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Alrighty then!

Here's another puzzle where the cars are linked to geographic locations. I hope this one will be difficult, I tried my best to achieve that... :)

In this one, the geographic locations are not the places where the cars are built. Instead, the names of the cars are linked to the names of the places.

So please, have a go: Geographic locations #1 to #12, cars A to L - link away!
« Last Edit: August 13, 2008, 01:55:46 PM by @re »
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 01:57:28 PM »
And the cars (none of which date further back than the Eighties):
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2008, 03:46:03 AM »
Right off the top of my head: Car D (I guess a Colani creation) and location 3 (Stelvio Pass in Switzerland) seem to go together.

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2008, 05:29:44 AM »
If I may, Location 4 and car D.

Colani Utah 6 - Utah from space.

And I'm gonna have a stab in the dark at the location, I can't find anything from those pics you put up.

Car G - Location 10
Lamborghini Sogna - Sogna Resort of something?
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2008, 05:48:33 AM »
Pity - not a gazebo in sight ;)
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2008, 06:17:22 AM »
No gazebos, I'm afraid... but there's always picture #2, which is just about as easy to identify as the good ol' gazebo :)

Location #4 does indeed go with car D, it's the 1989 Colani Utah 6, and a satellite image of Utah.

This means that pieter's guess was a good one, but not quite right. And DHoffmann's other guess is not quite right, either, I won't give away details about what's wrong.

Points are awarded like this: Two points for each correctly identified pairing, that means no points for identifying only one half. So, DHoffmann has earned two points so far, and there are 22 points still up for grabs.

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2008, 06:45:54 AM »
I did not read the question properly - it's not a link between the car and the place as I thought, but between the name of the car and the place. Apologies

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2008, 07:25:13 AM »
No worries! Besides, it's not the Stelvio pass... ;)
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2008, 07:58:49 AM »
No worries! Besides, it's not the Stelvio pass... ;)
and the Stelvio is in Italy . . .
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2008, 04:22:19 AM »
Pros, come and play!
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2008, 04:43:58 AM »
Hi,
      location 8, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, with car A - ASC Aquila Sports Car Mille Miglia
      location 9, Pisa, Piazza dei miracoli, with car H - Pisa Scorpion
      location 10, Kamala Beach, with car K - Kamala Futuro
      location 12, Milano, il Duomo, with car 10 - Eagle Kit car Milan
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2008, 02:49:11 PM »
So far, this is the score:

Location 1: ? - goes with car ?
Location 2: Corry, Pennsylvania - goes with car F, 1983 Corry Cultra - Quiller
Location 3: ? - goes with car ?
Location 4: Utah - goes with car D, 1989 Colani Utah 6 - DHoffmann
Location 5: Scotland (French: Ecosse) - goes with car E, 1988 Ecosse Signature - Quiller
Location 6: ? - goes with car ?
Location 7: ? - goes with car ?
Location 8: L'Aquila - goes with car A, 2000s Aquila Sports Cars Mille Miglia - Paul Jaray
Location 9: Pisa - goes with car H, 1992 Pisa Scorpion - Paul Jaray
Location 10: Kamala Beach - goes with car K, 2001 DAX Kamala - Paul Jaray
Location 11: Sahel Desert - goes with car C, 2003 Iran Khodro Sahel - Paul Jaray
Location 12: Milano - goes with car J, 1990 Eagle Milan 2+ - Paul Jaray

You're moving forward, but come on - there are still eight points to give away!
« Last Edit: August 19, 2008, 07:11:34 PM by @re »
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2008, 06:06:27 AM »
      location 8, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, with car A - ASC Aquila Sports Car Mille Miglia
      location 9, Pisa, Piazza dei miracoli, with car H - Pisa Scorpion
      location 10, Kamala Beach, with car K - Kamala Futuro
      location 11, Sahel desert, Africa, with car C - Iran Khodro Sahel
      location 12, Milano, il Duomo, with car 10 - Eagle Kit car Milan

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2008, 06:13:24 AM »
See what I mean? One musn't limit his interests to cars only, and Paul Jaray, an example to us all, sure knows his geography!
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2008, 10:31:22 AM »
I know what location #1 is, but I can't find a car that shares the name with the city, or the specific location.
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2008, 03:13:41 PM »
Location #3 reminds me of the Col du Turini, Southern France. But I can't find any Turini-car...

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2008, 05:11:45 PM »
And location 5 is obviously Scotland but I'm unable to recognize ANY of those cars.
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2008, 07:10:08 PM »
Otto: If you do know what location #1 is, you will agree that I could very easily have picked a much more mainstream car to go with that picture. But this was meant to be difficult, so I didn't ;D

DynaMike: You're quite unbelievably close, in many ways! But it's not the Col du Turini.

And Ray B: I'll give a clue here. You, of all people, should be able to solve that one... even if you don't recognise the cars! ;) Now that'll keep you thinking...
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2008, 06:14:09 AM »
Location 5 (Scotland) matches Car#5 (Ecosse Signature)

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2008, 06:21:49 AM »
I recognise car F but can't match any of the locations to it. Is maybe location 2 the one?

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2008, 06:45:50 AM »
Location 5 and Car E is quite correct! Ray B could maybe have worked out that one, being French and all ;)

Regarding car F: You're on the right track. If you just do a little more digging I'm convinced that you'll be certain!
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2008, 07:22:58 AM »
Otto: If you do know what location #1 is, you will agree that I could very easily have picked a much more mainstream car to go with that picture. But this was meant to be difficult, so I didn't ;D

So, am I working with the name of the city, or the specific site memorialized with the marker?
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2008, 08:05:47 AM »
"On the right track" you say. OK, I'm going to go with Corry (terminus of the Pennsylvania railroad) as location 2 and car F being the Corry Cultra

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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2008, 08:41:08 AM »
Location 5 and Car E is quite correct! Ray B could maybe have worked out that one, being French and all ;)
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Re: Geo Quiz: A Variation
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2008, 07:08:01 PM »
Some answers are in order!

Otto: You are working with the name of the specific site.

Quiller: Correct! Try a quick Google picture search for "corry pennsylvania" and see what you find ;)

Ray B: Good thinking... I could also have picked the Ascari Ecosse, which is what this thing was initially called:

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