Yule find us on the piste today.
I know what you’re thinking. This is a somewhat tenuous looking festive scene, more of an excuse for a gratuitous Fitz and Van illustration if honest. Still, there is sufficient quantities of the white stuff on display here to provide ample seasonal cover, so if you’re prepared to Continue reading “Season’s Greetings”
Overindulged much? Time for some more questions.
Test your knowledge of all things automotive. Again, there’s something for everyone – if all else fails, try lateral thinking…
Go on, they’re only small…
The season of enforced merriment is once again upon us and DTW offers an opportunity to test your knowledge of all things automotive. There’s something for everyone – if all else fails, try lateral thinking…
Continue reading “Festive Frolics (1) Sprouts With Everything”
Some brain teasers to keep you occupied during the idle hours, or in between meal courses…
Season’s Greetings everyone. Continue reading “Festive Cracker”
DTW wishes you all a very Happy New Year and offers you another opportunity to test out your knowledge of all things automotive. Good luck and no Googling!
The answers will be published in a day or two. Continue reading “The DTW Bumper Holiday Quiz (Part Two)”
Four giants of the automotive industry – which is the odd one out, and why?
David Bache (1925-1994) – Styling chief at The Rover Company and BL Cars Continue reading “Festive Teasers 2020 – Odd Man Out”
Because there are only so many times you can watch Gone With The Wind or Frozen without losing the will to live, DTW instead offers you an opportunity to test out your knowledge of all things automotive. Good luck and no Googling!
We will Continue reading “The DTW Bumper Holiday Quiz (Part One)”
Three seemingly unrelated photos and illustrations. What’s the car?
The clues are as follows Continue reading “New Year Quiz”
Three Objects, and three premium saloons.
Link the objects to the cars.
The cars: Continue reading “Festive Teaser 4”
No, it’s not the opening to a joke, but another festive puzzle.
A politician, a dog, and a gramophone record. Together they link to a significant mid-20th century saloon car. What’s the car? Continue reading “Festive Teaser 3 – What’s the Car?”
These 1986-1989 drawings were unrealised proposals for the replacement of a multi-million selling small car.
From which manufacturer? Continue reading “Festive Teaser 2 – Mystery Concept”
Three of these cars have something in common – which is the misfit?
Lloyd Alexander Continue reading “Festive Teaser 1 – Odd Car Out”
Confession time: I said there was no chain involved in this teaser, but there is one. And a couple of shafts. And one absolutely enormous toothed belt.
The answer is that the engines of all four cars were also used in motorcycles. It’s a rarer peculiarity than might be expected, particularly as I applied a self-denying ordinance which excluded tricycles, sidecar haulers (even the Borgward-Goliath-Kröger), and one-offs. All four two-wheelers here were on public sale as complete, series-produced entities. Continue reading “Connect the dots #3: The Answer”
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