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Puzzle #1681 - Percival Lowell's Big Red 1911 Stevens-Duryea
« on: June 21, 2010, 04:00:47 AM »


Know what it is? While very old, and from a marque long-gone, I don't expect that identifying this type of car will be too difficult.
To award you the point, I'm also looking for what is special about this particular example.

Please, respond below and identify what this is, and who built it.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2010, 04:45:38 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2010, 12:55:00 PM »
Stare at it long enough, and you just might channel the answer.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2010, 04:50:15 AM »
French?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2010, 05:01:32 AM »
Not from France.

This car, restored some years ago, now resides in a place that is not a million miles away.  ;)
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2010, 05:07:59 AM »
Let's try British then, assuming it's not a million miles away from me. However, as the earth is about 25.000 miles at it's longest, so you will never get a million miles away on earth...
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2010, 05:21:07 AM »
Not British, but the second part of your answer is very interesting, indeed.  8)
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2010, 05:53:03 AM »
The picture looks more like - I don't know for sure, I wasn't there - somewhat what I imagine to be Arizona.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2010, 06:24:25 AM »
You have a good eye - follow that path!

This car's home (though not the place it was built) is there. But the location is named for another place, far from Arizona.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2010, 04:58:54 AM »
To the Pros
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2010, 08:18:55 AM »
From a song?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2010, 08:20:49 AM »
Forgett the question over. Is this a Moon?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2010, 04:23:08 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2010, 04:23:45 AM »
Quote from: Bugace on July 07, 2010, 08:20:49 AM
Forgett the question over. Is this a Moon?

Not the Moon
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2010, 04:44:58 AM »
A Meteor photographed near Florence, Arizona?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2010, 05:14:19 AM »
Arizona is correct. No meteor in this picture.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2010, 10:51:10 AM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on June 30, 2010, 06:24:25 AM
You have a good eye - follow that path!

This car's home (though not the place it was built) is there. But the location is named for another place, far from Arizona.

Arizona was De Autogid's guess, and the good eye his.

I s my Florence guess of any relevance?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2010, 01:22:35 PM »
Known from a movie?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2010, 05:03:42 PM »
Quote from: Bugace on July 08, 2010, 01:22:35 PM
Known from a movie?

Or did the car belong to Tom Mix?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2010, 06:01:01 PM »
The car is red, so is it (from) Mars ?
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2010, 03:50:30 AM »
Quote from: Ray B. on July 08, 2010, 10:51:10 AM
I s my Florence guess of any relevance?

Checking map now.....

More than 100 miles away.

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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2010, 03:50:58 AM »
Quote from: Bugace on July 08, 2010, 01:22:35 PM
Known from a movie?

No movie I'm aware of.
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2010, 03:51:15 AM »
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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2010, 03:51:52 AM »
Quote from: DynaMike on July 08, 2010, 06:01:01 PM
The car is red, so is it (from) Mars ?

It wasn't, but it sort-of is now!  ;)
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Re: Puzzle #1681
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2010, 05:40:43 AM »
There's a music band called Mars Arizona. Did they use this car?
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