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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: ftg3plus4 on October 06, 2009, 07:58:56 PM
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OK, folks, it's time for a themed puzzle. And the theme is... something you'll have to figure out. There is a definite pattern to the selection of these makes, and I have strictly held to this pattern (although there's one case where a minor variation was unavoidable). No points will be given for guessing the pattern, but once it's been revealed the make names should be considerably easier to find out. (And, yes, I know there's a repost or two.)
Lots of points up for grabs, some more easily than others. Good luck!
(set 1 of 3)
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(set 2 of 3)
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(set 3 of 3)
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OK, no bites from Rookies (do we even have any of those right now?). Time to open up to Experts.
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#20: Dalat from vietnam
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#24: 1913 Autotrix
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Correct on both! But we have a long way to go, folks...
20 - Dalat - guido66
24 - Autotrix - guido66
I don't suppose the pattern is obvious yet...
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Theme: the cars are alphabetticaly ordered, by the last letter of the make
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Hmmm... I guess it was obvious...
Notice the little clue in the title: a PuzzlE oF SomethinG. (I wanted to have a title where the words ended in a, b & c, but you try coming up with one that wouldn't be too obvious!)
Actually, the pattern is just a little more specific than that (with, as I said, one very minor exception), but I'll see if you all can figure that out as we go!
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17: 1903 Darracq
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Of course. Not many candidates for that position!
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2: 1927 Arab
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Yep, I found there weren't many "b" ones around, either.
Enjoy the easy ones while you can!
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My contribution:
PS3 :1933 Frontenac C406-600 Four-Door Sedan
PS5 :Eldredge Runabout 1904
PS8 :1912 brush runabout
PS9 :1911-12 anasagasti 12HP
PS12:1913 vermorel 12HP roadster
PS13 :1937 cunningham ford town car 13
PS15:1901 ceirano 5HP
PS16:1921 Wasp
PS19:1912 priamus odin doppelphaeton
PS21:1906 Cottereau
PS25:1933 derby IS V8 cabriolet
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PS26: Should be a Metz
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PS6: 1913 herreshoff runabout
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PS10 - Brooks Stevens Excalibur.
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PS22: 1931 Wikov 70
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Wow... I'm surprised there's anything left! I knew some of these would be easy, but I have underestimated you guys once again! Some of the rest will be harder, though...
(BTW, the Derby I got to see "in the metal," and my teenage son took the pic.)
PS10 - Brooks Stevens Excalibur.
I have a partially different name for this... one that fits the pattern (though not quite as nicely as the rest).
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PS10 - Brooks Stevens Excalibur.
I have a partially different name for this... one that fits the pattern (though not quite as nicely as the rest).
I'll keep looking, but this is what I've found sofar.
"The first Excaliburs were lightweight race-and-ride roadsters built in 1951 with "vintage-modern" bodywork on the Henry J chassis"
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The Derby picture was difficult! I never saw a pic of it from the rear and I only recognized it because of the Tampa Bay Museum Citroens.. ;D
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#4 Oakland?
#10 Chiribiri?
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PS07:1911 Maytag Model 12 Pleasure Car
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Metalshapes - The answer is closer than you think!
João (re: Derby) - Boy, I never know what's going to give the answer away!
João (re: #7) - Maytag is correct!
D-Type - Sorry, #4 is not Oakland. But, appropriately, I was just looking at a pic of one and wondering if someone would guess that!
Also, there is no Chiribiri here. #10 is neither the right era nor the right letter, and we already have "i" anyway!
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Metalshapes - The answer is closer than you think!
Excalibur J
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#1 Custoca Strato
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#11 Arawak Hustler
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Last 3 all correct!
Custoca, of course, is also known as "Custoka," but either would be OK.
It occurred to me last night what I probably should have used for #10: NJ. Oh, well, it would have had the same issues as the Excalibur J anyway. It would have been a repost, and it would have slightly violated a (heretofore unstated) part of my theme: one-word, non-acronym names.
Just four to go, including the two I've been expecting to be the hardest.
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No 14: Buchanan from Australia
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No 23 is the Saginaw cyclecar from USA
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Right on both counts, sir!
I thought the Saginaw would last a little longer, but my expected "hardest" still remains...
