As is tradition, same digit numbers mean a special connection puzzle!
3 different vehicles, all with a common link, all worth 1 point. The link should be relatively simple to work out, so it's first come first served for this one!
Straight to the pros to avoid a wait in line!
1. Yerel T1 electric car made by students from Istanbul University in 2014
Quote from: oko94 on April 08, 2015, 08:26:38 AM
1. Yerel T1 electric car made by students from Istanbul University
That it is! 1 point spoken for already!
3. NTU Venture 8 by Nanyang Technical University in Singapore. A 3D printed car made in 2015.
Quote from: oko94 on April 08, 2015, 08:40:20 AM
3. NTU Venture 8
And 2! Anyone else want to jump in to prevent an oko94 hat-trick? ;D
2. Designed by students from an American university ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 08, 2015, 08:58:41 AM
2. Designed by students from an American university ?
No it was not.
2. Italian university ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 08, 2015, 09:09:42 AM
2. Italian university ?
A step in the right direction, but still not.
2. French university ?
2. British university ?
Spanish university?
German university ?
European university ?
Eastern Europe university ?
swiss university?
was it a sports car with sliding doors,they have a look of it?
German-language Swiss university ?
Quote from: kwgibbs on April 08, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
was it a sports car with sliding doors,they have a look of it?
It is described more as a touring car, but yes the sliding doors are a major feature.
Quote from: oko94 on April 08, 2015, 06:17:12 PM
German-language Swiss university ?
No.
It has a panoramic windscreen, so was it designed in the late fifties ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 09, 2015, 02:02:53 AM
It has a panoramic windscreen, so was it designed in the late fifties ?
Yes it was.
Geneva university ?
Designed in 1958 ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 09, 2015, 03:22:59 AM
Designed in 1958 ?
I don't have an exact date but it's safe to assume that or the following year.
So what's needed for a point ? A project name ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 09, 2015, 06:41:32 AM
So what's needed for a point ? A project name ?
And who's attached to said project, yes.
Was it designed in cooperation with somebody outside of the university ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 09, 2015, 11:26:20 AM
Was it designed in cooperation with somebody outside of the university ?
Not to my knowledge, this appears to have been done solely from within.
Quote from: DHoffmann on April 09, 2015, 06:45:09 AM
And who's attached to said project, yes.
Are we looking for the name of a man (like "Professor Müller"), or the name of an organization (like "Institute of Transportation Technology") ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 10, 2015, 03:15:21 AM
Quote from: DHoffmann on April 09, 2015, 06:45:09 AM
And who's attached to said project, yes.
Are we looking for the name of a man (like "Professor Müller"), or the name of an organization (like "Institute of Transportation Technology") ?
I'm after the name of the person behind this project, the organization you already have - this came from Geneva University.
Was the person a student from Geneva University who became a professional car designer ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 10, 2015, 07:57:48 AM
Was the person a student from Geneva University who became a professional car designer ?
Yes a student, nothing I've been able to find anything about the career after this though. One would assume that they didn't become a car designer...
Another image to perhaps jog someone's memory?
I've tried many different keywords in different languages and nothing came out. Is there some information about this car available in English on the web ?
Quote from: oko94 on April 16, 2015, 07:44:53 AM
I've tried many different keywords in different languages and nothing came out. Is there some information about this car available in English on the web ?
In English, certianly. The web? I'm not sure, I sourced these images out of a book I own. The book is well known, but I don't know if this has made it to the web. There's difficulties googling due to similar names with other popular search results.
Bumping this one back to the top, if it disappears again for a few weeks it'll be consigned to the black hole I'm afraid!
I have two pending points attached to this puzzle so for sure I'd like it to be fully solved quickly, unfortunately there's zero trace of this Swiss project online and obviously I don't own the book where it is described.
I can only try to guess the answers to the remaining questions, which can take ages (remember the tuning puzzle ?), so are you ready for that ?
Here we go : is the project name a single word whose first letter is between A and M ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 15, 2015, 03:00:33 AM
I have two pending points attached to this puzzle so for sure I'd like it to be fully solved quickly, unfortunately there's zero trace of this Swiss project online and obviously I don't own the book where it is described.
I can only try to guess the answers to the remaining questions, which can take ages (remember the tuning puzzle ?), so are you ready for that ?
Here we go : is the project name a single word whose first letter is between A and M ?
Not a word, it uses the initials of the designer. Yes to the first letter.
As a further clue, the last name of the person that designed this is identical to someone who made world news a couple of years ago for something very unique.
Baumgartner ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 18, 2015, 02:27:01 AM
Baumgartner ?
Well now this is why I shouldn't give out clues on their own! ;D
Yes, this was by a _ Baumgartner, so that gives you the last name and second letter of the project name.
Also, I must say, OUTSTANDING sleuthing to get that name on the first guess...
Thank you !
Is the first letter between A and F ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 18, 2015, 03:02:58 AM
Thank you !
Is the first letter between A and F ?
Nope, from the other grouping.
Is the first letter between G and J ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 18, 2015, 03:14:13 AM
Is the first letter between G and J ?
Yes indeed.
H for Hans ?
German-sounding first name ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 18, 2015, 03:39:19 AM
German-sounding first name ?
It's not out of place there, but it's widely used - not particularly German as such.
Henry ?
Quote from: oko94 on May 18, 2015, 03:41:45 AM
Henry ?
And with that I think we'll call this one solved!
Yes, this is a 21 year old Henry Baumgartner's HB1 design proposal for an efficient, safe and good looking grand tourer in 1959. The sliding doors were designed to solve issues of parking in tight spots.
I've included an interior design and will put this one to bed!
Nice ! It's been solved faster than I expected thanks to your hint.