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Let me introduce you to a group puzzle that's been cooking for some time now. I think it's finally done, so I'll serve the dish and see what you think. Rookies are scarce these days (again), so it goes straight into the Expert pile, but I expect this one will move even further upstairs after not too long, as some of these cars are very obscure. But please - prove me wrong!

The name of each car in this puzzle is linked to a famous person, be it a fictional character or a real person. These names go together two and two. So, what I'm looking for here are couples - in real life or in fiction - 10 of them, in total.

Example: I could have posted the 1976 Adam Turbo GT (which doesn't exist, before you start looking) and the 1981 Renault Eve (which does). That would have created this coupling:



...just to be sure that you get the picture. Examples: Adam & Eve, Bonnie & Clyde, Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck. And If there had been a car here with the name Simpson Essex Sedan, it could, in (wild) theory, have been linked to Jessica Simpson, the English actor and singer David Essex, and the world-famous (...) American character actor Rolfe Sedan. In this puzzle you will find both couples that still exist and couples that don't, but these relationships are all well-known. The couples are all of the romantic kind, and heterosexual; they do consist of one man and one woman. The name of the car could be linked to each person's first, last, or middle name.

Clear?

I will award points like this: One for each correctly identified car, and one for each pairing. So, in this case, if you know one of the cars, but don't know which car to link it to, you could always blurt it out - it would still give you a point, but then somebody else might get the point for the correct pairing. Then you'd have to decide for yourself whether you'd risk losing a point for the pairing, or shut up until you figure it out and risk losing a point for the correct identification...

In all, 30 points up for grabs. Good luck, and happy puzzling!

PS: Because of the attachment policy of this web page (max. 12) I'm dividing the pictures into two posts, 10 in each. The order is completely random, so #3 could go with #4 and so on - the first 10 pics aren't necessarily coupled with the next 10. If you see what I mean. Here are the first 10!
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2008, 11:31:52 PM »
And the final 10. I wonder what you'll make of this puzzle...
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2008, 03:20:22 AM »
Here we go: the first pair:

#15 - #20

#15 - 1959 Charles Townabout Concept Car
#20 - Diana (Straight 8  :-\ )

Pair: Charles & Diana  ;)

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2008, 03:32:23 AM »
#12 - # 14 - Adonis & Venus

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2008, 03:41:03 AM »
No ideas about pairs yet, but possibly well identified:

#1 - Andre V6
#4 - Light Car Company Rocket.

And a whild guess: #18 1908 Elmore Model 40  ???


« Last Edit: October 26, 2008, 03:45:59 AM by Arunas »

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2008, 05:01:49 AM »
#9 1963 alfa romeo guilia ss ( sprint speciale ) by bertone

romeo & giulia  :D ???

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2008, 05:09:53 AM »
#9 1963 alfa romeo guilia ss ( sprint speciale ) by bertone

romeo & giulia  :D ???

Interesting.. But shouldn't the FULL answer be a pair of two pictures  :-\  ???

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2008, 06:37:28 AM »
Car #7 is a Burton, but I've no idea to whom/which car it can be linked.

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2008, 08:29:16 AM »
Car #7 is a Burton, but I've no idea to whom/which car it can be linked.
Well, obviously to car #13, which is the Volvo Elizabeth I.

Do I need to be more precise? Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton.
« Last Edit: October 26, 2008, 08:33:53 AM by Ray B. »
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2008, 09:29:55 AM »
#6 is a Monica
#19 is a Chandler

Pair - Monica and Chandler from Friends?

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2008, 09:40:29 AM »
Also, if the Andre found by Arunas goes for Prince Andrei in "War and Peace", there should be a Natacha, but I can't find no car by that name except a Lada convertible that I don't see here.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2008, 09:45:16 AM »
#8 is a Bradley GT II

#3 is a Mitsubishi Jolie.

Pair - Brad(ley) Pitt and Angelina Jolie

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2008, 09:47:18 AM »
#5 is a circa 1914 Douglas 9 or 10.5 HP; #16 is a circa 1965 Lightburn Zeta. And the pair would be Catherina Zeta Jones married with Michael Douglas.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2008, 10:48:08 AM »
You're good!

I'll get back to this tonight. But you've come a long way already.

About #9: It's linked to one of the others, like the rest.

And if you'd be so kind as to elaborate on the model designations, I'd be pleased to see something else than, say, just "Bentley". Not that that should necessarily be the case ;)
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2008, 06:34:20 PM »
#15 - 1959 Charles Townabout Concept Car
#20 - Diana (Straight 8 :-\ )
Pair: Charles & Diana ;)

That's a Diana Light 8 Sedan, but it'll do to get you three points.

#12 - # 14 - Adonis & Venus

For a guy that craves as much information as you, that's the very least I expect of an answer. But all right, three more points.

#1 - Andre V6
#4 - Light Car Company Rocket.
And a whild guess: #18 1908 Elmore Model 40 ???

#1 - Yes! One point.
#4 - No!
#18 was a bit too whild, I'm afraid. Not an Elmore.

#9 1963 alfa romeo guilia ss ( sprint speciale ) by bertone

Apart from it being Giulia, and not Guilia, it's correct ;) and gives you one point. But there is a link to be made.

Car #7 is a Burton

Yes! One point.

