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With the '06 Lincoln Zephyr being a one-year only model (becoming MKZ for '07), I was trying to think of some other examples of models whose name lasted only 1 year... or for that matter, models that lasted only 1 year or whose design lasted only 1 year..pretty rare in modern times..
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All right boys and girls. I know that we all know that GM has built several successful families of engines. So lets see if we can name the complete family of engines both small block and big block. While you're at it, if you can, give me years of service, chronologically (sp?) preferred. Also if there are multiple generations, then go ahead and toss them in too.
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This aircraft inspired more a decade of automotive design and is still used to this day by one marque in a subtle manner.
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Hey, I've been thinking about how many cycles/versions the 3800 V6 has gone through. I can come up with these: 1) original version developed by Buick in the 1960s (sold to Jeep and then bought back) 2) 1970s version, returning in 1975, adapted for unleaded fuel and updated distributor/electronic ignition (odd-firing) (105 or 110 hp) 3) 1978 version, crankshaft journals are offset (becomes even firing) (105 or 110 hp) - remained well into the 80s, powering GM RWD intermediate series such as Cutlass Supreme, Regal, Grand Prix and Monte Carlo (though Chevy 4.3 V6 powered the latter two toward the end of their lives as RWDs) 4) 1985 version, modified for FWD, pow…
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~ What makes the 1958 model year General Motors cars different from The 1950-1957 & 1959-up cars from GM?
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- Odd number of cylinders - Even number of passangers - Gross Weight is 2250 lbs.
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This car featured some very advanced technology in its day. A 10 foot 2 inch fiberglass body in the style of a city car and a hybrid powertrain. Notice no quotations on hybrid. It was refered to as a hybrid even though it was shown years before the Insight & Prius were twinkles in their respective Nipponese parent's eyes. As you might expect it had electric motors & a conventional gasoline engine as well.
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So Julie needs a replacement for the Taurus... like yesterday. She's so damn picky it's been driving me bananas. I can't afford a new BMW or a Cadillac so we're thinking something new with a warranty but still under $24K. I might have found a winner, see if you can guess what it is....? - It is & isn't a GM product - RWD (with rear-biased 4-wheel drive optional) - Motor is longitudinally mounted - 5-speed manual available (I'm hoping I can convince her to go manual) - Timing Chain driven valvetrain - 24 valve V6 - 4-wheel independant suspension - Liquid-filled engine mounts
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1. Chevy Celebrity 2. Toyota Camry 3. Toyota Avalon 4. 95 Nissan 200SX 5. Ford Windstar 6. Mazda 323 7. VW Passat 8. Chevy Cavalier 9. Mitsubishi Eclipse 10. Ford Maverick 11. Ford Escort 12. Honda del Sol 13. VW Corrado 14. Chevy Monza 15. Chevy Citation 16. Olds Aurora 17. Geo Metro 18. Mitsubishi Diamante 19. Olds Achieva 20. Ford Taurus Except in one case, I didn't add the year, because it should be assumed I'm talking about the first year the name was used in the U.S. market Bonus: What was the Chevy Beretta meant to replace? And name the styling cue that gives that away.
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T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. ...................................................... Current Score: Fly: 12 Yellow_Dart: 10 WMJ: 10 Balthazar: 9…
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So, I decided to put one of these together, I think it's been a while. Basically, I cut pieces out of pictures I found on the 'net. See if you can identify them... I've included 2 interior shots and an engine shot this time too, to mix it up. Most of these are probably not that hard. :AH-HA_wink: All Answered! 1. Answered: Merkur XR4Ti 2. Answered: Plymouth Laser 3. Answered: Ford Aerostar 4. Answered: Honda S2000 5. Answered BMW 633 CSi 6. Answered: Dodge Durango 7. Answered: Ford LTD Crown Vic 8. Answered: Mercedes S500 9. Answered: Nissan Murano 10. Volkswagen Touareg 11. Answered: VW Golf R32 12. Answered: 350 in '80s Silverado …
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I've had several people ask if I was going to do MC trivia again. I wasn't sure since it is a lot of work to coordinate between the various boards, keeping track of the answers and scores, but the fun of it outweighs the "work". Sssooo....in the spirit of former contests (MC Jeopardy!, Knight's Challenge, MC Express) ... this is MC Sampler! Items 1 and 2 are "Jeopardy!" style; Items 3 and 4 are "Wheel Of Fortune" style; Items 5 and 6 are Visual Multiple Choice. PRIZES: One reason I wasn't sure about doing a contest again is because I'm not sure what the individual prizes will be. If you have a suggestion, let me know. In the meantime, I'm considering the "prize" fo…
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330 CID V8
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Oldsmobile's new "small block" V8 for 1964 displaced 330 CID, right? It eventually morphed into 350, 260 and 403 CID versions as well (there may have been more iterations, but those be the only ones I can remember). Another (U.S.) domestic car brand had a 330 CID V8, but it only lasted one model year. Do y'all know which brand that was, and the model year?
