What it is 196...SOLVED>>> Shotwell aka Philbert the Puddle Jumper

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GRAYWOLF

June 11, 2007, 08:52:03 AM Last Edit: June 12, 2007, 10:19:11 AM by GRAYWOLF


This is a home built vehicle. What is its nickname ans what (fairly unique) engine does it have under the hood?
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Tuckeroo

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June 19, 2007, 01:02:41 PM Last Edit: March 07, 2009, 04:31:21 AM by Otto Puzzell
Aha...It's known as the 1931 Shotwell, after it's creator Bob Shotwell and features a 1931 Indian motorcycle engine (77.2 cid 4 cylinder).  Now in the Jay Leno collection:

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Tuckeroo

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June 19, 2007, 01:10:37 PM
...Oh, and it's nickname is "Philbert the Puddle Jumper"

grobmotorix

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June 22, 2007, 09:01:57 AM Last Edit: March 07, 2009, 04:31:40 AM by Otto Puzzell

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Ray B.

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June 15, 2011, 05:28:03 AM
Period pic with Bob Shotwell.
He Touched Me With His Noodly Appendage

gte4289

#6
October 12, 2019, 03:38:27 PM
Quote from: Ray B. on June 15, 2011, 05:28:03 AM
Period pic with Bob Shotwell.
Missing pic:

Wendax

#7
March 04, 2022, 02:01:59 AM
Looks like a from a cartoon.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

Wendax

#8
March 11, 2022, 02:06:23 AM
up

Zerk

#9
March 11, 2022, 02:33:50 AM
The 1931 Shotwell?

Wendax

#10
March 11, 2022, 04:10:04 AM
I have a different name and a different year.

Zerk

#11
March 11, 2022, 06:21:09 AM
Perhaps 1935 and "Philbert the Puddle Jumper" :lmao:?

Wendax

#12
March 11, 2022, 07:12:22 AM
At least 1935 is correct.  ;D

Zerk

#13
March 14, 2022, 05:54:38 AM
Not what I first thought, then. Is this car powered by a motorcycle engine?

Wendax

#14
March 14, 2022, 06:26:44 AM
Yes

Zerk

#15
March 15, 2022, 07:48:42 PM
Was it built by an American teenager who went on to become a professional pilot?

Wendax

#16
March 16, 2022, 03:04:32 AM
I neither know what became of him, nor how old he was when he built this car, just "young".

Rusty Chrome

#17
March 16, 2022, 06:33:38 AM
A young Minneapolis student bulit this car driven by a four cylinder motorcycle engine. The car is forty-six inches high and accomodates two passengers. It will travel eighty-five miles an hour and run forty miles to the gallon. Front wheels, axles and brakes are all Ford.

Wendax

#18
March 16, 2022, 06:40:11 AM
Well found! Locked for you to find the name of the builder.
A hint: Try to find the source you used online.  ;)

Rusty Chrome

#19
March 16, 2022, 08:47:23 AM
I did wonder about that - it has V. N. Carlisle with the Minneapolis address handwritten under the image, but just above it has Robert Shotwell handwritten with a line apparently leading to the "young Minneapolis student".

Wendax

#20
March 16, 2022, 09:10:19 AM
Oh boy, I've made a mistake. I thought V. N. Carlisle was the builder, but it definitely was built by Robert Shotwell. The car still exists and was puzzled before: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/what-it-is-196-solvedgtgtgtphilbert-the-puddle-jumper-shotwell
Furthermore Zerk was right when he just guessed it was the Shotwell aka The Puddle Jumper.
So here is one point each for Zerk and Rusty Chrome.

Zerk

#22
March 16, 2022, 07:07:03 PM
Thank you for the puzzle and the point.
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