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Title: Solved: PN #954 -- Locomotive Car by Jack Tucker , 1924
Post by: pnegyesi on November 06, 2016, 04:37:23 AM
Who built this and when? A point is waiting for you!
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 13, 2016, 06:45:10 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Bill Murray on November 14, 2016, 07:25:04 AM
I am not too sure how to approach this quiz as 2+ hours of research always lead into the "Black Hole", the name of the builder.

Pal very nicely left the name of the original photographer, Sennecke, on the bottom of the puzzle photo and I was able to find not only this photo but hundreds of his works that were very interesting.

That led to "Zeitbilder 16/1924" which is where the photo was apparently published.  Found that and the proper page.

Unfortunately, this reference and many others refer to this vehicle as being built to represent a locomotive in 1924 by "An Eccentric American" and no more details including his name and the location.  Speaking of the location, it does not look like the US, and Sennecke seems to have done most all of his photography in Europe.

I can see pieces of a few words on your photo that may have the answer, but the source with that photo never came up in my search.

So Pal, that is as far as I can take it for now.  Please do not lock it, give someone else a chance.

Bill

Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 14, 2016, 07:49:15 AM
:) It was taken in America
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 20, 2016, 06:53:14 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Paul Jaray on November 22, 2016, 12:28:36 PM
Few people built a trackless train in the States... is this one of Mc Gee's early prototypes?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 22, 2016, 01:50:00 PM
no
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Post by: ropat53 on November 23, 2016, 09:25:53 AM
Model T Ford based, can it be found on line?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 23, 2016, 10:01:58 AM
probably Model T based though it is not mentioned. Yes, you can found the picture online with the right caption
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: oko94 on November 24, 2016, 11:09:25 AM
Was the car built in 1924 or before ?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 24, 2016, 11:10:13 AM
1924
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: oko94 on August 03, 2017, 05:42:06 AM
Can it still be found online ?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on August 03, 2017, 01:07:31 PM
yes
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: oko94 on August 03, 2017, 03:47:20 PM
Is it on a Facebook page ?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on August 03, 2017, 11:05:28 PM
maybe, but a simple google search also gives the necessary result :)
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: oko94 on August 04, 2017, 06:42:13 AM
Is it on an Hungarian website ?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on August 04, 2017, 10:29:39 AM
no
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: oko94 on August 04, 2017, 10:49:49 AM
Is it on a German website ?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on August 04, 2017, 11:01:19 AM
no
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Wendax on August 04, 2017, 03:49:56 PM
Just my personal feeling: Shouldn't the questions be about the car or the circumstances of its creation rather than about the internet page where this picture was taken from? But maybe that's just an old-fashioned way of thinking.
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Oguerrerob on August 05, 2017, 02:29:33 PM
Any relation with 'Wrightwood Representative'?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on August 05, 2017, 04:12:19 PM
no
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on October 21, 2017, 10:53:43 AM
To The Black Hole
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: grobmotorix on December 20, 2017, 05:13:52 PM
Was the builder a Mr. Hunt?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2017, 11:44:12 PM
no, but thanks for trying :)
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Oguerrerob on August 23, 2018, 10:50:28 AM
Similar vehicle
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: gte4289 on November 14, 2018, 12:46:15 PM
The puzzle vehicle was photographed in Illinois in 1924. It is probably the most poorly executed example of a trackless train/automobile-locomotive from that period that I have seen. While the examples created by A. F. Sternad (based in Chicago, IL) appear to be considerably superior to this vehicle, I am aware of no other candidates in that area at that time. So, was the puzzle vehicle created by Sternad?
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on November 14, 2018, 12:53:58 PM
thanks you for reviving my puzzle. Not by Sternad
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: Oguerrerob on January 04, 2023, 04:06:54 PM
Jack Tucker 1924 Chicago, USA
Title: Re: PN #954
Post by: pnegyesi on January 04, 2023, 04:52:58 PM
Hoooray
Two very well deserved points for you
Title: Re: Solved: PN #954 -- Locomotive Car by Jack Tucker , 1924
Post by: Oguerrerob on January 04, 2023, 11:20:18 PM
Thank you!!