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Title: Solved: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 04, 2011, 05:13:12 AM: This puzzle is a little bit different. You don't have to identify a car that you can see in the picture, because there is no car in the picture. It's gone. But I think those pictures are so widely known that you will be able to identify the missing cars. Have fun!

One point each for every correct car. Points will be awarded at the end.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 04, 2011, 05:14:10 AM: The correct answers:
#1: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV (Otto Puzzell)
#2: Fiat 124 Sport Spider (als15)
#3: Fiat 124 Sport Coupé (araknid)
#4: BMW 3.3 L (Allemano)
#5: Mecedes-Benz C111 (hondast)
#6: Triumph Spitfire 1500 (Limo)
#7: Ford Capri RS 2600 (Ehhxekt)
#8: Citroen SM (Limo)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 04, 2011, 05:22:30 AM: Brilliant!
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on May 04, 2011, 05:28:36 AM: Nice idea! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: knightfan26917 on May 06, 2011, 12:59:53 AM: Wow ... love this puzzle concept.

Sadly, I don't know any of them right now... :(.

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Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: barrett on May 06, 2011, 05:14:31 AM: Oops! Thought this had hit the experts :-X
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 13, 2011, 02:25:26 AM: Sadly no Rookie response, so have a go at it, Experts!
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: barrett on May 13, 2011, 02:26:52 AM: Okay!

#8 - Talbot/ Simca/ Matra Bagheera?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 13, 2011, 02:29:38 AM: Quote from: barrett on May 13, 2011, 02:26:52 AM
Okay!

#8 - Talbot/ Simca/ Matra Bagheera?

Sorry, no
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: barrett on May 13, 2011, 02:34:02 AM: #6 Vespa 400?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 13, 2011, 02:34:52 AM: Again not
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: barrett on May 13, 2011, 02:37:34 AM: Okay I give up! ;D
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 13, 2011, 02:39:39 AM: Oh come on, not that early! ;D
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: als15 on May 13, 2011, 03:12:08 AM: #2 is a Fiat 124 Sport Spider.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:02:13 PM: Yes, first one found. How about the others?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:09:14 PM: Nr. 6 is a yellow Triumph Spitfire 1500 met italian license plates.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:15:19 PM: no.8 is a goldcolor Citroen SM, as i remember right... can't find the original...
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: D-type on May 14, 2011, 05:16:07 PM: Is #8 a Ford Corsair?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:19:47 PM: Quote from: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:09:14 PM
Nr. 6 is a yellow Triumph Spitfire 1500 met italian license plates.

Yes, another one found.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:26:08 PM: #3: Fiat 131 racing? haha, brilliant puzzle!
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:26:35 PM: Quote from: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:15:19 PM
no.8 is a goldcolor Citroen SM, as i remember right... can't find the original...

You remember it right, a Citroen SM it is. Congratulations.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:28:43 PM: Quote from: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:26:08 PM
#3: Fiat 131 racing? haha, brilliant puzzle!

Sorry, not a 131 racing.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:32:58 PM: i found a 131 racing with almost the same background, i think a different Fiat?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:38:29 PM: That is a good way to go
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:50:18 PM: fiat 850 (#3)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:53:54 PM: Quote from: Limo on May 14, 2011, 05:50:18 PM
fiat 850 (#3)
I know I'm cruel, because Fiat used quite similar backgrounds for their press photos in those years, but you have to keep on searching as it is not an 850.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 14, 2011, 06:24:20 PM: could be Fiat 124 spider, the orange looks different in the same pictures scanned by different people...
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 15, 2011, 05:07:59 AM: Near miss. #3 locked for you until your next reply.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: als15 on May 15, 2011, 06:56:01 AM: Quote from: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 05:53:54 PM
I know I'm cruel, because Fiat used quite similar backgrounds for their press photos in those years, but you have to keep on searching as it is not an 850.

This is the Fiat (now Euphon) shooting theatre in Strada della Manta, Turin. It's till used today and is very common for Fiat pictures. I've my idea but... I must wait Limo.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: hondast on May 16, 2011, 04:08:30 AM: #5 MB C-111?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 16, 2011, 04:10:44 AM: Yes, it is. Did that little orange reflection on the wet pavement help you?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: hondast on May 16, 2011, 04:16:22 AM: Quote from: Wendax on May 16, 2011, 04:10:44 AM
Yes, it is. Did that little orange reflection on the wet pavement help you?

:D C-111 I, II and III.

