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Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle - Solved!
« on: March 04, 2012, 11:00:41 AM »
It's been a while since I've done a cars and places puzzle, so here's fresh entry. Herein you will find 22 cars that have names that include the name of a place. There are 22 more pictures of places that share those place names. However, to make sure this puzzle spans the spectrum from very east to very difficult, not every place pictured is the place the car was named for. In other words, the connection is merely coincidental. Oh, and I've not included pictures of complete cars. Rather, I've cropped out some or all of the car, leaving only a detail shot. Some details will be immediately recognized, others should take a bit longer.

To earn a point, you must name the automobile, and match it to the place with which it has a name in common. No points for naming a only place or a car. Your answer, in order to win a point, must include the correct match, calling out the number of both pictures. Only a complete answer will earn a point!  

As with my other group puzzles, there are no insider-only "you have to have the book" requirements. Patience and good detective only are required to find the solution to all of these. The answers are all available to the general public.

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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2012, 11:04:21 AM »
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2012, 11:05:54 AM »
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2012, 11:12:22 AM »
I'll tally correct matches here:

Bits and Places Bit 1 Chrysler Aspen &  Bits and Places Location 11 Aspen, Nova Scotia / Tom_I
Bits and Places Bit 2 Fr. Alfred A. Juliano's  Aurora &  Bits and Places Location 10 Aurora, oh / Oguerrerob
Bits and Places Bit 3 Chevrolet Beauville &  Bits and Places Location 9 Beauville, France / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 4 Chevrolet Brookwood &  Bits and Places Location 8 Brookwood, AL / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 5 Toyota  Carina &  Bits and Places Location 7 Carina, Queensland / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 6 Studebaker  Champion &  Bits and Places Location 6 Champion, OH / Tom_I
Bits and Places Bit 7 Ford Crestline &  Bits and Places Location 5 Crestline, OH / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 8 Ford Del Rey &  Bits and Places Location 4 Del Rey, CA / Oguerrerob
Bits and Places Bit 9 Detroit Electric &  Bits and Places Location 3 Detroit, MI / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 10 Ford Durango &  Bits and Places Location 2 Durango, Durango, Mexico / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 11 Buick Electra &  Bits and Places Location 1 Electra, TX / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 12 Pininfarina Dino Ginerva &  Bits and Places Location 22 Geneva, Switzerland / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 13 Oldmobile 98 Holiday &  Bits and Places Location 21 Holiday, FL / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 14 Ford Köln Drauz cabriolet &  Bits and Places Location 20 Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 15 Ford Torino Talladega &  Bits and Places Location 19 Talladega AL / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 16 Buick Lucerne &  Bits and Places Location 18 Lucerne, CA / Wendax
Bits and Places Bit 17 Chevrolet Marajó &  Bits and Places Location 17 Marajó, Brazil / Oguerrerob
Bits and Places Bit 18 Chrysler Imperial Newport &  Bits and Places Location 16 Newport, RI / Oguerrerob
Bits and Places Bit 19 Toyota  Noah &  Bits and Places Location 15 Noah, TN / Tom_I
Bits and Places Bit 20 Buick Rainier &  Bits and Places Location 14 Ranier, MN / Tom_I
Bits and Places Bit 21 Ford Ranchero Rio Grande &  Bits and Places Location 13 Rio Grande, TX / Tom_I
Bits and Places Bit 22 Cadillac Eldorado Seville &  Bits and Places Location 12 Seville, OH / Wendax
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2012, 03:42:11 AM »
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012, 11:41:31 AM »
bit 2: Aurora Safety Car with Bradford Connecticut (place ????)
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2012, 11:54:53 AM »
Each of the places pictured share all or part of their name with one of the vehicles pictured.
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2012, 05:05:30 AM »
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2012, 05:08:59 AM »
Bit #3: Chevrolet Beauville – Place #9: Place Archambault De Vencay in Beauville, France

Bit #4: 1960 Chevrolet Brookwood – Place #8: No. 5 Mine Coal Miner's Memorial and Monument in Brookwood, Alabama