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This is a "cove", a sheltered inlet where land meets water. It's indented / concave shape is obvious. In automotive terms, the 'cove panel' was a widespread stylistic treatment found at the rear of a vehicle. While other locations have also been termed the same (the '56-62 Corvette's side scoop comes readily to mind), I would like to focus on the rear of vehicles. Part of the reason for that is; at one point the rear of vehicles got as much design attention as the front, roughly the mid '50s into the late '60s. But that standard fell by the wayside, and most modern cars wear quite bland rears. Like the geographical feature, the automotive cove panel wou…
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One of these 1980 cars's MSRP was 3 times that of the other. Can you guess which was the expensive one: Now to the point. One of these 2017 cars is 5.6 times the price of the other. How can you tell?
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O.K., somebody asked to start this thread----- so I did, as probably the oldest former Corvair owner! Tale from the past- My 1960 Corvair was ordered in the last 30 days of production, right after the GM entry had won its' class at the Sebring 24hr. race. That was were the 95hp Sebring engine came from, and I was told that less than 10 were built on production '60 models. It was a regular option in '61 and later. BTW, the standard engine was only 80hp. The differences were in the cam and exhaust system. It did have a very nice throaty sound. I had also ordered it with the 4-speed trans, but they reneigged on that option and I got it with the 3-speed stick. One fr…
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What was the division called before it was Pontiac? What was it before that?
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I searched thinking there must be a thread on this in here but couldn't find it. Probably using the wrong search string.... oh well. I was recently looking up some info on Cars, the recent Pixar movie. EVERY car guy or gal should see this. Anyway, I was listening to some of the soundtrack and it got me thinking about just how many songs were inspired by our beloved GM. Most songs I know of are about GM models, engines, etc. There are a few about Fords. I'm sure there's gotta be some Mopar songs, though I don't know of them. I do not ever recall a song about a Honduh or TOYota. Okay, except "Pink Cadillac" which states that her (or his) love is bigger than a Hon…
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What car and engine has the most hp for a front wheel drive car?
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Here's a photograph of the engine bay for an experimental high performance model of a production car. Who built it, and what's unusual about the engine?
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In the spirit of the July 2005 "Jeopardy! - MC Edition" & "MC Express" games, welcome to "Knight's Challenge" ... a revised game to test your knowledge of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo.... Round 1 is "Jeopardy!" style (responses must be in the form of a question); Round 2 is "Wheel of Fortune" style (you fill in the blanks for the correct words/phrase); Round 3 is "Name That Tune" style (except, you name the part); Round 4 is "Exam" style (simply pick the correct answer) Post your responses in this thread or send them to me via PM or Email (include name, message board & handle o…
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T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. ...................................................... Current Score: Fly: 11 Balthazar: 9 WMJ: 9 Yellow_Dart: 9 …
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I would give my right testicle to own this car, yet it was built (at least mechanically) by company I'm not all that smitten with and frankly, I consider to be over rated. The car I'm thinking of is, in my opinion, NEAR perfect as any car can ever hope to get while retaining it's B-pillar. It was born as a ragtop, then a few years later rebodied in Belgium... as far as who commissioned the newer more exotic body, a fire destroyed any records of that info. Here's a short list of features that make it unique: 1. fastback roofline 2. tailfin 3. approx 18 feet long 4. in 1991 a Japanese car collector paid $1.5 million for it 5. elegant wheel skirts…
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COME 'N GIT 'EM! 1.) What American car is credited as having introduced the plastic front grille? 2.) In the '50s and '60s, Chrysler built the 300 series of high performance cars. They began naming them in alphabetic order, starting in ’56 with ‘300-B’. By the time the run concluded, Chrysler had skipped a letter- why? 3.) What ‘obsolete’ engine configuration did Chrysler use in one of its 1990s concept vehicles? 4.) The first (2000) 1976 Cadillac Sevilles produced were all metallic silver with grey leather interiors. Why no color deviation? 5.) A chief engineer for a vehicle manufacturer was laid up in the hospital for a stretch after surgery. To keep busy during th…
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I am a random American vehicle, one of many makes. My notable feature for today is: my driver's door features only an interior lock, while my passenger door features only an exterior lock. Why would this be so?
