Solved NIC#134 - 1923 Cluley 10/20

nicanary · February 18, 2014, 04:44:38 PM

Year, make and model, for one point.

nicanary · March 16, 2014, 12:40:35 PM

Experts?

AlexFrance · March 16, 2014, 04:38:35 PM

Was it made in Warwick?

nicanary · March 16, 2014, 04:43:55 PM

Quote from: AlexFrance on March 16, 2014, 04:38:35 PM
Was it made in Warwick?

Not exactly, but well spotted. It was built in a large city in the county of Warwickshire.

Majeko · March 21, 2014, 09:29:34 AM

Bamford and Martin?

nicanary · March 21, 2014, 09:34:20 AM

Quote from: Majeko on March 21, 2014, 09:29:34 AM
Bamford and Martin?

No. Much less sporting.

Majeko · April 02, 2014, 11:15:22 AM

Calcott?

nicanary · April 02, 2014, 11:21:21 AM

Quote from: Majeko on April 02, 2014, 11:15:22 AM
Calcott?

Not a Calcott.

Majeko · April 02, 2014, 12:43:59 PM

Correct city?

nicanary · April 02, 2014, 01:36:53 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 02, 2014, 12:43:59 PM
Correct city?

As I said before, not Warwick. It was built in Coventry - I'll tell you that because a very large number of British marques were made there, and it doesn't help much!

Majeko · April 02, 2014, 02:22:29 PM

According to "the always correct" Wikipedia Calcott was from Coventry. The reason why I asked that according to the same source Coventry is now in the county of West Midlands and no longer part of Warwickshire.

Next question: Is the manufacturer still in business?

nicanary · April 02, 2014, 02:33:56 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 02, 2014, 02:22:29 PM
According to "the always correct" Wikipedia Calcott was from Coventry. The reason why I asked that according to the same source Coventry is now in the county of West Midlands and no longer part of Warwickshire.

Next question: Is the manufacturer still in business?

Sorry - the changes in county boundaries and renaming have left me confused! This marque was built in Coventry when it was still part of Warwickshire. It is no longer in business, although it was still an engineering company until 1987, although car production stopped in the 1920s.

Majeko · April 02, 2014, 02:58:14 PM

Buckingham?

nicanary · April 02, 2014, 02:58:57 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 02, 2014, 02:58:14 PM
Buckingham?

Not a Buckingham.

Majeko · April 02, 2014, 03:15:18 PM

Albatros?

nicanary · April 02, 2014, 04:00:05 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 02, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Albatros?

Not that.

Majeko · April 03, 2014, 12:05:45 PM

Alpha(Johnson, Hurley and Martin)

nicanary · April 03, 2014, 12:17:31 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 03, 2014, 12:05:45 PM
Alpha(Johnson, Hurley and Martin)

Not that. You're very determined - I like that. But it'll take a long time to go through the alphabet of extinct marques from Coventry.

The first letter of this marque is in the first half of the alphabet...

Majeko · April 03, 2014, 12:29:58 PM

Not all of them stopped production in the twenties

. There was a company called Alpha Engineering still active in 1985. Thought I had found it

nicanary · April 03, 2014, 01:27:27 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 03, 2014, 12:29:58 PM
Not all of them stopped production in the twenties . There was a company called Alpha Engineering still active in 1985. Thought I had found it

Tell you what - I'm going to help further, but this might assist other puzzlers, so be quick with your detective work.

Before and after they made cars, this company made textile machinery.

Majeko · April 03, 2014, 01:46:57 PM

Thank you for the extra clue

Cluley(Clarke, Cluley & Co) 10/20 from 1923

nicanary · April 03, 2014, 02:15:21 PM

Quote from: Majeko on April 03, 2014, 01:46:57 PM
Thank you for the extra clue Cluley(Clarke, Cluley & Co) 10/20 from 1923

Yes. Well done! Perseverance works on occasion. One more point for you.

sixtee5cuda · April 17, 2016, 01:05:11 AM

A rather young puzzle, to not have an image...

nicanary · April 17, 2016, 05:43:51 AM

I think this was the original puzzle image.

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Solved NIC#134 - 1923 Cluley 10/20