It Coulda Been a #1841 - Aeronaut Illustration by Alex Tremulis

Otto Puzzell · January 03, 2011, 03:39:54 AM

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Vincent Vell Vet · January 03, 2011, 11:06:22 AM

Way too short, but I'll take a chance and say Cadillac? ? ?

microcars · January 03, 2011, 11:51:04 AM

Bulgemobile

Otto Puzzell · January 03, 2011, 12:41:23 PM

Quote from: Vincent Vell Vet on January 03, 2011, 11:06:22 AM
Way too short, but I'll take a chance and say Cadillac? ? ?

Not a Caddy

Otto Puzzell · January 03, 2011, 12:42:00 PM

Quote from: microcars on January 03, 2011, 11:51:04 AM
Bulgemobile

Nyuck nyuck nyuck

Otto Puzzell · January 10, 2011, 01:30:49 PM

Quick Expert point available.

streamliner · January 10, 2011, 11:46:57 PM

It's the Aeronaut by Alexander Sarantos Tremulis, c. 1940.

At first I thought it had to do with his 1940 Chrysler Thunderbolt design, but after more research, I'm leaning strongly towards a 1940 American Bantam proposal. I think this has stronger ties to Ben Harris' Bluebird-inspired, Bantam-based streamliner than previously thought. Tremulis' rear-engined TerraCobra, his Bantam Hollywood and Riviera designs, and this Aeronaut seem to share the same wheelbase and similar illustration techniques...

So, if I were to sum it up: Aeronaut - A Bantam-based, Bluebird-inspired, Ben Harris-influenced, Thunderbolt-incorporated Tremulis streamliner.

Alex Tremulis' Bantam-based TerraCobra

Otto Puzzell · January 11, 2011, 05:08:26 AM

Nicely done!

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It Coulda Been a #1841 - Aeronaut Illustration by Alex Tremulis