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Here's my first group puzzle.

First, some guidelines:
- it is not enough to idenfity the cars, you are better off finding the connection first
- to get one point, you need to tell me the make, model and the reason why it is part of this puzzle
- the order of the cars is also relevant. If you realize why, it will be a bit easier to solve the puzzles

This puzzle is not perfect, I had to relax my own rules a bit on three occasions. I don't think it will cause chaos, but we will see :)!

I have also tried to avoid reposts. When it was not possible, I chose a different model from the company which was already featured. So I hope all of these cars are appearing for the first time on AutoPuzzles.
« Last Edit: December 21, 2009, 11:42:34 AM by pnegyesi »
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http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 11:23:16 AM »
Part 2
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 11:24:21 AM »
3rd and final batch
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 11:28:34 AM »
Here are the solutions:

No 1: Moustique, cca 1925 made in Brussels, Belgium - Faksta
No 2:  Kevah cyclecar, cca 1923 made in Paris, France - ftg3plus4
No 3: Puma Gatto Spyder, made in Rome, Italy - Paul Jaray
No 4: MDI Taxicat made in Luxembourg - 75america
No 5: Ruska Regina made in Astermdam, The Netherlands - guido66
No 6: Ego 4/14 PS, 1922 made in Berlin, Germany - Faksta
No 7: Hammel, 1888 made in Copenhagen, Denmark - Joao
No 8: Thomond No2,  cca 1929 made in Dublin, Ireland - ftg3plus4
No 9:  Bersey Electric Cab, 1897 made in London,England - Joao
No 10: Tzen, 1970 made in Athens, Greece - 75america
No 11: Roa, 1960 made in Madrid, Spain - Joao
No 12: AG Traction Volumax, 1998  made in Lisboa, Portugal- 75america
No 13: Gräf&Stift Voiturette, 1897-1898, made in Wien, Austria - the world's first front-wheel-drive automobile. - Paul Jaray
No 14: Gurik, 1907 made in Stockholm, Sweden - 75america
No 15: Teijo Monika, 1980 made in Finnland - Joao
No 16: Carol Galea Special, made in Malta - Joao
No 17: Douglas TF, 1992 made in Cyprus - guido66 - I don't know the city where it was built, so this is one of the exceptions.
No 18: Victor BMW 328, made in Ljubljana, Slovenia - 75america
No 19: Estonia 2, made in Tallin, Estonia - 75america
No 20:Leutner Rossija, 1899 made in Riga, Russian Empire then, Latvia nowadays - Faksta
No 21: Lada VFTS made in Vilnius, Lithuania - 75america
No 22: Wadera (based on a Fiat 126p which is known as Maluch in Polish) by Metal-Incar. Made in Warsaw, Poland between 1994-1997. Later its production was taken over by a company, called Bartek. - guido66
No 23: 1930 Walter Super 6B made in Praha-Jinonice, Czechoslovakia - Joao
No 24: BAZ MNA 1000 made in Bratislava, Slovakia - Joao and 75america - I have a light heart. Hope you don't mind.
No 25: MĮG Magomobil Postal van, cca 1925 - made in Budapest, Hungary - Joao
No 26: Velizar Andreev's Vilicar, 1990 made in Sofia, Bulgaria - 75america
No 27: Rocar TV12F made in Bucharest, Romania - 75america

Here's the final score
Faksta: 3 points
Ftg3plus4: 2 points
Paul Jaray: 2 points
guido66: 3 points
Joao: 8 points
75america: 10 points
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 11:42:47 AM »
Download Fast Stone Image Viewer or comparable freeware software. It has a resize/downsize menu.

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 01:54:33 PM »
Before I start: Are there 27 letters in the Hungarian alphabet?  ;)

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 01:55:16 PM »
No, that's not the connection.
27 - try to think about that.
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2009, 01:57:23 PM »
from 27 different countries?

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2009, 02:26:32 PM »
Yes, 27 different countries but there's something which connects these countries - and this is only part of the connection
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2009, 02:28:52 PM »
The European continent? :D

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2009, 02:29:33 PM »
European...
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2009, 03:14:04 PM »
URSS cars?

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2009, 03:41:38 PM »
#8 is Thomond No. 2 from Ireland.
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2009, 03:52:18 PM »
Number 24: BAZ MNA 1000 from 1989...(Slovakia)

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2009, 03:54:38 PM »
Though the cars are identified alright, one element is missing. Joao is almost there with Slovakia, and Ireland is fine as well - I just need one more thing.

I told you, first realize the connection  8)
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2009, 03:55:42 PM »
I told you, first realize the connection  8)

27 members of the European Union?

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2009, 03:57:58 PM »
Yes, that's the deal. Each member country is represented by a car. The order is also not accidental - you have to study the EU's story a bit. But without figuring out the order, you can identify the cars.

Now, in addition to identifying the member state, I need one additional tiny element . It is not so difficult either :)
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2009, 04:07:11 PM »
Does it have anything to do with the order in which the countries joined the EU?
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2009, 04:09:52 PM »
Car #10 is the Greek Tzen sports car from 1970

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2009, 04:19:07 PM »
#2 is the Kevah Type E cyclecar from France.
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2009, 04:20:55 PM »
Car #21 is a Lada Sport Group B rally car made in Togliatti... But the car did race in Finland and Estonia.

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2009, 05:36:56 PM »
3: Apal buggy from Belgium?

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2009, 05:41:07 PM »
5: Ruska Classica from the Netherlands?

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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2009, 11:44:12 PM »
Hmmmmm

Yes, the order is based on when the countries joined the EU

As for identifying the cars.
8, 24, 10, 2, 5 are partially complete.

As I said there's one more thing which would be nice to be added to each identification.
The country and one more thing. I think I was clear enough that I will only award points when everything is in place.

From the identified cars so far, No8 is one of the three exceptions.
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Re: Eclectic, Unique Puzzle - PN #06
« Reply #24 on: October 14, 2009, 07:35:53 AM »
It sounds like you mean #21 is complete, so... city where it was made?

By excluding #3 from your list, are you saying it's complete or incorrect?
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