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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #125 on: November 18, 2016, 04:54:59 AM »
No x 2
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #126 on: November 18, 2016, 12:09:32 PM »
Ryan Snodgrass?
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #127 on: November 18, 2016, 06:00:15 PM »
Ryan Snodgrass?

No; I thought he played for Hull City?  Ah, no - that's Robert Snodgrass...!
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #128 on: November 19, 2016, 08:26:21 AM »
Wallace A. Wyss ?

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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #129 on: November 19, 2016, 10:52:11 AM »
Wallace A. Wyss ?

At last!
He's the guy.
I was thinking of giving another clue that he's branched out into painting now as well, but he is still writing.  I thought that might make it too easy though...
He was almost a neighbour of Otto's so I thought my little clue earlier might help him identify the writer.

However, that answer only gets us a little further up the road towards solving the puzzle...
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #130 on: November 19, 2016, 11:28:08 AM »
I assume (and hope) it is locked for oko94
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #131 on: November 19, 2016, 12:20:35 PM »
I assume (and hope) it is locked for oko94

No, I didn't lock it, as it only gets us a bit nearer solving this although Wallace Wyss would be part of the answer.
Feel free to post your ideas...
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #132 on: November 19, 2016, 12:57:12 PM »
Ferrari Hunters, a novel about a barn finding detective

From Mr Wyss
The novel was written and a hundred or so printed to hand out to agents. But it was not optioned or picked up by a publisher (I optioned one of my non fiction books to Fremantlemedia, so I am not without exp. in this area.)
To read a description of the novel go to Google and write in Ferrari Hunters, the novel.

 I was thinking of reprinting it as The Porsche Hunters since I write these books called Incredible Barn Finds, and there are more Porsches in each book (50 cars per book) than there are Ferraris so Porsches are easier to find and it still fits the lead character's occupation of being a collector car hunter.


BTW I talked to someone who's handling Incredible Barn Finds on Facebook and he did the graphics:
"I like chopping windshields and more racy grills. Making the British look more Italian"
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https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
http://automuseums.info - motoring museums' guide

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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #133 on: November 19, 2016, 07:05:57 PM »
Good progress!
The answer to the puzzle is the name of the car driven by the main character in the novel..
Now I'll lock it for oko94 and pnegyesi to see if they can come up with that name.
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #134 on: November 22, 2016, 02:58:38 AM »
Can the car's name be found online ?

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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #135 on: November 22, 2016, 04:11:20 AM »
Can the car's name be found online ?

I got it from an Internet site but I don't know whether it's still up; I haven't been able to find it again just by Googling but maybe I didn't look hard enough.
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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #136 on: December 13, 2016, 01:26:55 PM »
As far as I'm concerned you can unlock it.

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Re: NEH 1421
« Reply #137 on: December 13, 2016, 05:53:02 PM »
I'd forgotten it was locked..
It isn't now!
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