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I'm thinking of three cars, all three by the same manufacturer... 1.) this one off... built for the president of the company was restyled instead of replaced due to a temp. halt in passenger car production. It had a famous "nickname", The B _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ _ 2.) Two decades after the B.B. was built as a one-off & several years after passenger car production resumed a car was built, also a one-off custom, it could be called a concept car/design study of sorts, that replaced the now dated twice styled B.B. This car has those RARE proportions that Balthazar finds irresistible, one could describe the car, in profile, as LONG hood, LONGER…
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Make model and year. Bonus points if you can name the inspiration for the rear roof line.
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Name this car...
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Once commonplace, a great many cars had rear license plates that could be swung downward, as the fuel filler pipe was concealed behind them. When you finished refueling & let the plate go, it returned to it's flush-mounted position, obviously so it could be read when the car was in motion. But there was a GM car that the rear plate would (by design) swing downward while the car was in motion. What, when & why did this occur?
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All right guys, I've got a bit of a different take on the trivia deal we have here. Where were your vehicles built? Is the plant your vehicle was built at still in production? If not, what was the last vehicle the plant produced? I know that this one might not be the easiest, but considering what most of all of us know about our own rides, this could prove interesting. '76 Chevrolet C-10: Lakewood, GA (unfortunately, I don't know the fate of this plant) '01 Chevrolet Impala: Oshawa, Ontario '05 Chevy Cobalt: (Honestly, I don't remember where the 'balt was assembled, but I do know the plant is still producing) All right y'all, lets see how much you know about …
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What concept is this? Can you also name the year?
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What car made in the 1990s came with a transverse mounted motor with FWD and yet there was a high performance variant with a longitudinaly mounted motor that sent most of its power to the rear wheels?
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All of these features/options were offered on the car in question: - All aluminum (block & heads) V8 - Neither traditional BOF or typical Unibody construction - Only offered in hardtop & convertible - Four wheel disk brakes - Functional rear decklid spoiler & chin diffuser - Liquid traction control - Hideaway headlights - Headlight washers
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, now get guessing!! 1.) What type of brake is this & what production car was it found on? 2.) How were this Olds and this Mercury legally involved with each other? 3.) The 1969 Mercury Cyclone SPoiler II was built in versions honoring which 2 famous racers? 4.) Which of these early auto brands was NOT an actual intended/production car? Long Silent McQuestion Fear Naught Schluderschimdt Schworm Skiddoodler 5.) Which of these state names was NOT featured on an early proposed or built auto brand? Massachusetts Pennsylvania Kentucky California Delaware Indiana View full article
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I guess this could be considered trivia... Anybody noticed something wrong in this picture?
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So about that definition of razoredge ? This is my idea right here. has anyone seen this car before ?
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Identify this car:
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Trivia question: Who was first to market a compact pickup in the U. S.?
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1.) What's the deal with this vehicle on the right? 2.) True or false; Benz invented the automobile. 3.) Name two non-American brands to use Ford V8s and two non-American brands to use Chrysler V8s. 4.) How much wider was Pontiac's first year 'Wide Tracks' than it's GM siblings? 5.) Last one is a trick question, because I don't know the answer. Maybe one of you does. What year/make/model is this emblem off of? View full article
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Give this week's Trivia Challenge a go : 1.) What was the last production car available with a cassette deck? 2.) What’s an American nameplate that has appeared 4 separate, non-sequential times in production under the same brand. 3.) What vehicle did this emblem appear on, and what does it signify? 4.) Who knows the story on this Mustang? 5.) What’s wrong in this picture (NOT the text portion) from a Dodge ad? - - - - - Answers to last week's Trivia Tuesday : 4bbl carburetor 1959 Eldorado Brougham 1949 Kaiser Traveller Allstate, 1952-1953 vehicle sold thru Sears, a rebadged Kaiser Henry J 1956 and 1957 Buicks. Fords smallest RPO V8 was 136 C…
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Hint #1: This car had automatic climate control.
