Solved: Rust never sleeps - Water edition

[Wendax]

Well found! 

[Ehhxekt]

Rust Z is a Hotchkiss Grégoire. I think it could be connected to Water 16: Spa Aquatonic in Saint-Grégoire, France. As for the extension, I have no idea so far.

[Wendax]

Rust Z is a Hotchkiss Grégoire. I think it could be connected to Water 16: Spa Aquatonic in Saint-Grégoire, France. As for the extension, I have no idea so far.

Well found! Rust Z - Water 16 locked for you. The full name of the Spa might help you. 

[Ehhxekt]

Thanks! Meanwhile an attempt for another thread: Rust T, a Lancia Aurelia B53 by Carrozzeria Balbo; Water 22, Aiuola Balbo in the Giardino dei Ripari, Turin; Extension u, Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, also in Turin.

[Wendax]

Thanks! Meanwhile an attempt for another thread: Rust T, a Lancia Aurelia B53 by Carrozzeria Balbo; Water 22, Aiuola Balbo in the Giardino dei Ripari, Turin; Extension u, Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, also in Turin.

Perfect!

[pnegyesi]

? - 19 - c: ? - World Fair in Gent - Volvo Amazon factory in Gent

Is there a car made in Gent?

[Wendax]

No, this connection is a bit trickier.

[Ehhxekt]

Rust Z is a Hotchkiss Grégoire. I think it could be connected to Water 16: Spa Aquatonic in Saint-Grégoire, France. As for the extension, I have no idea so far.

Well found! Rust Z - Water 16 locked for you. The full name of the Spa might help you. 

Your clue directed me to the town of Rennes... where, as I just learned, Citroën set up a new plant in 1961. This leads us to Extension g: a Citroën factory under construction in Chartres-de-Bretagne, a suburb of Rennes.

[pnegyesi]

No, this connection is a bit trickier.

But somehow related to Gent Was the car found in Gent?

[Wendax]

Rust Z is a Hotchkiss Grégoire. I think it could be connected to Water 16: Spa Aquatonic in Saint-Grégoire, France. As for the extension, I have no idea so far.

Well found! Rust Z - Water 16 locked for you. The full name of the Spa might help you. 

Your clue directed me to the town of Rennes... where, as I just learned, Citroën set up a new plant in 1961. This leads us to Extension g: a Citroën factory under construction in Chartres-de-Bretagne, a suburb of Rennes.

Quite so. 

[Wendax]

No, this connection is a bit trickier.

But somehow related to Gent Was the car found in Gent?

Twice no

[pnegyesi]

No, this connection is a bit trickier.

But somehow related to Gent Was the car found in Gent?

Twice no

Then is it the word, gent? Like gentleman?

[Wendax]

No

[pnegyesi]

then is it related to the World Fair?

[Wendax]

Yes

[Tom_I]

I've spent a lot of time on this one today, and I noticed that the 1913 Ghent Fair was nearly always referred to in French as the "Exposition Universelle de Gand".

That set me looking for car-related things called Universelle, but all I came up with was a GMC concept from 1955. However, I eventually found mention of a German motorcycle manufacturer from the 1920s called Universelle. Searching then on "Universelle Motorrad" quickly brought up Rust X, a Universelle ZIIIB, which has now been restored by a gentleman called Peter Patz.

So Rust X, Universelle motorcycle - Water 19, Exposition Universelle, Ghent 1913 - Extension c, Volvo factory in Ghent.

[pnegyesi]

wow, just wow

[Tom_I]

In my notes I had just put "French microcar?" against Rust A. I've always found them difficult to identify, so I was surprised when I found this one quite quickly (for me).

It's a Duport Parco, and searching for a water association came up with Water 12, the Fontaine du Port in Clermont-Ferrand in France. That in turn links with Extension f, part of the testing facility at the Michelin factory in Clermont-Ferrand.

[Ehhxekt]

How about the following thread: Rust Q – 1951-52 Chrysler Windsor; Water 18 – Peace Fountain in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Extension s – a Ford Model 70 Transit Bus from the late thirties, in the service of the Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company.

[Wendax]

I've spent a lot of time on this one today, and I noticed that the 1913 Ghent Fair was nearly always referred to in French as the "Exposition Universelle de Gand".

That set me looking for car-related things called Universelle, but all I came up with was a GMC concept from 1955. However, I eventually found mention of a German motorcycle manufacturer from the 1920s called Universelle. Searching then on "Universelle Motorrad" quickly brought up Rust X, a Universelle ZIIIB, which has now been restored by a gentleman called Peter Patz.

So Rust X, Universelle motorcycle - Water 19, Exposition Universelle, Ghent 1913 - Extension c, Volvo factory in Ghent.

As Sherlock Holmes said: "My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!"
Well done!

[Wendax]

In my notes I had just put "French microcar?" against Rust A. I've always found them difficult to identify, so I was surprised when I found this one quite quickly (for me).

It's a Duport Parco, and searching for a water association came up with Water 12, the Fontaine du Port in Clermont-Ferrand in France. That in turn links with Extension f, part of the testing facility at the Michelin factory in Clermont-Ferrand.

Right again. 
We are gaining speed!

[Wendax]

How about the following thread: Rust Q – 1951-52 Chrysler Windsor; Water 18 – Peace Fountain in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Extension s – a Ford Model 70 Transit Bus from the late thirties, in the service of the Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company.

Well, how about it? Perfect, I'd say.

[pnegyesi]

Extension v is a Rolls-Royce Phantom II ice cream van by Stuart Whitby of Whitby Morrison. It is used in Kensington Gardens.

Is the water related to Kensington?

[Wendax]

Extension v is a Rolls-Royce Phantom II ice cream van by Stuart Whitby of Whitby Morrison. It is used in Kensington Gardens.

Is the water related to Kensington?

The water is related to Kensington Gardens. 

[Ehhxekt]

Extension r is the great Tazio Nuvolari at the wheel of his Alfa Romeo P3 in Bergamo, Water 9 is the Piazza della Libertà (with a nice fountain at its centre) in the same town. As for the matching car, I was clueless, but a search for automobiles with the keyword Liberta brought up some funny, buggy-like vehicles that bear a strong resemblance to Rust E. Not quite sure about the correct name of the car, though: it seems to have originally been built by the Belgian firm Méan, and called Liberta Fun Car, while some (later?) examples are simply referred to as Liberta buggy...