Arunas introduced the idea some time ago and I hope he won't be bothered that I've adabted it.
I guess this ain't easy, but let's try if it works.
Here you have 20 automobile factories unfortunately almost without any related cars, otherwise it would be to easy.
See if you can spot the companies behind these factory walls and where these are/were located.
As usual one point for each identification.
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3. Krit / Detroit, USA
11. Hudson / Detroit, USA
15. Packard / Detroit, USA (closed down in 1956, now one of the biggest abandonments in the USA)
17. Abbott-Detroit / Detroit, USA
18. Cadillac / Detroit, USA
Do you want the street addresses?
Quote from: Raul1983 on September 01, 2010, 05:54:40 PM
3. Krit / Detroit, USA
11. Hudson / Detroit, USA
15. Packard / Detroit, USA (closed down in 1956, now one of the biggest abandonments in the USA)
17. Abbott-Detroit / Detroit, USA
18. Cadillac / Detroit, USA
Do you want the street addresses?
Another wise guy, eh? ;)
But indeed you made an impressive start!
Will check it tomorrow!
Quote from: Raul1983 on September 01, 2010, 05:54:40 PM
3. Krit / Detroit, USA
11. Hudson / Detroit, USA
15. Packard / Detroit, USA (closed down in 1956, now one of the biggest abandonments in the USA)
17. Abbott-Detroit / Detroit, USA
18. Cadillac / Detroit, USA
Do you want the street addresses?
Damned! :doh:
Now I recognize that many of these are listed in one source. I should have doublecheck before..
Never mind, the points are yours.
List of factories
01. Dome Racing in Maibara, Japan (pnegyesi)
02. Brabus in Bottrop (pnegyesi)
03. K.R.I.T. Motor Car Company, Detroit, USA ~ 1909/10 (Raul1983)
04. Fiat Lingotto, via Nizza 250, Turin, Italy (als15)
05. Maserati in Modena, Italy (Maxmotor)
06. Karmann, Osnabrück (75america)
07. Bertone in Caprie, Italy (Maxmotor)
08. Talbot Works, Barlby Road, North Kensington, London, GB (Alan L)
09. Matra Automobiles, Romorantin, France (Djetset)
10. Porsche KG, Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany (pnegyesi)
11. Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit, USA (Raul1983)
12. DAF factory, Eindhoven, Netherlands (75america)
13 BMW/EMW in Eisenach (pnegyesi)
14. ZAZ factory in Zaporozhye, Ukraine (pnegyesi)
15. Packard, Detroit, USA (Raul1983)
16. Valmet Automotive, Uusikaupunki, Finland (Maxmotor)
17. Abbott-Detroit, Detroit, USA (Raul1983)
18. Cadillac, Detroit, USA (Raul1983)
19. DeLorean factory in Dunmurry/Ireland (pnegyesi)
20. Italsuisse workshop, Geneva suburb Carouge, Switzerland (75america)
to the Experts...
4: Fiat Lingotto, via Nizza 250, Turin, Italy. :) By the way, in its latest layout as a shopping centre by Renzo Piano.
Quote from: als15 on September 10, 2010, 05:04:26 PM
4: Fiat Lingotto, via Nizza 250, Turin, Italy. :) By the way, in its latest layout as a shopping centre by Renzo Piano.
Yep!
5. is Maserati in Modena
7. is Bertone in Caprie
Quote from: Maxmotor on September 22, 2010, 12:30:23 PM
5. is Maserati in Modena
7. is Bertone in Caprie
Yes on both!
16. is Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland
Quote from: Maxmotor on September 22, 2010, 05:50:01 PM
16. is Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland
Well done! I thought this would be one of the hardest to solve.
Maybe not the most successful concept for a group puzzle, but let's see what Pro's will make of it.
#4, Le Meridien Lingotto (hotel) used to be a Fiat automobile factory in Turin
Oops - never mind - you didn't update the 'solved' list.
sorry that I missed that.
Number 9 is Matra Automobiles, base in Romorantin in the centre of France. The factory is sadly now closed, and a housing complex has been built on this site, but thankfully this original facade remains.
Quote from: Djetset on October 09, 2010, 10:30:48 AM
Number 9 is Matra Automobiles, base in Romorantin in the centre of France. The factory is sadly now closed, and a housing complex has been built on this site, but thankfully this original facade remains.
Yes!
Factory 6: Karmann paint shop
Factory 20: Italsuisse, Rue de la Pyrotechnie in the Geneva suburb Carouge
Quote from: 75america on October 10, 2010, 04:43:49 AM
Factory 6: Karmann paint shop
Karmann yes, but "paint shop"? What's its location?
Quote from: 75america on October 10, 2010, 04:48:27 AM
Factory 20: Italsuisse, Rue de la Pyrotechnie in the Geneva suburb Carouge
Yes!
