Guess The Car..
Discussion
nicanary said:
A Zust? From Italy. Carrying Archduke Ferdinand when he was shot.Being driven, I think, by a chaffeur who had been a GP winner in the past. (Szisz?)
Blimey, for years I thought it was a Zust, but I've just looked it up, and it was a Graf und Stift 18/32PS. Austrian by manufacture.Clue Three:
The philosopher Roland Barthes said that this Goddess looks as if it had "fallen from the sky".
(Yes, I'll make the next ones lighter if I get another crack! Struggling to get the difficulty level high enough to be challenging, but accessible enough to keep people involved.)
And Clue Three And A Half:
In Frederick Forsythe's book, this is the car that foiled The Jackal.
The philosopher Roland Barthes said that this Goddess looks as if it had "fallen from the sky".
(Yes, I'll make the next ones lighter if I get another crack! Struggling to get the difficulty level high enough to be challenging, but accessible enough to keep people involved.)
And Clue Three And A Half:
In Frederick Forsythe's book, this is the car that foiled The Jackal.
Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 28th September 00:00
Yes Craigy. Well done.
Why did the Citroen DS change Europe's political landscape? By helping to foil the assassination of President Charles De Gaulle, and Frederick Forsyth used that event as part of his novel Day Of The Jackal.
(Maybe I'd made that a bit too inspecific/obscure? Thought people might enjoy being strung along for a bit.)
Why did the Citroen DS change Europe's political landscape? By helping to foil the assassination of President Charles De Gaulle, and Frederick Forsyth used that event as part of his novel Day Of The Jackal.
(Maybe I'd made that a bit too inspecific/obscure? Thought people might enjoy being strung along for a bit.)
blearyeyedboy said:
Yes Craigy. Well done.
Why did the Citroen DS change Europe's political landscape? By helping to foil the assassination of President Charles De Gaulle, and Frederick Forsyth used that event as part of his novel Day Of The Jackal.
(Maybe I'd made that a bit too inspecific/obscure? Thought people might enjoy being strung along for a bit.)
my assasination was more important, ya boo sucks! really did change the face of Europe.Why did the Citroen DS change Europe's political landscape? By helping to foil the assassination of President Charles De Gaulle, and Frederick Forsyth used that event as part of his novel Day Of The Jackal.
(Maybe I'd made that a bit too inspecific/obscure? Thought people might enjoy being strung along for a bit.)
nicanary said:
my assasination was more important, ya boo sucks! really did change the face of Europe.
Yes, but your car was a detail in the Archduke's unfortunate fate and didn't alter the outcome. The outcome would have been the same for the Archduke in any contemporary car. Mind you, you came closest in concept to what I had in mind from my clue!The DS saved De Gaulle's life and played a key part in the outcome. In any other contemporary car, he would have died.
blearyeyedboy said:
Yes, but your car was a detail in the Archduke's unfortunate fate and didn't alter the outcome. The outcome would have been the same for the Archduke in any contemporary car. Mind you, you came closest in concept to what I had in mind from my clue!
The DS saved De Gaulle's life and played a key part in the outcome. In any other contemporary car, he would have died.
Point taken and accepted.BTW all I can remember from the film is the Jackal driving his Giulietta Spyder into a barn and spraying it (blue?) from the original white, all in about 5 mins, and then driving off. Yeah, right!The DS saved De Gaulle's life and played a key part in the outcome. In any other contemporary car, he would have died.
blearyeyedboy said:
CragyMc? 
Or nicanary, if CraigyMc isn't about, would you like his slot as honourable runner up?
Sorry - been spending a lovely weekend ill.Or nicanary, if CraigyMc isn't about, would you like his slot as honourable runner up?
ETA: You're in medicine or something I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olecranon_bursitis - the thing itself isn't amazingly serious, but the nausea (because of the antibiotics) and pain when I touch my elbow are stopping me from sleeping, which turns a minor thing into a major impact.
Edited by CraigyMc on Sunday 30th September 19:11
McAndy said:
Stopping you from sleeping? We should've had a new car by now then!
Hope you feel better soon!
You probably have no idea how close to the mark you are with that comment about buying cars!Hope you feel better soon!
I'm still not sleeping right but I'm on the home stretch with the antibiotics, meaning hopefully I won't feel ill so much.
On to the challenge-
Clue number 1:
You're looking for a car with a pretty bizarre engine and body.
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