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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Ray B. on January 06, 2009, 07:35:03 AM

Title: Art and cars #4 - Solved! Stan Laurel and the Ford T
Post by: Ray B. on January 06, 2009, 07:35:03 AM
Who is he, and what car can he be associated with?

Art and cars. Painters, writers, musicians, actors, movie makers: in a nutshell, artists. Cars of special importance in their work, or in their life.
This one, being relatively easy, will be worth just 1 point. Tougher ones will be worth 2, one for the artist, one for the car.
Rule of this puzzle is: you identify the artist, you have one week to find the car. After that, the hunt is opened and anyone can rob you of your point.

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Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Ray B. on January 19, 2009, 05:39:59 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: DynaMike on January 19, 2009, 08:01:49 AM
Is that Oscar Niemeyer, the architect of Brasilia, and therefore to be linked to Volkswagen Brasilia ?
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: jotage21 on January 19, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
Leopold Stokowski and Dymaxion
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Ray B. on January 19, 2009, 09:04:49 AM
None of the above.
I am kind of sorry of the mean trick I used, choosing that kind of photograph. The face of this man is so well-known that I felt any other angle would have been too revealing. Yet, even like this I feel that someone can make a right guess.
It's still early for clues, though.
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Arunas on January 19, 2009, 01:44:21 PM
Is this sir Alec Issigonis. (Morris)
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Ray B. on January 20, 2009, 05:47:39 AM
With all due respect to Alec Issigonis, I don't think he was an artist by trade.
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Ray B. on January 21, 2009, 03:50:42 AM
And up again...
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: @re on January 21, 2009, 07:24:17 PM
I saw the picture, studied as much of the man's face as I could, and my very first thought: Stan Laurel. Don't tell me why, I've never seen much Laurel & Hardy, but it was just a hunch. You can imagine the shock when a quick picture search for Stan Laurel turned up this very picture on the first page...

The car you're after is probably the Ford T that the two comedians drove around in in their films?
Title: Re: Art and cars #4
Post by: Ray B. on January 22, 2009, 04:51:18 AM
Now, @re, that's what I call a keen eye!
Always trust your first thoughts!