For one point, identify the vehicle: make, type, year, and what's unusual about it.
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40 Chev convertible coupe
Manuel in Oz
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Make: Chevrolet
Type: You mean model? Hard to tell. Could be a Master or Special. I don't think any Master 85 converts were made. If you mean body style, it's convertible coupe.
Year: 1940
Unusual? The front bumper seems wrong. It looks like a "blackout" bumper that was used on the 1942 models...I'm almost positive there were no "blackout" models made in 1940.
The other thing is that the dude drivin' it has more women than he can handle. He needs help. :lmao:
It is a '40 Chevy, not a Master or Special. I'm not sure if the driver is a stud like me - he could be an twerp, but that's not important in solving this one. ;)
Looks VERY small compared to a standard 1940 Chevy, or are my eyes deceiving me?
It doesn't seem small to me, mymokke...but then my eyes might be deceived, too.
However, since Otto sez it's not a Master or Special, then the only model left for 1940 is the Super Deluxe...unless it's an export version.
So...is it a Super Deluxe?
RtR
It's regular size, AFAIK. The source I discovered said it's a "Special Deluxe". Not sure if that's a real trim level or not.
I'm not waffling when I say this: the type of car is not what's unusual - it's something else about this car that I'm after.
Is it what appear to be odd little apendages at the cowl on each side?
Could they be turn signals?
I don't know
"something else about this car that I'm after. "
Let's try a different approach: Was the photo shot in the USA?
RtR
It was not.
Was it in Canada?
RtR
Not there...
Europe?
Anything to do with the outbreak of WWII?
Quote from: RayTheRat on July 01, 2012, 04:23:13 PM
Anything to do with the outbreak of WWII?
Definate WWII connection
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Is it Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard (originally of Germany) and children leaving Europe for Canada at the outbreak of the war?
I don't think so. The picture and the car are from another European country. However the identity of the driver and passengers is unknown to me.
:sigh: Hmmm. Is the photo of people leaving a Nazi-occupied or invaded country?
I don't know if they are leaving. But the war would soon make sure that such a car would not be built again
Because of the destruction of the Rüsselsheim plant and the dismantling and moving to Russia of the Brandenburg plants?
You're on the right path, but the wrong country / plant.
Skim over my earlier answers carefully, and see if something therein doesn't help you complete this one.
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This puzzle is locked for RayTheRat.
Not to mention that I dabbled into an Expert puzzle. Shame on me
I've made the same mistake :doh:
I've edited your answer, above.
The inadvertent posting didn't affect me cuz I was doing other things (fighting insomnia, finally sleeping, taking a transmission in to have the case welded, etc.) Anyway, I thought your statement, "an twerp" was a typo. Duh. Antwerp was one of the European towns I really enjoyed visiting WAY back in the day.
So, I'm guessing that the country is Belgium and from there...well, it could be one of many instances where people went from Belgium to France, Spain and then Portugal before boarding a ship to leave Europe. I've read several stories of people who did that...some in cars, some underneath railroad cars, others on foot or bicycle.
Antwerp is right! Now, what's the connection to this car?
"April 1940 saw the GM and Ford plants in Antwerp, Belgium bombed. The GM Continental Plant produced a few beautiful '40 Chevy convertibles. "
Voila!