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My Father's Chevy
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Difficulty: (2.23)
Puzzle ID: #37220
Submitted By: bigSWAFF_69_ Corrected By: mouseprincess
Submitted By: bigSWAFF_69_ Corrected By: mouseprincess
Mystery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.Mystery
My father has, over the years, restored his magnificent 1956 Chevrolet convertible to near perfect condition. Last weekend, he decided to go on a little spin ('twas a warm day, perfect weather for a convertible). As he was pulling out of the driveway, he noticed he was low on gas - the gauge was practically on empty.
On his way to the gas station, he made a quick stop at the local fast food restaurant. Having nowhere to park, he reluctantly stopped his car down a side street. As he was leaving, he noticed a few young guys eyeing his vehicle. Thinking nothing of it (it's rare to see this model car in such good condition, so people typically stare), he walked into the food establishment to get himself a deliciously awful burger.
The line was long, so it was a while before he returned to where he parked. He returned to his worst nightmare: his car was gone.
He hurriedly called the police and reported his Chevy convertible was stolen. He then went back into the restaurant and ordered a half-pounder with bacon, to go.
About 15 minutes later, the police called him back. Apparently, right after he called, the police received a call from a female worker at a gas station about a mile out of town. The worker reported that a beautiful car was left nearby. She said three young men drove up and prepaid for $20 of gas.
The three men walked around the vehicle many times, checking under the hood and in the trunk. After a couple minutes of studying the car, the men left without filling up. As they were leaving, the car ran out of gas near the gas station. The men left it there and took off running. The police couldn't think of a reason for the young men paying for gas they didn't use. My father, however, knew exactly what happened.
The question is, why would the three men pay for gas they needed but didn't use?
On his way to the gas station, he made a quick stop at the local fast food restaurant. Having nowhere to park, he reluctantly stopped his car down a side street. As he was leaving, he noticed a few young guys eyeing his vehicle. Thinking nothing of it (it's rare to see this model car in such good condition, so people typically stare), he walked into the food establishment to get himself a deliciously awful burger.
The line was long, so it was a while before he returned to where he parked. He returned to his worst nightmare: his car was gone.
He hurriedly called the police and reported his Chevy convertible was stolen. He then went back into the restaurant and ordered a half-pounder with bacon, to go.
About 15 minutes later, the police called him back. Apparently, right after he called, the police received a call from a female worker at a gas station about a mile out of town. The worker reported that a beautiful car was left nearby. She said three young men drove up and prepaid for $20 of gas.
The three men walked around the vehicle many times, checking under the hood and in the trunk. After a couple minutes of studying the car, the men left without filling up. As they were leaving, the car ran out of gas near the gas station. The men left it there and took off running. The police couldn't think of a reason for the young men paying for gas they didn't use. My father, however, knew exactly what happened.
The question is, why would the three men pay for gas they needed but didn't use?
Hint
The type of car is very important.Answer
My father knew that the reason the men didn't fill the car up was simple: they didn't know where to put the gas! In this particular car, the gas tank isn't on either side of the car. It is, however, hidden behind the left taillight. There was a little lever you turned, which revealed the gas tank. That is why the men walked around the vehicle, studying it for a place to insert the nozzle of the gas pump....And yes, my father enjoyed his hamburger.
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I've seen a car where the rear number plate hinges down - again, unless you know just where to look . . .
Man everyone knows ford rocks. But I do think chevy had a great idea about that one. Anywho great teaser it's going to my favorites list.
great teaser its going in to my favorites
Good one!!
Why did he order twice?
Was he really still hungry after finding his car stolen especially after he had already ordered (and presumabely eaten)?
That query aside, nicely written teaser!
Was he really still hungry after finding his car stolen especially after he had already ordered (and presumabely eaten)?
That query aside, nicely written teaser!
Cool teaser!
Was also wondering about the ordering twice thing...?
Was also wondering about the ordering twice thing...?
Haha, I just noticed that. , oh well. Thanks for the comments ;D
You can't resist a juicy burger! Not even if your car is stolen!
hehe, great! never would have gotten it, but i still liked it!
Because I have a hubby who is a Chevy buff, I actually knew the answer to this one! Nicely done!
This one was pretty good
I'm old enough to experience this car. Worked at a gas station, back when we pumped the gas and gave blue chip stamps to boot for fill ups. Don't forget to check under the hood and put air in the tires...all for no extra charge, because we were already getting 35 cents a gallon!!! Great teasers, thanks for the reminder
My dad had a 56 Chevy station wagon when I was a kid. It was awfully ugly, but I apparently did learn something because this one was easy!!!
