliable source. I'm willing to WP:AGF that it faithfully reproduces the article...but that raises the question on if the link providing the article is actually violating copyright by reproducing it, which makes it unlinkable-to from Wikipedia...references 3 and 5, however, raise genuine WP:RS concerns for me. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:25, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Ref quality not up to par, 11 days in. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:53, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Additional newspaper references added together with book references, which verifies first source article. Dan arndt (talk) 07:23, 20 March 2012 (UTC)