...obviously to car #13, which is the Volvo Elizabeth I.
Do I need to be more precise? Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton.

And the other two points to Ray B.

#6 is a Monica
#19 is a Chandler
Pair - Monica and Chandler from Friends?

Correct! I would have liked a bit more info on the cars, but that'll give you three points.

...there should be a Natacha...

There isn't one.

#8 is a Bradley GT II
#3 is a Mitsubishi Jolie.
Pair - Brad(ley) Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Correct! Well done. Three points.

#5 is a circa 1914 Douglas 9 or 10.5 HP; #16 is a circa 1965 Lightburn Zeta. And the pair would be Catherina Zeta Jones married with Michael Douglas.

Yes, indeed! Three points.
« Last Edit: October 26, 2008, 07:02:22 PM by @re »
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2008, 06:48:05 PM »
Which means that this is what we have:

Car 01: 1933 Andre V6 (Arunas, 1p) - linked with car 04: 1997 Brooke ME 190 (Ray B, 1p).
Correct pairing: André Agassi and Brooke Shields (Ray B, 1p).

Car 02: 1913 Crow-Elkhart Roadster (Ray B, 1p) - linked with car 11: 1912 Armstrong-Whitworth (Ray B, 1p).
Correct pairing: Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong (Allemano, 1p).

Car 03: 2004 Mitsubishi Jolie (neilshouse, 1p) - linked with car 08: 1980 Bradley GTII Electric (neilshouse, 1p).
Correct pairing: Angelina Jolie and William Bradley 'Brad' Pitt (neilshouse, 1p).

Car 05: 1914 Douglas 10.5 HP (DynaMike, 1p) - linked with car 16: 1964 Lightburn Zeta Sedan (DynaMike, 1p).
Correct pairing: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (DynaMike, 1p).

Car 06: 1969 Monica prototype (neilshouse, 1p) - linked with car 19: 1922 Chandler Six Touring (neilshouse, 1p).
Correct pairing: Monica and Chandler from 'Friends' (neilshouse, 1p).

Car 07: 2000 Burton (DynaMike, 1p) - linked with car 13: 1952 Volvo Elizabeth I (Ray B, 1p).
Correct pairing: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (Ray B, 1p).

Car 09: 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale (Graber, 1p) - linked with car 17: 1921 Alfa Romeo Torpedo 20/30 HP (Ray B, 1p).
Correct pairing: Romeo and Juliet (Giulia) (Graber, 1p).

Car 10: 1910s Clark Steam Car (Paul Jaray, 1p) - linked with car 18: 1909 Lane 30 HP Steam Tourer (Paul Jaray, 1p).
Correct pairing: Clark Kent and Lois Lane (Paul Jaray, 1p).

Car 12: 1993 Bourbon Adonis (Arunas, 1p) - linked with car 14: 1953 Venus (Arunas, 1p).
Correct pairing: Adonis and Venus, from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' (Arunas, 1p).

Car 15: 1959 Charles Townabout (Arunas, 1p) - linked with car 20: Diana Light 8 Sedan (Arunas, 1p).
Correct pairing: Prince Charles and Princess Diana (Arunas, 1p).

Which gives this list: Arunas 7 points, Ray B. 6 points, neilshouse 6 points, DynaMike 4 points, Paul Jaray 3 points, Graber 2 points and Allemano 1 point.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2008, 07:07:20 PM »
The car #1, the 1933 Andre V6, goes with the car #4, who is in fact a Brooke (440 R from my source):
Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields
(who was by far prettier than Steffi Graf, but the laws of love are unpredictable).
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2008, 07:39:08 AM »
The car #1, the 1933 Andre V6, goes with the car #4, who is in fact a Brooke (440 R from my source):
Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields
(who was by far prettier than Steffi Graf, but the laws of love are unpredictable).

I agree, both on your opinion on looks, and on your pairing. The Brooke in question is in fact an ME 190, as featured on the manufacturer's home page.

Two more points for Ray B! The post above has been modified accordingly.

In this case, points will be awarded when the puzzle is solved.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2008, 08:57:45 AM »
#2 is a 1913 Crowe-Elkhart and I don't know what car I can match it with.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2008, 03:26:20 PM »
It isn't a Crowe-Elkhart, if that makes it any easier...
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2008, 04:18:04 AM »
It isn't a Crowe-Elkhart, if that makes it any easier...
Are you sure? Here are 3 photographs of Crow-Elkhart roadsters (with or without an E, including the one you used) found on the net. The file names are originals, I did'nt change them. I know that the internet is full of mistakes, but...
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2008, 08:20:47 AM »
I need to change the glasses, @re, I hadn't noticed the e in your post. Alright, a Crow-Elkhart, which points to a different couple for sure.
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2008, 09:40:10 AM »
;)

The point for the car would have been yours either way, but the correction might make it easier to find its partner...
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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #23 on: November 05, 2008, 09:51:35 AM »
Let's have a try:  could this Crow-Elkhart matches to car #20 an Armstrong Siddeley?

Pairing Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong?

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Re: Happily Ever After?
« Reply #24 on: November 05, 2008, 09:57:15 AM »
Let's have a try:  could this Crow-Elkhart matches to car #20 an Armstrong Siddeley?

Pairing Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong?
That's what I thought of course, but I restrained writing it because I couln't find any Armstrong that matched the still unnamed cars.
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