Topic: SOLVED - Whaddyacallit #49 - White Steamer

[Ray B.]

What car has been carrying rhose happy anglers?

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[Cabrius]

Early Rolls Royce. "15HP" or something?

[Ray B.]

Not a Rolls Royce.

[Otto Puzzell]

Is it a White?

[Ray B.]

Yes it is!
I guess you can tell me what is special about it.

[Otto Puzzell]

Dunno - are those Stanford boys?

[Ray B.]

By "special" I was referring to its powerplant.
And yes, the photo was probably taken in northern California, a place called Big Lagoon, so they may be Stanford boys.

[grobmotorix]

The White Steamer was even the presidentīs choice before they were driven around in conventionally engined Lincolns...

[Ray B.]

White Steamer, yes.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2898
Now, who gets the point ? Karnutz who identified it as a White (the hardest part I'd say), or Grobmotorix who found the steamer part? Is there a rule about that on Autopuzzles ?

[Otto Puzzell]

Grob got the make and model, so I'd say the point is his.

[Allan L]

Since all Whites pre-1910 were steam
a) you don't need to say that it's a steamer to identify it
b) it would only have been "special" had it been i.c.

[Ray B.]

Since all Whites pre-1910 were steam

Not being a 1900's-1920's specialist, I didn't know that.
And when a puzzler gives the make and I ask him to be more precise, it seems fair to expect HIM to answer (I know it's hard for others to refrain). So I think Karn gets the point.