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Solved: Two out of three ain't bad
« on: September 01, 2011, 09:20:25 AM »
Time for another group puzzle. You can see 30 wheels belonging to 30 different cars. To make the identification not too hard, I included a little bit of the wheelarches.  ;)
What you have to do is to find wheel triples that are connected through the model names of the cars they come from. But, two out of three ain't bad, only two cars each have the same model designation, the third name is just similar to the other two. There will be one point awarded to each triple found. Have fun!
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 09:22:42 AM »
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2011, 09:24:11 AM »
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 09:26:12 AM »
These are the right combinations:
#1 Buick Riviera - #19 Jagst 770 Riviera - #12 ReVere Model A (Joao)
#2 Virgo dune buggy - #29 Microcar Virgo - #28 Marussia Virgin VR-01 (Oguerrerob)
#15 AMC Matador - #25 Tempo Matador - #6 Bill Cushenberry's El Matador (whcgt)
#18 Chevrolet Nova - #27 Ligier Nova - #21 Lada Niva (Oguerrerob)
# 26 Isuzu Amigo - #30 Steinwinter Amigo - #9 Citroen Ami 6 (Oguerrerob)
#14 Daewoo Royale XQ - #24 Bugatti Royale - #16 Chrysler Royal (neilshouse)
#3 Mercury Cougar - #23 Ford Cougar I - #5 Ford Kuga (Joao)
#8 Sunbeam Tiger - #17 Krupp Tiger - #20 Panhard PL17 Tigre (Oguerrerob)
#7 Fiat 126 Bambino - #13 Hostaco Bambino - #4 Bamby (Joao)
#11 Opel Ascona 400 - #22 Opel Rekord P1 Ascona - #10 Honda Ascot (Oguerrerob)
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2011, 03:08:22 AM »
wheel 2.jpg  Zodiak Motors/Beau Hickory...Virgo GT 2 in 1, vw based dune buggy....with Empi GT vw 4 0n 130mm 8 spoke wheels. 2 matches GT & VW ;)
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2011, 03:34:40 AM »
You have identified the right car belonging to wheel #2, but that's not enough for a point. I'll try to explain what I'm after by example:

Let's say you have discovered the wheel belonging to a VW Samba, then you must look for two other wheels either belonging to a car with the same model name (for example Talbot Samba) or a similar name (like Fiat Simba). The triple VW Samba - Talbot Samba - Fiat Simba would bring you the point. But watch out: if you had found the Fiat Simba in our example, you had to look for two cars with names similar to Simba. So you never know whether to look for identical or similar names.  ;)
So have a go for Virgo!
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2011, 04:11:56 AM »
wheel 2.jpg Virgo Dune buggy  wheel 29.jpg   Virgo 2 Luxe
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2011, 04:17:18 AM »
Now we are getting somewhere. You found the pair of identical names, now you need to find the odd one, a car with a name similar to virgo. Keep on searching.

For the complete answer I want to know the manufacturer of the Virgo 2 Luxe as Virgo is just a model designation.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2011, 04:31:50 AM »
Microcar Virgo 2 Luxe a car company from France....Microcar(1984)...a division of Beneteau group, aquired by Ligier Automobiles in 2008.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2011, 04:36:19 AM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 02, 2011, 04:31:50 AM
Microcar Virgo 2 Luxe a car company from France....Microcar(1984)...a division of Beneteau group, aquired by Ligier Automobiles in 2008.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2011, 06:37:20 AM »
wheel 1.jpg: 1973 Buick Riviera
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2011, 06:38:47 AM »
Yes
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2011, 07:17:30 AM »
wheel 23.jpg: 1958 Buick roadmaster Riviera.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2011, 07:23:17 AM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 02, 2011, 07:17:30 AM
wheel 23.jpg: 1958 Buick roadmaster Riviera.
Sorry, #23 is not a Buick
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2011, 08:02:32 AM »
wheel 15.jpg: 1975 Amc Matador coupe rally wheel.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2011, 08:09:31 AM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 02, 2011, 08:02:32 AM
wheel 15.jpg: 1975 Amc Matador coupe rally wheel.
Correct!

For your information: I won't lock any parts of this puzzle unless I say so. Everyone can use the already identified wheels to find the right combinations.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2011, 08:12:21 AM »
wheels 6.jpg: 1940 Custom Ford--El Matador of Bill Cushenberry.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2011, 08:16:52 AM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 02, 2011, 08:12:21 AM
wheels 6.jpg: 1940 Custom Ford--El Matador of Bill Cushenberry.
Right again!
A little hint: I regarded "El Matador" just similar to "Matador".
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2011, 08:48:40 AM »
wheels 25.jpg: Matador Tempo. 1,362 built between 1949 to 1952. Forward control vehicle pic taken at a RAF base in the 1950's in Germany.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2011, 08:51:39 AM »
The first triple is found:  :applause:
#15 AMC Matador - #25 Tempo Matador - #6 Bill Cushenberry's El Matador

The point will be given when the complete puzzle is solved.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2011, 07:18:34 PM »
Is one of the names that is similar to Virgo one of these ???  Fuego or Yugo ???
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2011, 02:49:56 PM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 02, 2011, 07:18:34 PM
Is one of the names that is similar to Virgo one of these ???  Fuego or Yugo ???
No, try keeping the other syllabel.  ;)
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2011, 03:50:44 PM »
wheel 11.jpg: 1989 Saleen SSC Mustang.
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2011, 05:00:20 PM »
18 Chevrolet NOVA
5 Vauxhall NOVA
21 Lada NIVA

How's that?
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Re: Two out of three ain't bad
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2011, 06:19:56 PM »
Quote from: whcgt on September 03, 2011, 03:50:44 PM
wheel 11.jpg: 1989 Saleen SSC Mustang.
That's an interesting similarity, but the wheel doesn't belong to any kind of Mustang.
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