GTC #79 SOLVED: 1950s "Mainland"

DHoffmann · November 24, 2008, 09:10:19 AM

Seen this oddity before?

If so, 1 point could be yours.

Good luck!

DHoffmann · December 10, 2008, 11:15:59 PM

Bumping.

jotage21 · December 11, 2008, 06:31:35 AM

Brazilian?

DHoffmann · December 11, 2008, 06:32:23 AM

Quote from: jotage21 on December 11, 2008, 06:31:35 AM
Brazilian?

Nope.

hugo90 · December 12, 2008, 12:21:32 AM

Right hand drive, Ford grille, unfamiliar number plate, so must be a Commonwealth country. Imagining that the script says Montego, so how about Jamaica?

DHoffmann · December 12, 2008, 07:43:38 AM

Quote from: hugo90 on December 12, 2008, 12:21:32 AM
Right hand drive, Ford grille, unfamiliar number plate, so must be a Commonwealth country. Imagining that the script says Montego, so how about Jamaica?

Very good reasoning, but it's not Jamaican.

Quiller · December 12, 2008, 12:46:50 PM

Australian?

DHoffmann · December 13, 2008, 01:58:27 AM

Quote from: Quiller on December 12, 2008, 12:46:50 PM
Australian?

Correctamundo.

DHoffmann · December 26, 2008, 10:02:35 AM

Pahrofessionals?

DHoffmann · May 29, 2009, 02:46:53 AM

Quote from: DHoffmann on December 26, 2008, 10:02:35 AM
Pahrofessionals?

Anyone have a clue one this one yet?

Ray B. · May 29, 2009, 03:11:04 AM

Is the man at the wheel known for anything?

DHoffmann · May 29, 2009, 03:30:21 AM

Quote from: Ray B. on May 29, 2009, 03:11:04 AM
Is the man at the wheel known for anything?

I highly doubt he's known for anything other than this car, and I don't think he's known for that either because it was so unpopular.

faksta · October 10, 2009, 05:20:20 AM

It should be an MG based car, shouldn't it?

DHoffmann · October 14, 2009, 10:58:24 AM

Quote from: faksta on October 10, 2009, 05:20:20 AM
It should be an MG based car, shouldn't it?

Again, I'm not with my records at the moment, but I'm fairly certain in saying that this has nothing to do with MG.

DHoffmann · November 26, 2009, 12:59:46 AM

To stop the incessant crying out for more information, I shall yield.

Engine and transmission were borrowed from a conventional 1952 Ford sedan, the complete car bought second hand circa 1956 and the new owner was told nothing more than that it was built in Queensland.

All I'm after to solve this one is the name on the car, because that's all I know too.

Paul Jaray · March 14, 2010, 07:44:37 AM

Is this car on the web, on a magazine\book or both?

DHoffmann · July 12, 2010, 10:29:40 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on March 14, 2010, 07:44:37 AM
Is this car on the web, on a magazine\book or both?

Only location I've seen it was in a single issue of a single magazine, where it was potentially sent in by a reader. (All my magazines are in boxes and not in my possession currently, so I can't verify it)

I've found no web link, but that could be because the name is a fairly standard word, shared by a large number of descriptions and companies, including a dairy product company. (<-------- Thinly veiled HINT!!!)

guido66 · July 13, 2010, 03:05:16 PM

Let's start dairypuzzles.com

Hershey?

DHoffmann · July 13, 2010, 03:20:18 PM

Quote from: guido66 on July 13, 2010, 03:05:16 PM
Let's start dairypuzzles.com

Hershey?

You're leaving out the country of origin as a clue with that answer.

pnegyesi · July 13, 2010, 03:28:57 PM

Tatura?

DHoffmann · July 14, 2010, 02:06:27 AM

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 13, 2010, 03:28:57 PM
Tatura?

Remember that the name is also a geographical description as well as a large Australasian dairy product company that I've just noticed has also expanded into the US.

pnegyesi · July 14, 2010, 02:26:44 AM

Tatura fits all these descriptions: it is a village and an Australasian dairy product company.

Another candidate would be Fonterra

DHoffmann · July 14, 2010, 08:57:49 AM

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 14, 2010, 02:26:44 AM
Tatura fits all these descriptions: it is a village and an Australasian dairy product company.

Another candidate would be Fonterra

Tatura as a location sure, but you wouldn't describe something geographical as 'the tatura'. Neither is is Fonterra.
The geographical hint refers not to a location, but a term used in geographical descriptions, a lot.

Also remember to look at the badge... there's your first letter straight away....

pnegyesi · July 14, 2010, 10:27:50 AM

National?

Paul Jaray · July 14, 2010, 10:34:48 AM

Mountaineer?

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GTC #79 SOLVED: 1950s "Mainland"