Author Topic: Solved: Vamos a la playa (Read 878 times)

Wendax · « **on:** July 29, 2011, 08:53:43 AM »

It's summertime, so I picked some fine beaches for you, where you would like to spend your time much more than in a factory. To make that clear, I show you some places where cars were built. Each of the beaches is connected to one of the factories by a very specific car. For one point each, you must identify the connecting car as well as name the connected beach and factory. Have fun!

Here are the beaches:

Wendax · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:54:35 AM »

The factories:

Wendax · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:55:20 AM »

This is the place for the correct connections:

Beach 1: Plage de Saint-Marc connected to Salmson factory (#3) via Monsieur Hulot's Salmson VAL3 (yves)
Beach 2: Pendine Sands connected to Higham Park (#5) via Babs (Otto Puzzell)
Beach 3: Dune de Pyla connected to the Panhard factory (#2) via the Citroen 2 CV Sahara 4x4 (Tom_I)
Beach 4: Cala di Volpe connected to the Lotus Factory (#4) via James Bond's submarine Lotus Esprit (Otto Puzzell)
Beach 5: Ormond Beach conneted to the Stanley Factory (#1) via the 1906 Stanley Steamer record car (Joao)

D-type · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2011, 04:13:27 PM »

Beach 3 - Zandvoort connecting to Factory 5 - Hesketh
Hesketh scored their only grand prix victory at Zandvoort

Wendax · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2011, 04:29:03 PM »

Nice try, but it is neither Zandvoort nor Hesketh.

yves · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2011, 07:02:32 AM »

Beach 1 : Saint-Marc sur Mer, near St Nazaire, France. Featured in Jacques Tati's film "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" (Mr Hulot's Holiday).
Connected with Factory #3 : Salmson factory at Boulogne-Billancourt.
Mr Hulot's car was a Salmson VAL 3.

Wendax · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2011, 01:30:50 PM »

Hooray, the first one is identified!

The eagle-eyed puzzler could identify part of the Jacques Tati statue at the edge of the platform in the upper left corner of the beach picture.

Wendax · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2011, 02:42:47 AM »

João · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2011, 02:55:36 AM »

Vamos #5 with factory #1 Stanley factory and Stanley Steamer in 1903 setting a record mile at the Daytona Beach Road?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2011, 04:09:12 AM »

Factory 4   Lotus facilities in Hethel, Norfolk

Beach 4   Porto Cervo in Sardinia

Connection   James Bond (Roger Moore) was seen to drive a Lotus Esprit in Sardinina in The Spy Who Loved Me

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2011, 04:10:48 AM »

Factory 5 Home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs"

Beach 2 Molison's Seafarer just after taking off from Pendine Sands

Connection Count Louis Zborowski's "Babs" was used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt at the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927

Wendax · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2011, 01:40:50 PM »

Quote from: João on August 13, 2011, 02:55:36 AM

Vamos #5 with factory #1 Stanley factory and Stanley Steamer in 1903 setting a record mile at the Daytona Beach Road?

The connection is correct and you have identified the Stanley factory as well. But you didn't find the right identification for beach #5, although you are very close. Locked for you until your next reply to identify beach #5 as well as the connecting car. The year isn't right either.

Wendax · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2011, 01:44:39 PM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:09:12 AM

Factory 4   Lotus facilities in Hethel, Norfolk

Beach 4   Porto Cervo in Sardinia

Connection   James Bond (Roger Moore) was seen to drive a Lotus Esprit in Sardinina in The Spy Who Loved Me

That is the right connection, the right factory and the right car. Even the town the beach belongs to is correct, but what is the name of the beach? Locked for you to find out.

Wendax · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2011, 01:46:31 PM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:10:48 AM

Factory 5 Home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs"

Beach 2 Molison's Seafarer just after taking off from Pendine Sands

Connection Count Louis Zborowski's "Babs" was used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt at the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927

Everything is correct. Tell me the name of Zborowski's home and I'll give you the point.
Locked for you.

João · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2011, 01:51:28 PM »

The famous 30 h.p. Stanley driven by Fred Marriott at Ormond Beach in 1906 covering the mile in 25 1/5 seconds at a speed of 127.659 mph.

