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Title: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: targhediferro on July 10, 2013, 06:31:32 AM

I suppose this one to be a bit more difficult...but I'm sure someone will soon show me that I'm wrong.  Can you identify it?

Title: Re: TGF-157
Post by: targhediferro on July 19, 2013, 06:40:27 AM

Pros time.

Title: Re: TGF-157
Post by: geology on July 20, 2013, 03:55:42 AM

1920s Rubino (Ruby) from Netro, Italy

Title: Re: TGF-157
Post by: targhediferro on July 20, 2013, 06:29:49 AM

Wow...I thought it was more obscure, neither Georgano says a word about this marque. A well deserved point for you.

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: nicanary on July 20, 2013, 06:41:34 AM

I have a Georgano from 2000.  It is covered by one small paragraph - it had a 2.3-litre 4-cylinder side-valve engine designed by Lamberti who had worked for SPA. They were made 1920/23 and then the company was taken over by TAU, who made the car with a revised engine from 1925/27.

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: ftg3plus4 on July 20, 2013, 11:22:05 AM

Can we see this one without the bars in front of it?

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: Wendax on July 23, 2013, 07:35:25 AM

I might jump in here.

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: ftg3plus4 on July 23, 2013, 08:29:30 AM

Thank you!

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: Carnut on July 23, 2013, 09:35:14 AM

Quote from: ftg3plus4 on July 23, 2013, 08:29:30 AM

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: ftg3plus4 on July 24, 2013, 07:06:03 AM

Quote from: Carnut on July 23, 2013, 09:35:14 AM

Quote from: ftg3plus4 on July 23, 2013, 08:29:30 AM

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

Really? I've never figured out how to use the image searching (since I wouldn't be allowed to anyway), but searching for pictures of the car by name turned up nothing for me.

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: Carnut on July 24, 2013, 07:28:57 AM

Quote from: ftg3plus4 on July 24, 2013, 07:06:03 AM

Quote from: Carnut on July 23, 2013, 09:35:14 AM

Quote from: ftg3plus4 on July 23, 2013, 08:29:30 AM

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

Really? I've never figured out how to use the image searching (since I wouldn't be allowed to anyway), but searching for pictures of the car by name turned up nothing for me.

The search by image can be a very useful tool.
I use it when I have a picture but not much information, and I want to use it to set a puzzle.
I glean lots of useful info from various websites by searching by image.

Of course, what is not allowed is that it is used to solve puzzles, as solving puzzles that way requires no knowledge at all of the car, rendering the solving of puzzles by that method totally pointless (and literally pointless if it looks suspicious!)

Title: Re: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920
Post by: pnegyesi on December 13, 2020, 05:07:49 AM

Here is an ad from 1921