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Solved - NTM #49: 1904 Royce 10 hp

Started by ftg3plus4, August 21, 2010, 11:24:57 AM

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ftg3plus4

Not a very obscure make, perhaps, but you could say it's better known for what it isn't than for what it is...
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

ftg3plus4

OK, Rookies -- your week is up.

Experts?
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

ftg3plus4

BTW, at least one reference has been made to this car's builder in AutoPuzzles before...
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

ftg3plus4

No Expert action either, huh? And this one could be easy if only someone tried...

OK, opening up to all now.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

pnegyesi

It looks like an early Royce 10 HP - and it is not a Rolls-Royce

ftg3plus4

That's exactly what it is (and isn't), sir! Well done!
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel