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Title: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition - Closed! Austin FX4
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 16, 2008, 04:21:42 AM
Nope! No car pictures here. Just a variation on a theme that’s already developed in some of our traditional, post-a-pic puzzles, wherein participants guess country of origin, designer, builder, etc.

So, here’s how this one works. I’ve a particular make, model and model year of automobile in mind. I’ve chosen a relatively well-know automobile that most any casual automotive enthusiast from most any land could ID, if they saw it.

The puzzle will originate with 20 available points. As each guess is expended, a point will be deducted from that 20. The person who correctly identifies the make model and model year of this car will be awarded 20 points, minus the points deducted previous to his or her correct ID guess.

Who would like to begin the guessing? 
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: @re on February 16, 2008, 04:59:12 AM
Mainland European?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 16, 2008, 05:03:48 AM
No

(19)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 21, 2008, 05:20:33 AM
Geez, you guys gave up easy on this one...  ???
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Allan L on February 21, 2008, 05:32:02 AM
From the USofA?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 21, 2008, 05:38:56 AM
Not 'murcan.  :)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Allan L on February 21, 2008, 06:23:15 AM
British?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 21, 2008, 06:32:40 AM
Yes!

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Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 21, 2008, 02:57:17 PM
From British Leyland?
(Lanchaster-Leyland-Daimler-Riley-Wolseley-Albion-Standard-Thornycroft-Crossley-Rover-Austin-BSA-Morris-Guy-Alvis-Triumph-MG-Jaguar)
...this is gonna help.....
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 22, 2008, 05:30:11 AM
Not at first, but yes.  ;)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Allan L on February 22, 2008, 06:18:18 AM
Jaguar?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 22, 2008, 08:57:04 AM
No
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 22, 2008, 09:20:18 AM
Daimler?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 22, 2008, 11:45:42 AM
Nope
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 22, 2008, 02:01:48 PM
Rover?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 03:53:37 AM
Not a Rover
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Allan L on February 23, 2008, 04:51:56 AM
Post-(second)war?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 23, 2008, 04:59:03 AM
Triumph?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 06:43:42 AM
Quote from: Allan L on February 23, 2008, 04:51:56 AM
Post-(second)war?

Yes!
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 06:44:00 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 23, 2008, 04:59:03 AM
Triumph?

No

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Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 23, 2008, 07:54:00 AM
Alvis?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 08:07:26 AM
Not an Alvis
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 23, 2008, 08:14:39 AM
An open top car?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 08:22:41 AM
No sir.
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 23, 2008, 09:37:58 AM
Morris?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 23, 2008, 01:04:35 PM
No

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Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 23, 2008, 02:24:39 PM
Austin or Riley ?
(Yes if one of them no if not...wich one if you are to generous..)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Allan L on February 23, 2008, 03:18:04 PM
How about an MG B GT?
I think that is " a relatively well-know automobile that most any casual automotive enthusiast from most any land could ID, if they saw it."
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 03:37:39 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 23, 2008, 02:24:39 PM
Austin or Riley ?
(Yes if one of them no if not...wich one if you are to generous..)

Not a Riley

(7)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 03:38:17 AM
Not an MG

(6)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 07:35:17 AM
Austin Mini
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 08:46:25 AM
No sir.

(5)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 24, 2008, 11:06:22 AM
Standard Vanguard? (Standard/Triumph became part of Leyland i 1961)
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 11:10:28 AM
There were Standard and Austin out of my list, but when He replies "Not a Riley" when I asked if an Austin or a Riley...that means that it should be an Austin..or He should be a bad boy!
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 11:15:36 AM
Quote from: SeaLion on February 24, 2008, 11:06:22 AM
Standard Vanguard? (Standard/Triumph became part of Leyland i 1961)

No
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 11:16:42 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 11:10:28 AM
There were Standard and Austin out of my list, but when He replies "Not a Riley" when I asked if an Austin or a Riley...that means that it should be an Austin..or He should be a bad boy!

That's right.

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Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 11:21:38 AM
It is a post-war Austin closed-body, relatively well-known.....so it's impossible to determinate this one if it's an A-type car (a40,a125....) with only 3 questions left, it's also hard to spot the saloon series (1100-1300-1800), so is that an Austin Allegro, (assuming that not a mini implies not a mini-moke or a mini-cooper as well)?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 24, 2008, 03:39:50 PM
Not an Allegro

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Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: SeaLion on February 24, 2008, 03:57:43 PM
A40
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 05:22:31 PM
Austin A135 princess?
Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 25, 2008, 03:15:18 AM
Quote from: SeaLion on February 24, 2008, 03:57:43 PM
A40

No

Title: Re: 20 Questions Puzzle; 2nd Edition
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 25, 2008, 03:18:52 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 24, 2008, 05:22:31 PM
Austin A135 princess?

No

(0)

And with that, the panel has been stumped!

The mystery car was the ubiquitous Austin FX4 (AKA, a "London Taxi")