Fun teaser... got it without any difficulty!
If the thieves had stolen this car in Oregon, they might have gotten away with it, because, by law, we can't pump our own gas. Perhaps the gas station attendant would have known where to put the gas.
If the thieves had stolen this car in Oregon, they might have gotten away with it, because, by law, we can't pump our own gas. Perhaps the gas station attendant would have known where to put the gas.
very hard unless you know a lot about cars. Funny about the ordering twice!
This really isn't exactly a mystery. You either know it or you don't.
Jul 26, 2007
Don't know anything about cars, but I thought it was funny.
that was seriously funny
now i want a burger!
now i want a burger!
This won was really hard. I no nothing about cars. I don't have a car or ever did own one. This was a really good brain teaser. Now i am going to go down the street to Harvey's to get a burger.
Aug 10, 2007
nice one =]
hmm... good/bad. good: really nice teaser, fun bad: the men couldnt drive the car because they didnt have the keys! unless (NO offense!) ur father was stupid and left the keys is the car
hmm... good/bad. good: really nice teaser, fun bad: the men couldnt drive the car because they didnt have the keys! unless (NO offense!) ur father was stupid and left the keys is the car
First off, lemme make it clear that this isn't a true story, don't feel bad for insulting my "father" .
Secondly, the young "Hoodlums" could have hotwired the car.
Secondly, the young "Hoodlums" could have hotwired the car.
I liked it, I thought it would be behind the license plate... young punks eh
I rather enjoyed this one! I didn't know about the taillight. I figured it was behind the license plate and they were too young to know about that option too.
I thought another option might have been the different size nozzles for leaded vs. unleaded. Then I realized that the unleaded was smaller than the leaded right? That way you couldnt' put the leaded into your unleaded vehicle but could still put unleaded and modifiers into your leaded vehicle.
I thought another option might have been the different size nozzles for leaded vs. unleaded. Then I realized that the unleaded was smaller than the leaded right? That way you couldnt' put the leaded into your unleaded vehicle but could still put unleaded and modifiers into your leaded vehicle.
Nice, asked my mate who is a classics car knowledge freak, freak in general... best thing is your 'father' got $20 free fuel
Well written and a great story! I really enjoyed this one
i was just wondering if this was real, its really cool but i would have never got it!!!!!!
This is an awesome teaser! The story is amazing, and well written, and the teaser itself is an great original idea for a mystery teaser.
*applause*
*applause*
Well, I wrote this after a teacher read (I presume the original) to us in class. This was just off of memory though, so the story is a tad different; all in all it's pretty much the same plot.
very good teaser, didn't get it right, cuz I knew nothing about cars, but still good!
Did that really happen? That would be an awesome feature!
I had to do research to ge this one correct!
good teaser
Really liked it!
My grandfather
owns a gas station.
and LOVES old cars.
so I cant wait to tell him this
teaser!!
Great job,cool teaser!!!!
owns a gas station.
and LOVES old cars.
so I cant wait to tell him this
teaser!!
Great job,cool teaser!!!!
Hoo-rah! Reading this was like serving my brain brunch. Just what I needed at this hour.
Cute mystery. This was also featured on Car Talk (NPR) several months back.
I just "got" this teaser from one of my Science teachers a couple years ago. Not sure where he got it, but he probably heard it off of Car Talk.
Haha..good one Swaff..wasn't able to guess the answer.....
$ourDough has, in his fair town, heard of Frick telling Frack the story of the Chevy!
Very nicely done! Three Thumbs Up!
$D
Very nicely done! Three Thumbs Up!
$D
i am so horrible with cars...
that was good...I figured that they couldn't find the gas tank "hole" but I figured that the "father" forgot to put it there..because of the near perfect condition of hte car...
oops..."the" car...
that almost happened to me once in my new car
This ia a very fun and nice teaser, i enjoy it alot
Didn't get the answer because I'm not much of a car person, but cool teaser anyway.
Is this a true story?
Is this a true story?
I am also not a car person, but thoroughly enjoyed the teaser. I would really be interested in knowing if this is in fact a true story. It sounds like one.
I loved this teaser! What a beautiful car, although my favorite type of chevy is the 1967 impala
Which did he enjoy more: the bacon or the hamburger?
Ahhh if only I had knowledge of cars XP
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