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Just a shot in the dark: can No4 be a Crawford from USA?
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Nope!
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Do the remaining two cars come from the same country?
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As it happens, yes.
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Number18: Gardner Coupe?
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Nope.
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Numer18: Rickenbacker?
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Number 4 is a 1906 Compound Model 7.5
You naughty, naughty boy - you changed the color pic to b&w ;)
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Compound it is! But why is changing the color pic to b&w a problem? I did that a bunch of times here!
But #18 is neither Gardner nor Rickenbacker. It's a shorter-lived make than those. (American, as has now been established.) Sorry for such a generic-looking pic, but it was all I could find.
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Windsor?
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Another good guess, but... nope.
(BTW, in case it's not clear: This is the one I had expected a while ago would be the hardest!)
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Dagmar?
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Nope, not Dagmar either.
My sincere apologies, guys, but I just looked again at the page where I found the original #18 pic and realized that it was not of the actual car in question, but of a common car that the car in question somewhat looked like. I have, on short notice, managed to find an actual (though admittedly lousy) pic of the real car. Please take a look before continuing with guesses. I'll post a better pic later if I can find one (though this one was hard enough to find).
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Gardner
Rickenbacker
Windsor
Dagmar
And Enger?
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Nope. A hint: The makes you've guessed so far all seem to have ended before this car was made.
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Star?
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Nope.
At least my mistake with the picture doesn't seem to have made things any harder than they would have been... ::)
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Elcar?
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Or the Mercer which was revived by Elcar in 1931?
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Forget about Elcar please!!!!!!!
It´s a Jaeger! Only now I saw that you changed the pic ;D
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That's it! Apologies again for the mistake.
For some reason I decided to see if I could find another pic, and in the process happened to notice, belatedly, that the caption to the one I had said the Jaeger somewhat resembled this Chevy except it didn't have a rumble seat! AAAAAAAA! :o Fortunately I found the real pic at the same time (although a better one would be welcome if someone has one... hint hint). Sigh. For this mistake, I hang my head in shame (and refrain from posting another puzzle until who knows when)! At least I caught it before someone else busted me.
Final results:
1 - Custoca - studhamsmudger
2 - Arab - guido66
3 - Frontenac - João
4 - Compound - pnegyesi
5 - Eldredge - João
6 - Herreshoff - João
7 - Maytag - João
8 - Brush - João
9 - Anasagasti - João
10 - Excalibur J - metalshapes
11 - Arawak - studhamsmudger
12 - Vermorel - João
13 - Cunningham - João
14 - Buchanan - pnegyesi
15 - Ceirano - João
16 - Wasp - João
17 - Darracq - guido66
18 - Jaeger - João
19 - Priamus - João
20 - Dalat - guido66
21 - Cottereau - João
22 - Wikov - João
23 - Saginaw - pnegyesi
24 - Autotrix - guido66
25 - Derby - João
26 - Metz - João
That's...
1 point for metalshapes
2 points for studhamsmudger
3 points for pnegyesi
4 points for guido66
and 16 for the ever-persisent João!
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Ftg3plu4, this puzzle was awesome. I don't think it was such a terrible mistake, and if you have more of these, please post them!
Only a little complain...befor giving to many hints, why don't you move it to the lonely pros? ;)
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Sorry, but the Experts were just too good on this one... it never came close to making it to the pros! (And it's not like I gave a lot of hints, either!)
OK, what could I do next? Maybe one with Babcock, Abadal, Scootmobile... nah!
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"The Jaeger was an automobile built in Belleville, Michigan by the Jaeger Motor Car Company from 1932-33. The Jaeger was powered by a six-cylinder Continental engine, rated at 70 bhp. Wire wheels were standard on the vehicle, with a V-radiator grille and three diagonal groups of four louvers on each side of the bonnet. Only a few coupes and convertible coupes were actually produced. The vehicle sold for $700."
Would be a great idea!
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I'll shut up after this, but... I blame my mistake mostly on the article where I got the first "Jaeger" pic. Who writes a whole article about a car, then doesn't provide a picture of that car, but of some other car that it looks kind of like? Especially when most cars from that era look kind of like each other to begin with? Lame, lame, LAME!