Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #107 - SOLVED - Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile (Read 2948 times)

Ray B. · « **on:** May 28, 2008, 05:36:37 PM »

Ever seen this ?

Please, respond below and let us know the make and model designation of the car posted here.
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Tuckeroo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2008, 02:51:06 PM »

Aha! A Waterman Aeromobile!

Ray B. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2008, 04:19:28 AM »

Waterman for sure, but "Aeromobile" was not its true name.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2008, 04:36:35 AM »

Is it an Arrowplane?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2008, 04:40:55 AM »

Waterman's Aerobile

Ray B. · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2008, 05:21:25 AM »

All right ! This is going to be another puzzle with two winners I guess...
Aerobile isn't false, but it was more of a generic name by which every flying car would soon be called.
What I am after is the original name of this one (it is even written on the body on other photographs).

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2008, 05:32:21 AM »

Whatsit?

neilshouse · « **Reply #7 on:** May 30, 2008, 05:33:43 AM »

Arrowbile?

Ray B. · « **Reply #8 on:** May 30, 2008, 05:38:26 AM »

"Whatsit" is the first Waterman creation, but this one is the "Arrowbile"
The whole story here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582483/posts
One point for Tuckeroo, one for neilshouse. I hate that kind of dilemma.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #9 on:** May 30, 2008, 06:26:23 AM »

As it sits at the Smithsonian, it's called the Aerobile.

Ray B. · « **Reply #10 on:** May 30, 2008, 07:20:56 AM »

I won't go against the Smithsonian, but...
This is kind of blurred, but what you can read looks much more (if only by the length of the word) like "ARROWBILE" than "AEROBILE".

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2008, 05:47:35 AM »

Whait a minute...was that open for the Pro?
And this one as well...http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4317.msg27096#msg27096...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2008, 06:19:31 AM »

Quite right, PJ.

I've cleared my guesses from the other post, and deducted the point from my total that Ray awarded here.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2008, 06:31:43 AM »

No problem....but why do not move that puzzle here?

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2008, 08:59:55 AM »

I should try to subtract from the confusion rather than add to it. When Waterman built the first front-engined Studebaker-based models, the spelling was indeed "Arrowmobile." What you have shown in the top picture of the puzzle is a rear-engined model, at which time the spelling was changed to "Aeromobile".

Ray B. · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2008, 09:21:38 AM »

So what about the Arrowbile script photograph? I'm a little lost there. Did you check the link I gave above? I let you solve this mystery.

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2008, 02:49:56 PM »

That's one of the earlier front-engined models.

Ray B. · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2008, 02:57:33 PM »

I am sorry, it's not a front engine one (I think you mean the Whatsit, see my link). Here is the full frame photograph with Arrowbile written on the body. I take it this was Arrowbile N°1, and my puzzle showed Arrowbile N°2. It think it never was "Arrowmobile". It may have been changed, afterwards, to Aerobile, but not Aeromobile (you may mix it with the Airomobile, who was not a flying car). But I'm to lazy too check it.

The server won't let me upload the goddam picture. Those interested can check the link.

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2008, 02:59:33 PM »

My brain somehow added an "m" to both variations on the script.

However, it seems prototypes 1-5 were "Arrowbiles" The script on the door is one of those prototypes. The prototype at the top of the posting is number 6. Number 6 was the "Aerobile," which is why I (attempted) to declare it by that spelling.

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2008, 03:07:13 PM »

Well, I'm still not sure when the name was switched over. I was convinced that was #6 at the top, but if you say it's #2, than "Arrowbile" may be correct. Confusing, to be sure!

guido66 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 28, 2011, 07:13:32 AM »

Another photo:

grobmotorix · « **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:04:30 PM »

No visible puzzle photo...

Scanned from a 1938 German magazine:

Wendax · « **Reply #22 on:** November 07, 2019, 04:45:26 PM »

And the original puzzle car in the state of transformation:

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Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #107 - SOLVED - Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile (Read 2948 times)