Author Topic: Erotomobile, an art car by? (Read 797 times)

grobmotorix · « **on:** June 23, 2012, 04:59:29 AM »

Who knows this art car?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2012, 06:29:20 AM »

grobmotorix · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2012, 04:45:13 PM »

I´ve had to change the photo, because it was a doublette.

Delorean · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:30:38 AM »

I saw this "car" at a local carshow in 1991 (!) in Belgium. It didn't have a name back then and 21 years later I still have'nt found a name yet .... I think the owner (back then) came from Germany?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:11:44 AM »

The creator is belgian!

Carry on...

Delorean · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:01:58 AM »

Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 06:11:44 AM

The creator is belgian!

Carry on...

Is he? Cool!

But like I said, I have been looking for a name and haven't found anything yet. I'll try to restart my search, but it 'll be nice if I can finally have a name of this 'creation' after so many years ...

Facel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:09:29 AM »

I regonize it too but I can't find my source anymore. Grrrrrrr

grobmotorix · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:20:49 AM »

The name of the car is self-talking - in some way

And the builder´s name (a two-word surname) creates 169.000 hits at google, so it seems to be not too uncommon.

RayTheRat · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2012, 11:51:07 AM »

Well, I found a different photo of it on the web. It's entitled "Arschauto". I guess that name fits it pretty well. As far as the builder goes...I don't have a clue. I don't even know which mental hospital he's confined to.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2012, 12:14:02 PM »

Well, "Arschauto" (= "ass-car"), would be too vulgar and too obvious for an art-mobile, don´t you think.

But the direction is good...

HINT:

the name is a latin/greek-mixture.

RayTheRat · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2012, 02:05:20 PM »

Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 12:14:02 PM

Well, "Arschauto" (= "ass-car"), would be too vulgar and too obvious for an art-mobile, don´t you think.

If you've ever been to a Rat Rod gathering, you'd have seen that "ass car" is very, very mild.

Quote

But the direction is good...

HINT:

the name is a latin/greek-mixture.

Hmmm....like as in mythological names such as

Jupiter/Aphrodite? We could have a lotta fun with that one.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2012, 02:12:45 PM »

No, it´s a compound word consisting of two very common, known and still used word parts.
The first is greek, the second is latin, I think.

richard cuyler · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:17:22 PM »

Aristotle-Arsnasio?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:16:44 AM »

No names of persons.

It consists of common words like "inter-national" or "sub-terrainian", which are latin compound words.

BIG AND LAST HINT:

one part of the word says what it can be used for.
the other part says what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people

RayTheRat · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2012, 08:24:52 PM »

Hyper-Nauseous?

Brokkenpiloot · « **Reply #15 on:** August 08, 2012, 03:13:31 PM »

As far as I remember it was called "Erotomobile"

grobmotorix · « **Reply #16 on:** August 08, 2012, 05:08:58 PM »

YES!

It´s your point in any case, but can you name the artist, too?

Brokkenpiloot · « **Reply #17 on:** August 09, 2012, 01:57:43 PM »

No, I only remember this car from an old Dutch carmagazine, have no idea who the artist is

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** August 09, 2012, 04:18:57 PM »

Art rhymes with fart. This car reminds me much more of the latter.

Allemano · « **Reply #19 on:** August 09, 2012, 04:24:26 PM »

Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 12:14:02 PM

the name is a latin/greek-mixture.

"Greek" fits in a not so tasty sense of the word....

RayTheRat · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2012, 08:32:44 AM »

Could you explain how the compound name clue works here? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. First, I was looking for a hyphenated word. That seems not to be the case.

Then if I use your naming definition it would end up something like:
"what it can be used for": Eros (Greek root - I'm taking a bit of liberty here by using the noun form)
"what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people": Mobile (Latin or "Old French")

If one were to use this car for "eros" I shudder to think...I don't even want to try for a mental image.

I guess if one were to reverse the order:
"what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people": Eros (What it created in me was nausea)
"what it can be used for": Mobile (used for mobility? By looking at it? )
...well, mobile-eros (hyphen added only for readability) I guess that would sorta work.

I guess that "Eros-mobile" might also work, but it isn't the answer you were looking for.

Finally a google search for Erotomobile brings up the attached image and a whole lotta other stuff, but not this car. Again, I'm confused.

I'd appreciate any further explanation you could provide.

RtR

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