Please find this three wheeler
Up!
.....anything to do with the Chicago World's Fair of 1931?
Not that I'm aware of. It's younger
Up!
But certainly used on a big fair?
No, according to my source it was built for this lady
It certainly is a converted Cushman Model 39 delivery scooter:
It could be, but my source doesn't say about the basis
So what do you want to know?
Name and year
Early 1950s?
By the way, similar concept applied to 50/60 Series:
Very similar but this one was built in early 1940's
Was it built in 1942 ?
1943
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 09, 2019, 05:52:12 AM
No, according to my source it was built for this lady
Was this lady famous ?
Not her, her husband, the vehicle was named as Mrs xxxxxx xxxxxx's xxxxxxxxxxx
Was the husband a businessman ?
Apparently, a famous house designer. As a hint, there's a famous musician (today) with the same name
Clapton ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 24, 2019, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 09, 2019, 05:52:12 AM
No, according to my source it was built for this lady
Was this lady famous ?
Apparently she was a Society leader
Quote from: oko94 on March 25, 2019, 12:50:38 PM
Clapton ?
No, She was american
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2019, 05:08:50 PM
Apparently, a famous house designer. As a hint, there's a famous musician (today) with the same name
I think I made a mistake doing the disambiguation of the husband name. The guy was an aircraft designer
To clarify: the husband was an aircraft designer who had the same first and last name as a current American musician, correct?
Quote from: gte4289 on October 24, 2019, 01:29:33 PM
To clarify: the husband was an aircraft designer who had the same first and last name as a current American musician, correct?
Yes, and there's also more than 10 public figures sharing his name.
Is the American musician a guitarist ?
He plays guitar among other instruments, but it's not his main one
Does he sing too ?
I don't think so. To help a little: He plays in a band and also as a session musician, with some celebrities.
Quote from: Oguerrerob on October 29, 2019, 10:10:03 AM
I don't think so. To help a little: He plays in a band and also as a session musician, with some celebrities.
Max Weinberg?
Not Max Weinberg. He's not a drummer, he's a string player including guitar
Is his main instrument violin ?
Yes
Mark O'Connor ?
No
Is the musician younger than 50 ?
Musician: Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels
Aircraft Designer: Charles M. Daniels
Quote from: oko94 on October 29, 2019, 03:59:31 PM
Is the musician younger than 50 ?
No, but for much
Not Charlie Daniels
Quote from: Oguerrerob on October 29, 2019, 05:05:57 PM
Quote from: oko94 on October 29, 2019, 03:59:31 PM
Is the musician younger than 50 ?
No, but for much
Does this mean he is not much older than 50 (i.e., in his early 50s)?
Born in the 60's
Is the musician mostly playing country music ?
Apparently, yes. Other source says that he also can sings. He won a Grammy Award and is a member of the Academy...
Has he won his Grammy Award after 2010 ?
No, much earlier, with his band, two Grammy awards
Bobby Flores ?
No. Totally american name
Has his band won two Grammies in the nineties ?
Yes, both
Stuart Duncan ?
Yes, Locked for you to find the car
All I can find so far : "Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Newport, R.I., society leader, laughs as she rides along in her gas-saving buggy driven from the rear by her goggled and kid-gloved chauffeur in Newport, Rhode Island on June 29, 1942. The specially designed vehicle is powered by a small scooter motor beneath the chauffeur."
That's the one! The vehicle name is related to what it is. Still locked
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 05, 2019, 08:10:46 AM
That's the one! The vehicle name is related to what it is. Still locked
:bump:
No rush! Just a friendly reminder to oko94, as I have questions about this one if/when the thread is unlocked.
It can be unlocked as I can't find the vehicle's name.
Ok. Unlocked
Multiple questions, but none of them are new; just confirming what has already been stated in the thread...
Fuel rationing was enacted in the eastern US in May, 1942. Around that time, the press began circulating articles demonstrating how prominent/respected Americans were doing their part in conserving fuel. This was one of the items that caught the attention of the press and was subsequently circulated throughout the American east.
1. There are countless versions of this same little blurb (some of which I've posted below), but none of these give the scooter a proper name. Several refer to the scooters of Mrs. Duncan and her friends as 'motor beach chairs' and at least one calls it Mrs. Duncan's 'get about', but these terms are not capitalized (unless appearing in a headline/title) and don't appear to be proper names. Can you verify that your source assigns a proper name to the vehicle?
2. Additionally, none of the (20+) articles/blurbs I have seen state that Stuart Duncan built the scooter himself, only that his wife and others "had them built." Can you confirm that your source states that Mr. Duncan was the builder?
3. Finally, I have been unable to identify an American aircraft designer from that period with that name. There are a number of articles from that period about Stuart Duncan Davies, an aircraft designer from the UK, however. Can you confirm that your source describes the American Stuart Duncan as an aircraft designer?
Thank you!
Apparently this kind of vehicles were famous in High class society ladies, at that time. This one in particular had suffered some modifications, that's why the article about it. I don't know who built it, I just know that this lady's name and the name was given to the vehicle. All the pictures that you post, shows the same lady with the same car.
Her husband's name was in the article, but there are more than 5 Stuart Duncan: Banker, Airplane designer, Musician, Architect, Dentist, etc. Anyway, all I need to know is this vehicle's given name.
To simplify as I said before, the name is just the description of what it is.
The most famous Stuart Duncan of Newport, RI, and probably the one we are talking about, as his wife is called a society leader, was the chairman of Lea & Perrins, famous importers of Worcestershire sauce. So not an aircraft designer.
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2019, 04:10:30 PM
To simplify as I said before, the name is just the description of what it is.
Gasoline-Saving Buggy/Vehicle?
Quote from: Wendax on November 16, 2019, 04:50:29 PM
The most famous Stuart Duncan of Newport, RI, and probably the one we are talking about, as his wife is called a society leader, was the chairman of Lea & Perrins, famous importers of Worcestershire sauce. So not an aircraft designer.
Maybe, I don't know for sure. My answer to this question was for leading to find the name because the disambiguation was difficult to me
Quote from: gte4289 on November 16, 2019, 07:25:39 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 16, 2019, 04:10:30 PM
To simplify as I said before, the name is just the description of what it is.
Gasoline-Saving Buggy/Vehicle?
No, More common name. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Transporter ?
No
Tri-scooter?
No. In one sense, Transporter is closer
Mototransit?
No, more physical description
Yes, two words united
Motoscooter ?
Peoplemover?
Much closer
Autocarrier ?
Carryingcar?
Commutercar ?
To make it easy: First word Xxxxx Second word Moxxxx
Humanmobile?
Bench Mobile?
Chairmobile?
Couchmobile ?
:)
I added point to Oko94 (picture and owner's name); GTE4289 (Name and pictures); and Wendax (possibly car basis)
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 17, 2019, 05:37:41 AM
I added point to Oko94 (picture and owner's name); GTE4289 (Name and pictures); and Wendax (possibly car basis)
Thanks for the point!
Thanks
Thanks too !