Great idea the invisible puzzle. ;)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2011, 08:34:04 AM: Quote from: Wendax on May 15, 2011, 05:07:59 AM
Near miss. #3 locked for you until your next reply.
How about it, Limo? It is locked for two and a half days now. als15 is waiting. I won't keep it locked forever. ;D
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: araknid on May 17, 2011, 12:04:15 PM: #3. I'm waiting, too.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: als15 on May 17, 2011, 04:33:34 PM: Got!!! :hyper:
Just waiting to be allowed to give the answer...
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2011, 04:44:00 PM: I will unlock now. Have a go at it.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: araknid on May 17, 2011, 05:11:17 PM: #3 Fiat 124 Coupe
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2011, 05:14:27 PM: Yes, #3 is the Fiat 124 Sport Coupé.

Three invisibles left. Come on, at least one isn't that hard. ;)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Limo on May 21, 2011, 11:57:11 AM: aaargh, it was a near miss indeed, it's even a Fiat 124...didn't get the hint.
nr.7 reminds me of Treser Hunter picture.. but i guess it will be a 4x4?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 21, 2011, 03:18:22 PM: #7 is neither a Treser Hunter nor a 4X4 at all!
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on May 28, 2011, 03:09:03 AM: Can our professionals shed some light on the rest?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on June 06, 2011, 04:59:28 AM: Some general hints:
The unsolved cars are contemporary with the solved ones, they all have a rather sporting image, and for at least one of the unsolved puzzle pictures it could help if you played car quartet when those cars were new.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 30, 2011, 03:42:14 PM: #1 is the 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on June 30, 2011, 04:02:04 PM: You certainly have got the right picture. It is an Alfa Romeo, but neither a Giulia nor from 1962. Locked for you to find the right model.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 30, 2011, 04:12:19 PM: Quote from: Wendax on June 30, 2011, 04:02:04 PM
You certainly have got the right picture. It is an Alfa Romeo, but neither a Giulia nor from 1962. Locked for you to find the right model.

D'oh!

~~2000~~ 1750 GTV GT Veloce
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on June 30, 2011, 04:46:47 PM: In fact, it is a 2000 GT Veloce, as one can tell by the "scudetto" formed only by the horizontal chrome strips. But I'll accept this answer. ;)

That leaves the two black/white pictures to be solved.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Ehhxekt on July 08, 2011, 06:14:12 PM: Could #7 be a Ford Capri RS 2600?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 09, 2011, 02:33:47 AM: Quote from: Ehhxekt on July 08, 2011, 06:14:12 PM
Could #7 be a Ford Capri RS 2600?

Hey, well observed. It is the Ford Capri RS 2600!

One car left now.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 09, 2011, 03:34:49 PM: One hint for the last one: it is considered as sporting as the other ones, but it isn't a coupe or convertible.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 10, 2011, 04:15:08 AM: Is #4 a Lotus Cortina, perhaps?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 10, 2011, 06:16:10 AM: No
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 10, 2011, 06:23:49 AM: A German sports sedan?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 10, 2011, 06:25:19 AM: Yes
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 10, 2011, 06:26:46 AM: I can't find a picture to match, but is it a BMW 2002?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 10, 2011, 06:43:01 AM: Close, but not enough doors
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: als15 on July 10, 2011, 05:04:35 PM: BMW 1800?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 10, 2011, 05:08:52 PM: BMW, but not 1800
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: als15 on July 10, 2011, 05:18:53 PM: Not enough doors... hence not 1600-2. Let's say 1500.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on July 10, 2011, 05:22:13 PM: ~~BMW E3 series~~?

Though I haven't found that very picture I've found some of the same location.
I'm still not sure, but change to BMW E12 520, perhaps first official pictures shot during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 11, 2011, 02:17:52 AM: Quote from: als15 on July 10, 2011, 05:18:53 PM
Not enough doors... hence not 1600-2. Let's say 1500.
Not this one
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 11, 2011, 02:18:34 AM: Quote from: Allemano on July 10, 2011, 05:22:13 PM
~~BMW E3 series~~?

Though I haven't found that very picture I've found some of the same location.
I'm still not sure, but change to BMW E12 520, perhaps first official pictures shot during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
First thoughts are often better ;)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:07:16 AM: Still wondering which E3 it is?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on July 25, 2011, 03:12:11 AM: Quote from: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:07:16 AM
Still wondering which E3 it is?
A 2500?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:12:35 AM: No
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on July 25, 2011, 03:20:54 AM: 2800, then?
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:24:01 AM: No
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on July 25, 2011, 03:24:30 AM: 3,3l ? ::)
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:27:14 AM: Finally this one has been solved: it is a BMW 3.3L.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2011, 03:30:21 AM: That results in:

2 points for Limo,
1 point each for Allemano, als15, araknid, Ehhext, hondast and Otto Puzzell.
Title: Re: Invisible
Post by: Allemano on July 25, 2011, 03:30:51 AM: I don't know why but suddently it pops up at first page of the results.. (http://www.mysmilie.de/midi-smileys/verwirrt/1/0015.gif) (http://www.mysmilie.de/)