Tom_I · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2011, 02:13:20 PM »

Vamos 3 is the Dune du Pyla near Arcachon in south-west France, the highest sand dune in Europe.

Factory 2 is the Panhard works in Avenue d'Ivry, Paris.

The car that links them is the Citroën 2CV Sahara - that's the 4x4 model with two engines, one in the front and one in the rear. These were built in the Panhard factory in Paris (Citroën had a financial interest in Panhard from the mid 1950s onwards), and in a publicity stunt in 1961, a 2CV Sahara became the first car to be driven to the top of the Dune du Pyla under its own power.

Wendax · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2011, 02:44:42 PM »

Quote from: João on August 13, 2011, 01:51:28 PM

The famous 30 h.p. Stanley driven by Fred Marriott at Ormond Beach in 1906 covering the mile in 25 1/5 seconds at a speed of 127.659 mph.

Absolutely right. Another point for you.

Wendax · « **Reply #17 on:** August 13, 2011, 02:46:20 PM »

Quote from: Tom_I on August 13, 2011, 02:13:20 PM

Vamos 3 is the Dune du Pyla near Arcachon in south-west France, the highest sand dune in Europe.

Factory 2 is the Panhard works in Avenue d'Ivry, Paris.

The car that links them is the Citroën 2CV Sahara - that's the 4x4 model with two engines, one in the front and one in the rear. These were built in the Panhard factory in Paris (Citroën had a financial interest in Panhard from the mid 1950s onwards), and in a publicity stunt in 1961, a 2CV Sahara became the first car to be driven to the top of the Dune du Pyla under its own power.

This perfect answer brings you another point.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2011, 05:00:14 AM »

Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2011, 01:46:31 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:10:48 AM
Factory 5 Home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs"

Beach 2 Molison's Seafarer just after taking off from Pendine Sands

Connection Count Louis Zborowski's "Babs" was used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt at the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927
Everything is correct. Tell me the name of Zborowski's home and I'll give you the point.
Locked for you.

The Higham Park Estate can be traced back to 1320 when it was ceded to the 'De Hegham' family by Edward II.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2011, 05:13:44 AM »

Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2011, 01:44:39 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:09:12 AM
Factory 4   Lotus facilities in Hethel, Norfolk

Beach 4   Porto Cervo in Sardinia

Connection   James Bond (Roger Moore) was seen to drive a Lotus Esprit in Sardinina in The Spy Who Loved Me

That is the right connection, the right factory and the right car. Even the town the beach belongs to is correct, but what is the name of the beach? Locked for you to find out.

I think it is called Cala Di Volpe

Wendax · « **Reply #20 on:** August 14, 2011, 04:14:12 PM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 14, 2011, 05:00:14 AM

Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2011, 01:46:31 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:10:48 AM
Factory 5 Home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs"

Beach 2 Molison's Seafarer just after taking off from Pendine Sands

Connection Count Louis Zborowski's "Babs" was used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt at the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927
Everything is correct. Tell me the name of Zborowski's home and I'll give you the point.
Locked for you.

The Higham Park Estate can be traced back to 1320 when it was ceded to the 'De Hegham' family by Edward II.

Well done!

Wendax · « **Reply #21 on:** August 14, 2011, 04:18:02 PM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 14, 2011, 05:13:44 AM

Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2011, 01:44:39 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2011, 04:09:12 AM
Factory 4   Lotus facilities in Hethel, Norfolk

Beach 4   Porto Cervo in Sardinia

Connection   James Bond (Roger Moore) was seen to drive a Lotus Esprit in Sardinina in The Spy Who Loved Me

That is the right connection, the right factory and the right car. Even the town the beach belongs to is correct, but what is the name of the beach? Locked for you to find out.

I think it is called Cala Di Volpe

You think right. This point concludes this summer fun puzzle. I hope you enjoyed puzzling it as much as I did enjoy its creation. Thank you, gentlemen.

Allemano · « **Reply #22 on:** August 15, 2011, 02:02:48 AM »

Nice puzzle idea!

Unfortunately I haven't had the time to participate!

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Author Topic: Solved: Vamos a la playa (Read 878 times)