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DANGER, Will Robinson! DANGER!!!!! :o
Having decided that his tinfoil hat was effectively protecting his brain, Scott's next project was his car.
None of the above.
The device at the top has the same function (though not the same configuration) as a 'safety feature' currently in vogue.
My guess is that the device at the top is akin to the modern CHMSL, but I still have no idea what kind of vehicle it is. I'm guessing late '30's, and most likely American or European manufacturer...
Dan
And here I was thinking it was a hot air balloon. Silly me.
Quote from: Tifosi on January 04, 2007, 02:54:01 PM
My guess is that the device at the top is akin to the modern CHMSL, but I still have no idea what kind of vehicle it is. I'm guessing late '30's, and most likely American or European manufacturer...
Dan
Not a CHMSL. Your geographical guess is sound, however.
Quote from: porridgehead on January 04, 2007, 03:38:55 PM
And here I was thinking it was a hot air balloon. Silly me.
Yes, quite.
I'd suspect a navigation device of some sort.
Well....sort of.
I think the excresence on the roof is a distant kin to the satellite radio antennae so much in vogue today. Some sort of radio antenna, most likely for receiving code burst transmissions from intergalactic travellers like Zaphed Beeblebrox or the like. ???
It is clearly rear engined, so I am going to guess it is a VW or NSU based thingamabob and was some sort of emergency vehicle used in moutainous terrain where radio reception was poor. Perhaps it was designed to replace the fabled Saint Bernard in Alpine rescue missions? The fact that it has no fenders is a clue. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is a clue TO! :-[
No, it doesn't accept transmissions, radio or otherwise. It emits radiation.
It emits radiation
What? LIke a sound truck???? ??? Or radiation as in radar waves?
Its a mystery to me why the device on top has little winglets on it or why the "tail" has a vestigial dorsal fin. Both would indicate some sort of aerodynamic assistance, but why a vehicle that clearly has a top speed of 37.2 kph would NEED such assistance, I cannot figure.
Perhaps a land speed record in the Ugly Vehicle category? :P
It's a prototype of Corbin's taxi from THE FIFTH ELEMENT.
Dan
Not a sound (unless it squeaks) or radar emitter.
Not a Fifth Element Taxi prototype.
Not a sound (unless it squeaks) or radar emitter.
Well, then it must be a light. Unless it is scent emitter.
QuoteWell, then it must be a light.
Yes!
GREAT! ;D
Now all I need know is who built it and why and I will be able to die happy! ::)
The only reason I can think of for such a light would be for use as a "Follow Me" car at an airport. Either that, or as a clever device to lure unsuspecting motorists in the Alps to drive over a cliff and kill themselves.
Oh, wait! How about a pace car kinda thingie?
As you can tell, being privy to the knowledge that this thing has a big damn light on the roof advances my understanding of it origins or history not at all..... :(
Perhaps it was a research vehicle to test UV head-lights (black light)?
All the tin foil was probably there to avoid that the peoples inside the car got heavy sun-burns.
Not a UV light, a 'follow me' light, a pace-car thingy, or an over-the-cliff lure.
Based on the appearance of the tires, Is it from the 50's?
Is it based on VW underpinnings?
Is it's purpose for remote radio/TV broadcasting?
it is a contemporary of the very earliest Beetles, and shares some similar features, though I don't think their are any VW parts in this car.
This vehicle is designed to do only what ordinary cars did, only differently. It has no special purpose beyond the transport of people and some of their belongings.
Is it possibly an attempt at a self driving car?
No sir. Here is another view of the car. This should clear things right up!
Quote from: KarnUtz on January 08, 2007, 03:21:11 AM
This should clear things right up!
Yep. Clear as mud.
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I was being fac....fas....I was kidding!
Quote from: KarnUtz on January 08, 2007, 03:27:41 AM
I was being fac....fas....I was kidding!
We don't need any more goats. We need heroes.
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I forgot the ;)
is the device at the top a high mounted brake or fog light or similar?
Amphibious?
