Master of the World

by Mark Halpin

ANSWER: DONKEY RIDE

 

Each license plate seeds three letters into the name of a fictional car, whch must then be identified. For example, "421-BEH" gives "HE-B...", which might be identified as "HERBIE." From each name, take the letter indicated by the number of that state in order of entry into the union.

Reading the plates left-to-right, top-to-bottom gives:

  • GUMDROP
  • BATMOBILE
  • LIGHTNING MCQUEEN
  • KITT
  • GENERAL LEE
  • SPEED BUGGY
  • CHRISTINE
  • CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
  • GREASED LIGHTNIN'
  • HERBIE

The indicated letters spell the answer, DONKEY RIDE.