Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 100 1927 Marmon E-75 at Artukainen Airport in Finland in use as Sailplane winch

[sixtee5cuda]

For one point, provide the year, make, and model of this old touring car.

For a second point, specify the location of the puzzle picture.

[Bill Murray]

Sixtee:
I have no idea about the car for the moment, but it is being used, I think, as a winch mount for some sort or ariel balloon.

[sixtee5cuda]

Hi Bill!  (I'm Bill too)

This car has nothing to do with Balloons.

[Bill Murray]

Hi Bill:

Well, I am now on my third glass of wine, trying to fortify myself for Cataract Surgery tomorrow starting at 0615 in the morning.

A winch, then, of some sort, of that I am fairly certain.

[sixtee5cuda]

I hope your eyes are doing well, Bill.

Yes, it is being used as a winch.

[sixtee5cuda]

One week gone, moving Up!

[Craig Gillingham]

Is it a 1927 Marmon E-75?

[sixtee5cuda]

A point for you CG, for providing the answer to the first part of the puzzle.  The car is a 1927 Marmon E-75.

Puzzle is locked for 24 hours for Craig Gillingham to answer the rest of the puzzle.

[Craig Gillingham]

Thank you for the point.

I've found that this car was used to launch gliders at Turku Artukainen Airport during 1938.

[sixtee5cuda]

And another point to Craig.  This car is actually quite famous in Finland, where the airport is located.  This was previously the car of Marshal Mannerheim.

[Craig Gillingham]

Thank you again, and an excellent puzzle car.