Monday Auto Trivia
It's the beginning of a new week and a great time to take a few minutes away from your work and test your Auto Trivia!
Q: True or False? The
1953 Corvette came in white, red and black.
A: False. The 1953 'Vett's were available in one
color, Polo White.
Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy Corvette, and
other legal street racers of the 1960's?
A: Carroll Shelby's Mustang GT350.
Q: What was the first car fitted with an
alternator, rather
than a direct current dynamo?
A: The 1960 Plymouth Valiant
Q: What was the first car fitted with a replaceable cartridge oil filter?
A: The 1924 Chrysler.
Q: What car first referred to itself as a
convertible?
A: The 1904 Thomas Flyer, which had a removable
hard top.
Q: What car was the first to have it's radio antenna
embedded in the windshield?
A: The 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix.
Q: What car used the first successful series-production
hydraulic valve lifters?
A: The 1930 Cadillac 452, the first production
V16
Q: What type of car had the distinction of being GM's
100 millionth car built in the U.S.?
A: March 16, 1966 saw an Olds Tornado roll out
of Lansing, Michigan with that honor.
Q: What autos were the first to use a standardized
production key-start system?
A: The 1949 Chryslers
Q: What did the Olds designation 4-4-2 stand
for?
A: 4 barrel carburetor, 4 speed transmission,
and dual exhaust.
Q: What car was the first to place the horn
button in the center of the steering wheel?
A: The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C. The car also was
the first with electric door latches.
Q: What U.S. production car had the quickest
0-60 mph time?
A: The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409
Q: What's the only car to appear simultaneously on
the covers of Time and Newsweek?
A: The Mustang
Q: What was the lowest priced mass produced
American car?
A: The 1925 Ford Model T Runabout. Cost $260, $5 less than 1924.
Q: What is the fastest internal-combustion
American production car?
A: The 1998 Dodge Viper GETS-R, tested by Motor
Trend magazine at 192.6 mph.
Q: What car was the first production V12, as
well as
the first production car with aluminum pistons?
A: The 1915 Packard Twin-Six. Used during WWI in
Italy, these
motors inspired Enzi Ferrari to adopt
the V12 himself in 1948.
Q: What was the first car to use power operated
seats?
A: They were first used on the 1947 Packard
line.
Q: What car company was originally known
as Swallow Sidecars (aka SS)?
A: Jaguar, which was an SS model first in 1935, and
ultimately the whole company by 1945.
Q: What car delivered the first production V12
engine?
A: The cylinder wars were kicked off in 1915
after Packard's
chief engineer, Col. Jesse Vincent, introduced
its Twin-Six.
Q: In January 1930, Cadillac debuted it's V16 in a car named for
a theatrical version of a 1920's film seen by Harley Earl while
designing the body, What's that name?
A: The "Madam X", a custom coach
designed by Earl and
built by Fleetwood. The sedan featured a retractable
landau top above the rear seat.
Q: What is the Spirit of Ecstasy?
A: The official name of the mascot of Rolls
Royce, she
is the lady on top of their radiators.
Also known as "Nellie in her nighty".
Q: What was the inspiration for MG's famed
octagon-shaped badge?
A:
The shape of founder Cecil Kimber's dining table. MG
stands for Morris Garages.
Q: In what year did the "double-R"
Rolls Royce
badge change from red to black?
A:
1933
And to wrap things up, we'll leave you with a very interesting fact;
In 1918 GM joins the war effort during World War I, retooling 90% of the GMC truck production line for military use. More than 8,500 trucks are sold to the US Army for use in the war.
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