It is a type of light. The car is not amphibious.
If the roof gadget is some kind of distance sensor to stop it from running into things, it obviously doesn't work, judging by the dents on the nose...
It is a type of light
Perhaps a laser?
Well, since the car appears to have no other front mounted lights, perhaps this IS the headlight? And taillight as well, from the rear. And when turning, a little bird pops out of either side and says "Cuckoo. Cuckoo"
Now, of course, the question remains: Why would anyone put the headlight on the roof? Perhaps the car was an advertising medium for a manuafacturer of cupolas? ??? Or perhaps the designed had broken several headlamps by running into things, people and other cars and was determined to put the damn thing someplace where it couldn't get broken? Then again, it may an ultraviolet light and you have to wear special goggles to see anything.
I will tell you this much, Mr. Utz. This is one of the most damnably consternating puzzles yet, one which YOU, as the poser of questions, must take great pride in posting. But we will GET you, sir. Oh yes we will. Someday, someplace, when you least expect it, we will find you and we will beat you severely about the head and shoulders with our cudgels until you reveal the answer to this riddle. I haven't slept in three days. I'm losing weight. My cat and my dog avoid me. 'Tis a terrible curse you have visited upon us, sir.
VENGEANCE IS MINE, SAYETH MG! ;D
Is it a Rumpler?
Dan
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Well, since the car appears to have no other front mounted lights, perhaps this IS the headlight? And taillight as well, from the rear. And when turning, a little bird pops out of either side and says "Cuckoo. Cuckoo"
Now, of course, the question remains: Why would anyone put the headlight on the roof? Perhaps the car was an advertising medium for a manuafacturer of cupolas? ??? Or perhaps the designed had broken several headlamps by running into things, people and other cars and was determined to put the damn thing someplace where it couldn't get broken? Then again, it may an ultraviolet light and you have to wear special goggles to see anything.
I will tell you this much, Mr. Utz. This is one of the most damnably consternating puzzles yet, one which YOU, as the poser of questions, must take great pride in posting. But we will GET you, sir. Oh yes we will. Someday, someplace, when you least expect it, we will find you and we will beat you severely about the head and shoulders with our cudgels until you reveal the answer to this riddle. I haven't slept in three days. I'm losing weight. My cat and my dog avoid me. 'Tis a terrible curse you have visited upon us, sir.
VENGEANCE IS MINE, SAYETH MG! ;D
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Dan
Stewie Griffin lives ar t Auto Puzzles.com...
Hmmmm.....you may have a point there. I'd ask Rich for his take on this but his fees are outrageous!
Personality
Stewie is extremely intelligent and speaks with an affected English accent. His Machiavellian ambitions not only include world domination, but matricide. In the commentary of one episode, MacFarlane reveals that Stewie's evil personality is a result of Lois smoking marijuana while pregnant with him, which she said in a dream sequence in the episode "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington": "You're an evil child! Why, oh why did I smoke pot while I was pregnant with you?".
Stewie has a sophisticated style, attitude and mannerisms, juxtaposed with typical childish interests. He enjoys literature such as Marlowe's Faust, Machiavelli, and Sun-Tzu (the latter two he read for advice on world domination). He cites pop culture references that date much farther back than his age would permit; however he has also shown an affinity for children's singer Raffi and has a hypnotic attraction to the Teletubbies. Stewie also succumbs to other failings of children his age: in "Emission Impossible", Lois subdues Stewie by blowing on his stomach. At one point Peter convinces Stewie that he has vanished into thin air by playing peek-a-boo with him. MacFarlane has stated that Stewie is meant to represent the general helplessness of an infant through the eyes of an adult. Consequently, his longing to conquer the world is based upon his desire for control over his own life.
Stewie is a scientific genius, apparently able to master physics and mechanical engineering, as well as construct a bewildering variety of machines including lasers, advanced fighter-jets, mind control devices, weather-control devices, robots, and even time machines. He frequently uses these devices to cope with the stresses of infant life (such as the pain from teething and his hatred of broccoli), to kill Lois, or for other purposes, such as destroying all of the sperm in Peter's body so he will not have to compete with another baby.
