SOLVED - NTM #58 - Reverse Gear (Part 2)

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ftg3plus4

December 23, 2011, 10:26:03 AM
A variation on the theme found in my previous puzzle.

No points for guessing the theme, but once you know it, guessing cars will be easier... maybe.

As usual, I am only concerned with the make name -- not models, technical details, etc. Also, there may be reposts.

More to come!

P.S.: Thanks to pnegyesi for his generosity in allowing me a "steal" a car from him. As his reward... he's not allowed to say what the car is!  ;)
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

ftg3plus4

#1
December 30, 2011, 08:35:58 AM
Tossing this one to the Pros next...
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#2
December 30, 2011, 08:36:49 AM
Car 2: Dennis
Car 4: Dort
Car 5: Edis
Car 8: SPAG
Car 9: Erad

ftg3plus4

#3
December 30, 2011, 08:43:07 AM Last Edit: December 30, 2011, 11:42:20 AM by ftg3plus4
What? You mean there are some you don't know?  ;)
And do you see the theme this time?

"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#4
December 30, 2011, 08:46:09 AM
If I knew the theme, I probably would have solved more.    ;)

ftg3plus4

#5
December 30, 2011, 09:02:20 AM
Let's just say a knowledge of English will be helpful...
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#6
December 30, 2011, 09:06:12 AM
I do know and understand the resulting words, but I miss the background to find the context.  :(

ftg3plus4

#7
December 30, 2011, 09:15:13 AM Last Edit: December 30, 2011, 09:18:54 AM by ftg3plus4
It's actually pretty simple. The name of each make, when spelled backwards, becomes a not-too-obscure (and not-too-short) English word. So far we have: sinned, trod, side, gaps, dare.

(And, yes, these are pretty much all the makes I could find pics of that meet that criteria.)
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#8
December 30, 2011, 09:48:31 AM
#6: Semag

ftg3plus4

#9
December 30, 2011, 11:45:12 AM Last Edit: January 13, 2012, 01:58:08 PM by ftg3plus4
Correct again!

Coincidentally, a puzzle of a Semag (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=18624.0) was solved right around the time I came up with this puzzle idea, so I had to dig up a different pic.

The ones I expected to be the toughest remain...
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#10
January 10, 2012, 10:02:21 AM
Is #1 French?
Is #3 from Eastern Europe?
Is #7 European?

ftg3plus4

#11
January 10, 2012, 11:46:49 AM
#1 is French.
#3 is not from Eastern Europe.
#7 is European.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#12
January 13, 2012, 09:30:38 AM
Is #3 British?
Is #7 from Eastern Europe?

ftg3plus4

#13
January 13, 2012, 12:00:05 PM
#3 is not British.
#7 is not from Eastern Europe.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#14
January 13, 2012, 01:24:50 PM
Is #7 the Nug built from 1921 to 1925 by the Nug-Kleinautowerke Niebaum, van Horn & Co?

ftg3plus4

#15
January 13, 2012, 02:00:07 PM Last Edit: January 16, 2012, 04:08:48 PM by ftg3plus4
Yes it is!

BTW, that's the one pnegyesi graciously let me "steal" from him.

Note that it will be the only one with only 3 letters.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#16
January 13, 2012, 02:10:01 PM
I don't have a picture of it, but #3 isn't the Remag, isn't it?

ftg3plus4

#17
January 13, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
Nope. I couldn't find a picture of it either!
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#18
January 14, 2012, 03:07:41 PM
Is #3 German?

BTW, the only Nug picture I knew so far was this chassis:

ftg3plus4

#19
January 15, 2012, 10:41:04 AM
#3 is not German.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#20
January 15, 2012, 12:54:38 PM
Is #3 French?

ftg3plus4

#21
January 16, 2012, 08:55:21 AM
#3 is not French. It's from somewhere that didn't have as much of an auto industry as France or Germany.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

Wendax

#22
January 16, 2012, 09:04:13 AM
Is #3 Swiss?

ftg3plus4

#23
January 16, 2012, 11:09:32 AM
#3 is not Swiss.
"May I submit 'Utopian Turtletop'? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it."
-- Marianne Moore, suggesting a name for what would become the Edsel

pnegyesi

#24
January 16, 2012, 12:58:04 PM
Is No3 European at all?
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