Engine Puzzle #466 - Detroit Zoo Locomotive "Walter P Chrysler"

[Otto Puzzell]

For one point: Identify the make of internal combustion engine pictured, and the vehicle in which it is installed.

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[Otto Puzzell]

Up!

[ValkyrieGT]

May I ask? Is it amphibious?

[ropat53]

Looks like a Chrysler, Dodge or Plymouth engine, they were practically the same from the early 30's until the late 50's, but what is that two cylinder "air compressor?" for?

[Otto Puzzell]

May I ask? Is it amphibious?

Not amphibious

[Otto Puzzell]

Looks like a Chrysler, Dodge or Plymouth engine, they were practically the same from the early 30's until the late 50's, but what is that two cylinder "air compressor?" for?

Follow that hunch

[Otto Puzzell]

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[Otto Puzzell]

Millions of person, from all walks of life, have seen this vehicle in action, and have been propelled by it. 

[ropat53]

Airport service vehicle?

[Otto Puzzell]

Far from that.

[ropat53]

Public transport, bus?

[Otto Puzzell]

A form of public transport.

[ropat53]

Is it an steam engine, train look alike?

[Otto Puzzell]

A train it is.

[ropat53]

Is "THE WA" got to do with Walt Disney?

[Otto Puzzell]

Not a Disney train.

[sixtee5cuda]

The image shows a flathead 6-cylinder engine from the Chrysler Corporation, built in about 1953.

FWIW

[sixtee5cuda]

Is this vehicle in the USA?

[Otto Puzzell]

The Chrysler connection was established earlier.

This installation was completed before 1953, and used within the US.

[Tom_I]

So, to clarify, am I right in thinking this is a small gasoline-engined railway locomotive?

[pnegyesi]

Is it The Walter P Chrysler locomotive from the Detroit Zoo built in 1949?

[Otto Puzzell]

Is it The Walter P Chrysler locomotive from the Detroit Zoo built in 1949?

That's it!