Werd..
Dan
Quote from: Tifosi on January 08, 2007, 01:31:40 PM
Is it a Rumpler?
Dan
No. It shares it's name with an underacheiving small car sold some decades later.
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Well, since the car appears to have no other front mounted lights, perhaps this IS the headlight?
Yes!
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
And taillight as well, from the rear. And when turning, a little bird pops out of either side and says "Cuckoo. Cuckoo"
No, and no. The thing that makes this configuration of headlight worthwhile would make a taillight decidedly less worthwhile.
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Now, of course, the question remains: Why would anyone put the headlight on the roof?
What's important about the headlight is not where it is, but what it's capable of doing.
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Perhaps the car was an advertising medium for a manufacturer of cupolas?
No.
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Or perhaps the designed had broken several headlamps by running into things, people and other cars and was determined to put the damn thing someplace where it couldn't get broken?
While those maladies might have befallen the builder, making the light less susceptible to breakage was not his objective, to the best of my knowledge.
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
Then again, it may an ultraviolet light and you have to wear special goggles to see anything.
No
Quote from: MG on January 08, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
I will tell you this much, Mr. Utz. This is one of the most damnably consternating puzzles yet, one which YOU, as the poser of questions, must take great pride in posting. But we will GET you, sir. Oh yes we will. Someday, someplace, when you least expect it, we will find you and we will beat you severely about the head and shoulders with our cudgels until you reveal the answer to this riddle. I haven't slept in three days. I'm losing weight. My cat and my dog avoid me. 'Tis a terrible curse you have visited upon us, sir.
VENGEANCE IS MINE, SAYETH MG! ;D
C'est la vie.
Headlight turns with the vehicle like Preston Tucker envisioned? And as some of the new Lexus' are doing?
Is this an early vehicle by Tucker?
QuoteHeadlight turns with the vehicle like Preston Tucker envisioned?
Yes!
But this car was built before the Tucker.
Very early Tatra prototype?
No. This car was US built.
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1938 Eliot Cricket III
You mean to tell me there was an Eliot Cricket I and an Eliot Cricket II? :o
Ridiculous...... >:(
Quote from: MG on February 24, 2007, 03:37:31 PM
You mean to tell me there was an Eliot Cricket I and an Eliot Cricket II? :o
Ridiculous...... >:(
while it is apparently true that this is in fact the third in the series of Elliot Crickets... It still doesn't answer: "Were does karn come up with this stuff?"
Quote from: erbas on February 24, 2007, 02:31:31 PM
1938 Eliot Cricket III
Yes!
Samuel Eliot, ASAE, was an automotive experimenter and visionary. The Cricket III incorporated many of his ahead-of-the-time ideas; torsion-bar suspension, stainless-steel body; one-piece frame, rear-mounted engine, aircraft type control column for steering and braking and no-glare, slotted headlights. Among his many patents was an engine which would run on any fuel. In 1933 he built Boston's first parking garage
It might be of interest to you, Abingdon, that your post was reported as being offensive. To the uninitiated, it would appear our brand of sarcastic wit is a bit boorish. FWIW.....
Were does karn come up with this stuff
THAT is a question to which there is no known answer. Some suggest he has been reincarnated, having previously lived here on earth in the body of one Machiavelli! :o
And as far as that other thing, rich, yeah, I know all about it and have humbly prostrated myself in front of the critquer, pulled my forelock and begged for foregiveness.
In my own unique style, of course! ;D
Well, Jeez...even I thought it was an Eliot Cricket III.....
:o ;)
Mr. Samuel Eliot himself said this vehicle is named "New Era Safety Car" in a 1939 British car magazine:
Perhaps as he fiddled with the car (1939 was a year later than its build) he gave it a more marketable name, as he was touting its safety. Somebody should tell the museum that owns and displays the car with the bogus name I quoted. :(