Quick look on the internet found:
Arnolt Corporation was founded in 1932 by Stanley H. Arnolt II (1907-1963) in
Chicago with three employees, manufacturing automobile lubricating devices.
During that time Arnolt developed an inboard marine engine called the
Sea-Mite, which was one-third lighter than other engines of equal horsepower.
On the thick foggy morning of September 26, 1938, with one of his engines
affixed to a 13-foot boat, Arnolt left St. Joseph, Michigan and headed for
Chicago.
Fighting waves and fog, he made the trip in four hours. Boatmen along Navy
Pier shook their heads in disbelief, stating that he had more nerve than they
did. He was greeted through the still thick morning fog with, "Hallo there,
Wacky!". The headline of an article that day in The Chicago Daily News read,
"Wacky Comes Through in Fog; Crosses Lake in 13-Foot Boat"b&and the nickname
stuck. Thereafter, he was known as "Wacky" Arnolt.
Aloha
Perry
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Feldman <qualitas.jack at gmail.com>
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 4:43 pm
Subject: [Healeys] Wacky Arnolt
Since there is so much talk about distributors, I remembered and unanswered
uestion about S. H. Arnolt, the Midwest distributor. He is known for
ending MG chassis to Italy to have them special bodied to sell here in the
tates. He is usually referred to as Wacky. I even have a picture of him in
overalls with the name Wacky above the pocket.
Anyone know why?
Jack
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