Topic: Solved TGF-157: Rubino torpedo, 1920

[targhediferro]

I suppose this one to be a bit more difficult...but I'm sure someone will soon show me that I'm wrong.  Can you identify it?

[targhediferro]

Pros time.

[geology]

1920s Rubino (Ruby) from Netro, Italy

[targhediferro]

Wow...I thought it was more obscure, neither Georgano says a word about this marque. A well deserved point for you.

[nicanary]

I have a Georgano from 2000.  It is covered by one small paragraph - it had a 2.3-litre 4-cylinder side-valve engine designed by Lamberti who had worked for SPA. They were made 1920/23 and then the company was taken over by TAU, who made the car with a revised engine from 1925/27.

[ftg3plus4]

Can we see this one without the bars in front of it?

[Wendax]

I might jump in here.

[ftg3plus4]

Thank you!

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

[Carnut]

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

[ftg3plus4]

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

Really? I've never figured out how to use the image searching (since I wouldn't be allowed to anyway), but searching for pictures of the car by name turned up nothing for me.

[Carnut]

I assume the bars (and green coloring) are to prevent Google image searching? Could this particular picture even be found that way?

I just tried it and I was offered 4 different sites containing this picture...

Really? I've never figured out how to use the image searching (since I wouldn't be allowed to anyway), but searching for pictures of the car by name turned up nothing for me.

The search by image can be a very useful tool.
I use it when I have a picture but not much information, and I want to use it to set a puzzle.
I glean lots of useful info from various websites by searching by image.

Of course, what is not allowed is that it is used to solve puzzles, as solving puzzles that way requires no knowledge at all of the car, rendering the solving of puzzles by that method totally pointless (and literally pointless if it looks suspicious!)

[pnegyesi]

Here is an ad from 1921