A very ordinary car, built in the hundreds of thousands - but this one was special. Tell us why, for one point.
An unmolested picture will be posted when the puzzle is complete.
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First 1958 Chevrolet off the production line ? A Biscayne according to side trim.
You've ID'd the car make and model. This one's not the first (or last) of its type.
Was it the prize of a contest ?
It was!
Is it that kind of contest in which you have to touch the car as long as possible ?
No sir.
Was it a contest organised by Chevrolet itself ?
No sir.
Organised by a media ?
As near as I can tell, the event was organized by a municipality. This annual event continues to this day.
So that's your definition of an easy puzzle ;D
Is this municipality in California ?
OK - maybe not so easy. ;)
Not in California.
Those don't look like standard Biscayne wheels - they seem to have been widened. Was a body shop involved?
To my knowledge, this car was not modified in any way after it left the factory. It's as normal as normal can be.
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Was it the car that was buried?
EDIT: That was a '57 Plymouth Belvedere...
A few clues for the Pro's (and everyone else):
- As far as I know, this car was used as an ordinary automobile by the person who won it.
- Until it was won, it sat on the showroom floor, as seen in the puzzle picture.
- That person won the car by achieving a non-automotive feat.
Something like guessing the correct number of pees in a bow or similar?
Was it the price for the millionth customer of a Wolmarkt ?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on October 22, 2014, 04:25:07 AM
Something like guessing the correct number of pees in a bow or similar?
I think you meant "peas in a bowl". The other kind of pees would be a tough guess, indeed. given the variable sin volume. ;D
Though the feat required a degree of luck, it also required some skill. Not a guessing game.
Quote from: targhediferro on October 22, 2014, 05:27:48 AM
Was it the price for the millionth customer of a Wolmarkt ?
The winning was not a coincidental appearance at a retail establishment; the winner actively engaged in an endeavor to win this car.
Was there a match of some sort?
The winner was in competition with others.
Just a rule clarification, can you Google search for clues (not reverse image obviously) or do you have to narrow it down with yes/no answers?
You can (and most do) search Google in every way, except for reverse image searching. Masters of Boolean also search Bing and Yahoo!
Happy sleuthing! :)
Well in that case, I found a newspaper clipping from some small town paper advertising a contest to sell subscriptions to the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Winner would get a 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne. The car was displayed at Mace Motors.
Not a sales contest.
A price for the best designer proposal for '59 model?
was this a contest in the state of Illinois?
Municipality ??? Canada?
Quote from: targhediferro on October 22, 2014, 01:06:04 PM
A price for the best designer proposal for '59 model?
Not a design contest.
Quote from: pnegyesi on October 22, 2014, 01:25:19 PM
was this a contest in the state of Illinois?
Not there.
USA?
Music contest?
Did the contest happen in 1958 (when the car was brand new) or later (older model year car as prize)?
Michigan?
Quote from: CrzRsn on October 22, 2014, 07:56:16 PM
Did the contest happen in 1958 (when the car was brand new) or later (older model year car as prize)?
It was a new car when awarded.
A sport contest?
Hole in one?
Baseball?
Winner of the US Open ?
Got it! That car was the first prize for the Golden North Salmon Derby fishing contest in Alaska. The contest still happens, but it doesn't look like they give out cars anymore.
Not a "stick and ball" sport. :)
Pancake tossing?
Quote from: CrzRsn on October 23, 2014, 03:30:40 PM
Got it! That car was the first prize for the Golden North Salmon Derby fishing contest in Alaska. The contest still happens, but it doesn't look like they give out cars anymore.
You missed this answer, I believe CrzRsn has solved this puzzle. :applause:
Quote from: CrzRsn on October 23, 2014, 03:30:40 PM
Got it! That car was the first prize for the Golden North Salmon Derby fishing contest in Alaska. The contest still happens, but it doesn't look like they give out cars anymore.
See - I told you it was easy! :D
This photo brought back a good memory to me:
I recall as a thirteen-year-old being in the load compartment of a 1958 Chev Brookwood V8 Station Wagon with four other kids - and with six adults in the passenger area. I clearly remember the sort of 'waddle' the car made as it squirmed along over the bumps in the dirt track, the soft coil springs trying their best to cope with the load. At one point we were about to go up a very steep incline ( this was 1959 in the completely undeveloped Transkei (RSA)) and the back bumper was just about touching the ground. I thought, "This thing'll never make it!" and I held my breath. The driver stopped, pulled the column shift into first, revved the engine a little, let out the clutch and with no effort at all the little V8 hauled the car up the rutted incline and over the top. Much respect! I know the tubby 1958 Chevs weren't as exciting as the 1957s, but I loved the look of them.
Funny how a born petrol-head remembers stuff like this..... ;D