Topic: Hüsker Dü #202 - Buick Ranger / 1952 GM Travelera / Canadian National Exhibition

[Otto Puzzell]

Have you seen this before? For 1 point, identify this special version of a somewhat-ordinary automobile.  

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[foxawy]

BUICK ROADMASTER CONV ??

[Otto Puzzell]

There's a bit more to it than that.

[knightfan26917]

Hmmm....if I may take a stab at this one....

I KNOW I've seen this before ... and, without looking, I want to say it's from a 1952 auto show.  Seems to me it actually was dubbed a "Buick Ranger" with a western theme.  I remember this because the auto show was outside the US, when some thought it was probably a Texas auto show.  Seems to me the auto show was actually somewhere in Canada, but I'm not sure.  The only other detail I vaguely remember is that it was fitted with a rifle and holster on the driver's side door.



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[Otto Puzzell]

Vaguely, huh?  

That very detailed answer hits every major point of the description on the site where I found this, including the incorrect nomenclature for the sheath used to carry a riffle (it's a scabbard).

Nevertheless, A point for you.

[olavr]

I will only inquire about this puzzles title: "Hüsker Dü"
This is Norwegian for "Do you remember" (except for the ü-letters which are more common in German!)
Why this strange title?

[Wendax]

Perhaps because Hüsker Dü was a 1980s American rock band?

[Otto Puzzell]

Hüsker Dü also rhymes (approximately) with 202. 

[RayTheRat]

Hüsker Dü (I can't remember if it was spelled with or without umlauts) was also a memory/matching parlor/board game advertised heavily on tv in the US in the mid 70s.  If I remember (pun intended) correctly, it was claimed that it was Dutch language for the same thing in Norwegian.  Google translate doesn't agree with that, tho.

RtR

[Otto Puzzell]

Yep!

[knightfan26917]

Vaguely, huh?  

That very detailed answer hits every major point of the description on the site where I found this, including the incorrect nomenclature for the sheath used to carry a riffle (it's a scabbard).

Nevertheless, A point for you.

LOL!  Yeah, after I answered this, I thought, 'oh crap, they're going to think I googled this!' ... but, I can assure you, I did not.  It is just one that stood out to me because of the weirdness.

WOO HOO for only my 6th point!



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