Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #402 - Brooks Stevens' Western Clipper (Read 2961 times)

Ray B. · « **on:** August 20, 2009, 04:29:45 AM »

Ever seen this ?

If you did, please respond below and let us know the make and model of the car posted here.
I have no identification for this car myself, just some clues. So if you find it this will earn you two points.

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Ray B. · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2009, 08:50:25 AM »

Experts?

faksta · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2009, 10:57:06 AM »

Could it be French? It doesn't look a typical American streamliner.

Ray B. · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2009, 11:01:53 AM »

It's not French.
I'll say it right away so you won't have to play Phileas Fogg: it's most probably American.

Ray B. · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2009, 05:21:11 PM »

Pros?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:20:19 PM »

Coachbulit, for a well-known builder of trucks?

Ray B. · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:29:22 PM »

As I said above, it's for you to find and I know nothing of this vehicle. Except (this is the clue I was speaking of) that the picture was probably taken in the Milwaukee area.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2009, 05:27:52 AM »

I'll have to go with my standard guess of (Wisconsin's favorite son) Brooks Stevens. I'll follow that hunch and go digging.

Ray B. · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:21:32 PM »

Sure, I'd do the same. Good luck.

Ray B. · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:57:43 AM »

What about putting this one to be nursed in the Pros secret garden?

Ray B. · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2010, 03:51:28 PM »

Guys, I've recently stumbled on some informations that may confirm the Milwaukee clue and lead us towards the answer. It's easily avalaible.
Anyone wants to try?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:12:10 AM »

Is the chassis an International Harvester?

Ray B. · « **Reply #12 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:17:47 AM »

Maybe, but I don't know about this. The clue that I found is rather about its conception and outer shell.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #13 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:43:45 PM »

conception, so the info is about the purpose of this minivan?

Ray B. · « **Reply #14 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:55:36 PM »

Conception may not be the right word. Design would be more correct.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:35:02 PM »

Did you manage to get confirmation that this one was designed by Brooks Stevens after all?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:38:59 AM »

This resembles some other vehicles designed by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky

Allemano · « **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:54:27 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 10, 2010, 02:38:59 AM

This resembles some other vehicles designed by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:13:21 AM »

If you have it, Allemano, please proceed. I've spent a lot of time on this one, and have come up empty-handed.

Allemano · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:16:53 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 10, 2010, 03:13:21 AM

If you have it, Allemano, please proceed. I've spent a lot of time on this one, and have come up empty-handed.

No it's about the name you've mentioned. Could be relevant on some other topic...

Ray B. · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2010, 04:06:59 AM »

I am going to do something unusual: lock it for THREE puzzlers (Otto Puzzell,pnegyesi and Allemano) for the next 72 hours.
Why? Because they're the only ones who made a guess (Otto first) that seem quite close to the truth.
So one point to the first to find the same additional informations I've found, leading us possibly to this puzzle solution - and explains why.
The second point to the first to find definite evidsence, if it exists, of what this vehicle is.

Allemano · « **Reply #21 on:** October 14, 2010, 07:35:11 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on October 10, 2010, 04:06:59 AM

I am going to do something unusual: lock it for THREE puzzlers (Otto Puzzell,pnegyesi and Allemano) for the next 72 hours.
Why? Because they're the only ones who made a guess (Otto first) that seem quite close to the truth.

I did not, I believe...

Ray B. · « **Reply #22 on:** October 14, 2010, 08:34:37 AM »

All right. Locked for OP and pnegyesi.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2010, 05:53:15 AM »

Nearly endless searching has resulted in no discoveries by me. I relinquish my lock. It's all up to pnegyesi, now.

Ray B. · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2010, 06:02:17 AM »

His lock is up too by now, so it's a free for all.

If a puzzler reads me well, checks all the posts in this topic, goes to the right well-known place and looks over his shoulder, he should find the clue that I mentioned without an endless search, in fact quite easily.

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Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #402 - Brooks Stevens' Western Clipper (Read 2961 times)