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By Counterman
Counterman’s “
link hidden, please login to view” contest challenges our readers to solve an automotive riddle, for a chance to win $100. And each month, we receive hundreds of responses from aftermarket professionals trying to guess the model of the vehicle depicted. The correct answer for the October/November contest is the AMC Javelin. The winner is George Widmer IV, an ASE P2-certified parts pro at Parts Authority in Norcross, Georgia.
Now, let’s get to know the “Guess the Car” champion.
CM: How long have you been working in the auto parts business?
GW: Since 2001. I started off as a stock clerk my junior year of high school and I worked my way up from there.
CM: What do you like most about your job?
GW: The interaction with customers. Building a relationship with our regular customers and dealing with the general public.
CM: What’s the strangest question a customer has asked you?
GW: I had a customer asking for the Firebird emblem for a ‘77 Trans Am. He was restoring it, and [the emblem] was old and it was peeling off. He just happened to call us up. I told him we didn’t have anything like that here, but I’ll see if I can get one. I outsourced one and got it for him. He’s been a customer ever since for the last three years.
CM: What’s the coolest car you’ve ever owned or worked on?
GW: My dad was a technician for a Pontiac dealer for 30 years. I would say the coolest car I’ve ever owned was my first vehicle, which was a 1986 Chevy S-10 pickup that we customized. We lowered it, painted it, put 18-inch wheels on it, added a custom stereo, and it was all done by me and him. It was a father-son bonding kind of thing that was really special.
CM: Do you have any interesting hobbies? What do you do for fun?
GW: I’m a big video gamer, and I collect model cars and model trains. I’m a devoted fan of NHRA; I’ve been to eight different tracks and I’m looking forward to attending a ninth track in 2023. I’m also a world history and football/soccer reader.
CM: What’s your dream car?
GW: We’ll go with my top two. The first one would be a 1971 Pontiac Trans Am in cameo white. The second one would be a 1956 Porsche Speedster in polyantha red; that’s an extremely rare color. The Pontiac was because my dad worked at a Pontiac dealership, and I’ve always had an interest in air-cooled Porches and Volkswagens.
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By Counterman
Counterman’s “
link hidden, please login to view” contest challenges our readers to solve an automotive riddle, for a chance to win $100. And each month, we receive hundreds of responses from aftermarket professionals trying to guess the model of the vehicle depicted. The correct answer for the August/September contest is the Honda Clarity. The winner is Don Maloney, store manager at Carquest in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Now, let’s get to know the “Guess the Car” champion.
CM: How long have you been working in the auto parts business?
DM: About 15 years or so.
CM: What do you like most about your job?
DM: Talking to people about vehicles and helping them solve their problems – that’s usually the most fun. And you get to meet some very interesting people and hear some interesting analysis.
CM: What’s the strangest question a customer has asked you?
DM: What I like is the customer who comes in and buys oil and an oil filter and says, “OK, where do I pull the car around to get this done?” That’s probably the best question we get asked. We even get that question with belts and alternators and starters.
CM: What’s the coolest car you’ve ever owned or worked on?
DM: The coolest car I ever owned was a 1986 Mercedes 190E Cosworth. It was a four-door sedan with a Cosworth-built engine. It came standard with Recaro seats and a dogleg five-speed transmission. It was what they call a homologation car, which means that Mercedes had to build a certain number of these cars [for street use] and put them on the market for sale to qualify for a race series.
CM: Do you have any interesting hobbies? What do you do for fun?
DM: When you have seven grandkids, you pretty much have your days off occupied. That is my hobby, pretty much.
CM: What’s your dream car?
DM: My dream car would be a Mercedes 190E Evolution. There may be a few floating around the United States, but way beyond anything I could ever afford.
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By Counterman
Well this is a first.
Apparently, after months of easy puzzles, the August/September “Guess the Car” contest has stumped our readers.
So far, Counterman hasn’t received any correct answers. However, we’ve seen some excellent guesses, and we can tell you this: Some of you are on the right track.
The woman in the picture is having an “aha moment.” That much is obvious. But how does that translate into the name of a vehicle model?
Here are a few answers that are close but not correct:
Fiat Idea GM Bright Idea Honda Insight If we don’t receive any correct answers in the next week or two, we’ll provide more clues to help you gain some clarity on the current puzzle.
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By Counterman
Counterman’s “
link hidden, please login to view” contest challenges our readers to solve an automotive riddle, for a chance to win $100. And each month, we receive hundreds of responses from aftermarket professionals trying to guess the model of the vehicle depicted. The correct answer for the June/July contest is the Ford Escape. The winner is Travis Cashman, parts manager at Glavan Ford of Clay Center in Clay Center, Kansas.
Now, let’s get to know the “Guess the Car” champion.
CM: How long have you been working in the auto parts business?
TC: Since October of last year.
CM: What were you doing before then?
TC: I was a welder.
CM: What do you like most about your job?
TC: I like interacting with people.
CM: What’s the strangest question a customer has asked you?
TC: That’s a tough one. We’ve had people ask for blinker fluid and muffler bearings, as a joke. But I’d have to think about this one.
CM: What’s the coolest car you’ve ever owned or worked on?
TC: Does it have to be street legal?
CM: Not necessarily.
TC: I had an ‘86 Monte Carlo SS dirt-track racer, street stock, had a 383 stroker and a three-speed transmission. Full-floater 9-inch rear end.
CM: Do you have any interesting hobbies? What do you do for fun?
TC: Ride my motorcycle, go hunting and fishing.
CM: What’s your dream car?
TC: A ‘63 corvette with a split window, four-speed transmission, and I know they didn’t make it in 1963, but it would be the 427 big block that came out in ’66. Hunter green with tan leather interior.
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