Bit #5: Toyota Carina A4 – Place #7: Carina, Queensland, Australia

Bit #7: 1954 Ford Crestline – Place #5: City Hall in Crestline, Ohio

Bit #9: 1916 Detroit Electric – Place #3: Detroit Rubber Works

Bit #10: Ford Durango – Place #2: Museo Regional de Durango, Mexico

Bit #11: 1969 Buick Electra 225 Custom – Place #1: FWD Depot in Electra, Texas

Bit #12: Fiat Dino Ginevra - #22: Ginevra = Genf = Génčve

Bit #13: 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Holiday Coupe – Place #21: CubeSmart Self Storage, Holiday, Florida

Bit #14: Ford Köln Cabriolet by Drauz – Place #20: McDonalds in Köln, Aachener Straße 752

Bit #15: 1969 Ford Torino Talladega - Place #19: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot in Talladega, Alabama

Bit #16: 2011 Buick Lucerne – Place #18: Lakeview Inn in Lucerne, California

Bit #22: 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Seville – Place #12: Grave of the „Giants of Seville“ in Seville, Ohio




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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2012, 05:11:58 AM »
Great.
I'd have loved the chance to play this one.  I've been waiting for it with my list of answers...
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2012, 05:13:21 AM »
There are still 9 left  ;D
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2012, 05:14:13 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on March 16, 2012, 05:13:21 AM
There are still 9 left  ;D

Yeah.. the ones I don't know...
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2012, 05:15:55 AM »
I identified three more cars, but couldn't find a fitting place.
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2012, 05:18:58 AM »
How about Bit#2 = Aurora
Place #11 = Aurora, Oregon
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2012, 05:42:37 AM »
Crikey! Either these are easier than I thought, or somebody has been lying in wait. Even my red herrings have, so far, come to naught. :D

Correct ID's added to the list above.
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2012, 05:56:02 AM »
Jeez... I knew if I blinked that Wendax would be in with a machete, but I didn't expect quite so many to go at once.  :(

I'd better try and grab one while I can.

Bit #19 is a Toyota LiteAce Noah, circa 1999. It turns out there's a place called Noah in Tennessee - I didn't bother looking for places called LiteAce.  ;D

I don't think there's very much there, but if you look it up on Google Maps someone has very helpfully posted a photo, which matches with Place #15.

So Bit #19: Toyota LiteAce Noah, and Place #15: Noah TN.
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2012, 06:00:42 AM »
You're not the only one who has expressed shock at this blitz by Wendax.  ;)

Your match is correct
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2012, 06:05:05 AM »
No2: Aurora, Place11: Aurora Village, Melbourne, Florida
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2012, 06:06:29 AM »
9. 1916 Detroit Electric Car 3 - Detroit, Michigan, 1908. Detroit Rubber Works
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2012, 06:07:39 AM »
I'll try another one, then I'm stumped for now.

I think Bit #21 is the bonnet of a 1969 Ford Ranchero Rio Grande, and Place #13 is in Rio Grande City, Texas.
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2012, 06:09:55 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on March 16, 2012, 06:05:05 AM
No2: Aurora, Place11: Aurora Village, Melbourne, Florida

No
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2012, 06:10:21 AM »
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 16, 2012, 06:06:29 AM
9. 1916 Detroit Electric Car 3 - Detroit, Michigan, 1908. Detroit Rubber Works

Wendax already matched the Detroit Electric. The Kentucky Colonel didn't throw him.  :D
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2012, 06:11:41 AM »
Quote from: Tom_I on March 16, 2012, 06:07:39 AM
I'll try another one, then I'm stumped for now.

I think Bit #21 is the bonnet of a 1969 Ford Ranchero Rio Grande, and Place #13 is in Rio Grande City, Texas.

That's right
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2012, 06:17:46 AM »
17 Brazilian Ford Del Rey 17 Isla de Marajó Brazilian Island Estado du Pará Amazonas
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Re: Geo Whiz - It's a Bits and Places Puzzle
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2012, 06:21:27 AM »
You got the island right...

Remember, all or part of the car's name (not country of origin, unless it's also in the car's name) matches to all or part of the place name.
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