Quote from: Allemano on October 10, 2010, 04:49:26 AM
Karmann yes, but "paint shop"? What's its location?
Osnabrück, I guess also in the Karmannstrasse
Factory 12 is DAF in Eindhoven.
Taking a break from Christmas celebrations, let me bring back this thread to the limelight.
No2 is Brabus in Bottrop, Germany
No13 is the old BMW factory in Eisenach, Germany
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-19000-3220%2C_Eisenach%2C_BMW-Werk%2C_Montagehalle.jpg)
Thanks Pal! You're right on both!
Any clues for the remaining few?
#01 sport- and racing manufacturer.
#08 famous name in the wrong country (?)
#10 VERY big and famous company
#14 three letter name
#19 scandalous!
No19 looks to be the DeLorean factory in Dunmurry, Ireland
Quote from: pnegyesi on December 26, 2010, 03:54:52 AM
No19 looks to be the DeLorean factory in Dunmurry, Ireland
I knew I would give it away...
The clue was too obvious.
No14 looks like the GAZ headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Quote from: pnegyesi on December 26, 2010, 03:57:19 AM
No14 looks like the GAZ headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Not GAZ..
No14: is it from Russia?
No10: French?
#14 is Russian indeed.
#10 is not French, but not too far away from France.
No14: VAZ?
No10: Germany?
#14 is not VAZ
but #10 is from Germany. :)
No14: Izh?
Not IZH either
No10: is it OPel in Rüsselsheim?
as for No14, I've been at ZIL and I don't recall such a building. Is this company still around?
Not Opel and not ZIL.
The Russian company is stil active. I'm such a fool. Instinctively I replied "Russian", but it is NOT. :-\
Locked for you Pal!
Though I did not find the exact same image, but I believe we are talking about ZAZ in Ukraine (no14):(http://zp-ua.info/gallery/d/1511-3/P6212032.JPG)
No10: Ford, Cologne?
Quote from: pnegyesi on January 06, 2011, 06:28:51 AM
Though I did not find the exact same image, but I believe we are talking about ZAZ in Ukraine (no14):(http://zp-ua.info/gallery/d/1511-3/P6212032.JPG)
Yes! If you can tell me where it is located your point is safe. Still locked for Pal!
#10 isn't Ford-Köln either. Keep on trying!
ZAZ is in Zaporozhye, Ukraine
No8: is it from the BENELUX region?
No.
No10: can it be VW in Wolfsburg?
No8: From Australia?
#10 is not VW
#08 in Europa.
No 10 BMW - Eisenach?
Quote from: Allemano on January 06, 2011, 11:48:54 AM
Quote from: Allan L on January 06, 2011, 11:10:29 AM
No 10 BMW - Eisenach?
#13 was BMW Eisenach. ;)
So it was, but you didn't say they were all different. .
Well perhaps you did, really.
What I also missed was that nobody had noticed No 8, the Talbot works at Barlby Road, North Kensington (London).
Quote from: Allan L on January 06, 2011, 01:20:27 PM
What I also missed was that nobody had noticed No 8, the Talbot works at Barlby Road, North Kensington (London).
A cinch for a Brit! ;)
No1: European?
No10: is this carmaker still around?
#01 is not European
#10 is still around and quite well!
No10: Mercedes-Benz in Untertürkheim?
No1: Hmm, Asian?
#01 is Asian
#10 No, but what's left? ;) (it's a bit tricky and I did a little cheating... ;))
No10: So it's not Opel, VW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford or BMW, right?
No1: Japanese?
#01 is Japanese indeed.
strictly speaking #10 is not a factory, but rather an office..
No01: I think it is Dome Racing in Maibara, Japan
No10: so it is one of the aforementioned ones, just a different location?
(http://www.racecar-engineering.com/imageBank/cache/_/_-----_e_99dbc4bf042b9d42732cfbbb32bd2e1b.jpg)
Quote from: pnegyesi on January 09, 2011, 07:47:06 AM
No01: I think it is Dome Racing in Maibara, Japan
No10: so it is one of the aforementioned ones, just a different location?
Dome it is!
#10: It wasn't mentioned before
Audi in Ingolstadt?
Was this a European office of General Motors?
No. When you read the list of the mentioned companies which name is still missing?
Porsche in Sttutgart
You mean, Zuffenhausen?
Quote from: pnegyesi on January 09, 2011, 09:45:46 AM
You mean, Zuffenhausen?
Yes.
The puzzle is solved, well done gentlemen!
Statistics follow soon..
The final score:
pnegyesi: 6 points
raul1983: 5 points
75america: 3 points
Maxmotor: 3 points
als15: 1 point
Djetset: 1 point
Alan L: 1 point
Than you guys, well done!!