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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:Cars in the UK
Notice:Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:COMICS::SHELLEYELD
Created:Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2584
Total number of notes:63384

1972.0. "Help needed with a X-mas puzzle" by GVA05::MOOSDIJK (Beer-o-crat) Mon Dec 28 1992 14:08

    Although currently living in Switzerland, I am still subscribing to a
    Dutch Car Magazine. This Magazine every year has a Christmas puzzle.
    Although most of the time relatively tough to solve I NEARLY managed to
    do so this year. Except.... one piece. Here is where I will need some
    help.
    
    The puzzle itself is very simple. They provide the 'type' names of
    certain cars, and the only thing you have to do is to find the correct
    'brand' name with it. For that brand name you will get the number of
    characters it needs and by positioning the brandnames in a certain way
    you will get a (Dutch) sentence.
    
    An EXAMPLE  _________________
                | | | | | |N|S|X|   should be HONDA NSX
                -----------------
    As I did solve all but 1 of the lines, I do know what the sentence must
    be. However in order to send in the solution I will need to know 1. The
    sentence and 2. Each individual brandname.
    
    The one lin-item I am looking for is:
    
    | | |L| | | | | |W|a|s|p|
    
    I do know that the 3rd character is an 'L' because I do have the
    sentence. What I need however is a Car brand with 8 characters, 3rd
    being an 'L' that has a car type called 'Wasp'.
    
    The car brands that came to my mind sofar were Delahaye, Delorean and
    Wolseley, but for none of them I can find a car called 'Wasp'. Anyone
    out there any idea ??
    
    Regards,
    
    MooS  
    
    PS I have x-posted this request in DLOACT::CARBUFFS
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1972.1Old Wolseley ?CMOTEC::JASPERTue Dec 29 1992 13:285
    ...There was certainly a Wolseley called a Wolseley Hornet (c. 1965)...
    
    Maybe there is a more classic (older !) Wolseley.
1972.2KURMA::IJOHNSTONTue Dec 29 1992 13:303
    Could wasp be the Dutch translation???
    
    Ian.
1972.3Wasp = WespGVA05::MOOSDIJKBeer-o-cratTue Dec 29 1992 14:4514
    I do have a car-encyclopedia at home and checked with the Wolseley but
    they did not mention the Wasp in there. BTW Wasp is not a Dutch word.
    In Dutch this would be a Wesp (close enough to it, but still..).
    
    Of course the books I have may not be a 100% complete. But I would
    prefer to hear from someone who KNOWS that there  was a 'brandname'
    Wasp.
    
    But, still thamks for your help sofar and please keep your eyes and
    ears open for info on the Wasp.
    
    Cheers,
    
    MooS
1972.4A little IMPishWOTVAX::MACDONALDIStalybridge CelticMon Jan 04 1993 16:258
     How about a 
    
    hiLlman Wasp
    
    never heard of it myself, but it is all I could think off that fitted!!
    
    
    mac
1972.5COMICS::WEGGSome hard boiled eggs and some nuts.Mon Jan 04 1993 17:094
    	The car in the opening credits for "The Pink Panther" was known
    	as The Wasp.  I've no idea who built it though.
    
    	Ian.
1972.6OASS::BURDEN_DWell, it sure beats raising cattleMon Jan 04 1993 17:326
>The car in the opening credits for "The Pink Panther" was known
>as The Wasp.

Maybe that was a take off on the show "Green Hornet"??

Dave
1972.7GVA05::STIFFPaul Stiff DCS, DTN:821-4167Tue Jan 05 1993 08:243
    What about ReLIant Wasp ?
    
    Paul
1972.8Wolseley it is!OASS::BURDEN_DWell, it sure beats raising cattleWed Jan 06 1993 20:294
  The Wolseley Wasp was produced sometime in the mid 30's.  Found it in one
  of my reference books.
  
  Dave
1972.9Thank You!!!GVA05::MOOSDIJKBeer-o-cratThu Jan 07 1993 10:147
    Thanks a lot to all of the 'noters' who helped in trying to find the
    solution. Special thanks ofcourse for Dave who found me the right
    solution and got it confirmed.
    
    Cheers,
    
    MooS
1972.10EUREKA !CMOTEC::JASPERFri Jan 08 1993 12:561
1972.11The final solutionGVA05::MOOSDIJKBeer-o-cratSun Feb 14 1993 21:1146
    As promised herewith the solution to the X-mas puzzle.
    
    Thanks to the help I received from the Noters community
    I had a 100% correct solution. (but unfortunately no
    price).
    
    VOLKSWAGEN     Corrado
    ISO            Grifo
    CHRYSLER       Saratoga
    DAIMLER        Dart
    WOLSELEY       Wasp
    FORD           Mondeo
    LAND-ROVER     Defender
    SUZUKI         Samurai
    ELVA           Courier
    RENAULT        Safrane
    JAGUAR         XK150 S
    HUMBER         Super Snipe
    ALFA ROMEO     Giulia TZ
    LANCIA         Delta Integrale
    BUICK          Park Avenue
    SUNBEAM        Rapier
    HONDA          NSX
    PEUGEOT        402
    ASTON MARTIN   DB4 GT
    SIMCA          Aronde
    FERRARI        500 Superfast
    GILBERN        Invader
    FIAT           Dino
    HILLMAN        Imp
    VOLKSWAGEN     K70
    MORGAN         Plus Eight
    LOTUS          Europa
    MASERATI       Shamal
    DETOMASO       Mangusta
    LAMBORGHINI    Miura
    AC             Ace
    CADILLAC       Eldorado
    LEXUS          LS400
    PORSCHE        356
    CITROEN        SM
    CHEVROLET      Fleetmaster
    
    Again thanks for your help, Cheers,
    
    MooS