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Solved -PJ364 - Dick Powell in a 1936 Aerocycle
« on: January 05, 2011, 04:20:08 PM »
3 points for this 3-wheeler:

1- The name of this vehicle (quite easy)
2- The name of the driver (he is not the builder)
3- the name of the company (I don't know it)
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2011, 04:32:55 PM »
Walt Disney?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2011, 04:34:39 PM »
Not him...
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2011, 04:38:29 PM »
Are you sure there IS a company behind that wacky construction?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2011, 04:49:08 PM »
According to my source, this vehicle tried to be a production car. Its promoters were looking for publicity giving samples to different XXXX in 19YY.
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2011, 04:33:26 PM »
The driver should be easily recognizeable.
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2011, 04:29:41 AM »
Howard Hughes?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2011, 04:36:50 AM »
Not him...
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2011, 06:41:46 AM »
Raymond Loewy?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2011, 03:06:58 PM »
Not a designer...
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2011, 11:20:12 AM »
Is this man somehow related to the automotive business or is he famous for something else?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 11:22:54 AM »
Famous for something else.
See my reply #4...he is one of those famous XXXXX that got the vehicle for promotion.
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2011, 11:25:10 AM »
actor?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2011, 11:36:27 AM »
Yes!
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2011, 11:38:50 AM »
Probably wrong, but could it be William Powell?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2011, 07:24:39 PM »
Quote from: Allemano on January 14, 2011, 11:38:50 AM
Probably wrong, but could it be William Powell?

Must be his doppelganger!  What would he be doing driving that thing?!
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2011, 02:52:24 AM »
Not William Powell but with this guess you are incredibly close!
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2011, 03:47:06 AM »
Incredibly close means related to William Powell?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2011, 03:50:07 AM »
Given the fact that William Powell starred in 47 movies (according to wikipedia) it's not about him...but I confirm you are very close.
(I can't be more specific without giving the answer away...)
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2011, 03:58:28 AM »
Dick Powell?
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2011, 04:04:34 AM »
That's him...and I've been able to find this pic online:
1st point is gone!
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2011, 04:07:02 AM »
Lucky me! I could not find a single pic showing Dick Powell with a moustache.
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2011, 04:25:44 AM »
Ha!
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2011, 06:46:21 AM »
Is the puzzle vehicle pedal-powered or electric? I've found a very similar machine, purely pedal-powered, and it doesn't have that box hanging under the middle, that looks like it could be a battery. Also the steering mechanism is a bit different.

Unfortunately the article doesn't give a name for the machine, or any clue to its origin, but it does look to be closely related to the puzzle one.
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Re: PJ - 364 - 3x3
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2011, 06:57:41 AM »
the name of this vehicle (clue, clue) suggests a pedal-powered vehicle BUT the article defines it as a go-kart and Mr Powell is looking at the chain....
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