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Here are photographs of both sides of the engine bay of a roadster that ran at Bonneville. Yes it's the same car, and there hasn't been an engine change between the photographs. This is the format the car ran on the salt. Identify the engine.
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I am found in a Road & Track compilation of sports & GT cars. I am a V-8-powered RWD coupe with a manual trans. My motor is between 3.5 & 5.5 liters and it's aluminum. I am rather new, tho my name was used before. I am not japanese, and I am merely 1 full second slower in the 1/4-mile than the porsche carerra in the same issue. Be that as it may, my inclusion in this compilation, by many accounts, would easily be termed 'unexpected'... despite the fact that I am quicker than the majority of vehicles whom I share pages with.
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Who was the first one to make a 4-door coupe?
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Mitsuoka takes innocent Japanese cars and turns them into strange mutants. Can you identify the donors? Most have been sold in the US under other names, but they are not all from the same source. http://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/lineup/index.html 1. Viewt was once a ...... 2. Nouera was once a ..... 3. Galue was once a ...... 4. Ryoga was once a ..... 5. Galue-II was once a ..... 6. Ray was once a .....
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This car* started off as RWD, later it became FWD and then much later it reverted back to rear wheel drive even though it did well sales wise and performance wise with FWD. What car am I talking about? *model
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Alright, yes I know it seems I've been slacking on getting the last and final trivia question posted... between buying my '59 Buick, getting going on the valvejob on my Super 88, dropped the heads off at the machine shop just this after noon, & trying to get my eBay store going again after dropping the ball for about a year.... Anyway the point is here's something I whipped up today for you guys, it's pretty easy for the Mopar fans here... so I think. Which one of these cars is NOT a product of the Chrysler Corporation? Only one of these cars is NOT a Mopar, if only by name.
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What is the best selling nameplate worldwide and about how many have been sold?
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Okay, lets start from the top... a song about cadillacs... but once thats figured out... the singer says all 8 fire inline... which cadillac model is he refering to that had an i8 note i dont know the model but i do know the song
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Boy, I was really enthused when I first heard about and saw this vehicle. I thought it was the cats-pajamas! A truly versatile do-everything kind of ride! But the execution left a lot to be desired, and it never lived up to the dreams. Here's what I think they shoulda built instead of the XUV! :o :rolleyes: B)
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EASY Which came first: the Ford Model A or the Ford Model T? What does ALFA (as in Alfa Romeo) stand for? Where does the Romeo (as in Alfa Romeo) come from? Where did the name Mercedes come from? The Japanese are known for their American transplant operations, but they weren't the first to do this. Where in the United States did Rolls-Royce build cars? Mercedes built cars in the United States (decades before Mercedes-Benz set up shop in Alabama). Who built cars for Mercedes in the States and where were they built? I've got more for later.
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Which Chevy car was the only vehicle to ever out power the corvette? What year? I've got a part two to this as well... but lets get this done...
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Now lets venture out of the US, again... Probably easy, but have at it, anyways...
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1. What was the first year the Corvette was officially exported by Chevrolet to Saudi Arabia? 2. What year was the first for an official trailer towing package for the Corvette? 3. Three times Chevrolet set up a paint color/code and only painted 1 Corvette that color all year. When were these three cars produced? 4. What unique feature would you experience if you actually drove the Corvette from the movie "Corvette Summer?" 5. Another feature from 1962 came back on the c-5 corvette rather than the C-6 Corvette. What is it? Chris
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The 2006 Camaro concept has incredikble styling, almost all of us agree about that. But now see how well you've really looked at it. Other than the b-pillar delete, hardtop bodystyle the Camaro has an interesting styling element that is virtually non-existant on today's cars. One of the last cars to have it was a FWD Oldsmobile. If you skew the definition of this component you might say there was also an Acura which was made in both 2dr & 4dr body styles that had this too. What feature am I talking bout? ------ ONE LAST HINT: This feature was most prevailant from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s.
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What vehicle is this?
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What concept is this?
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OK, so I didn't get around to making another full "Devil's in the Details". That'll come, eh, probably later this week. For now, well I just found one of the weirdest concepts I've ever seen. Here it is, sans badges. Who knows what this is?
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Year(s), Make, Model & what made it significant.
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What vehicle does this interior belong to?
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T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. ...................................................... Current Score: Fly: 11 WMJ: 10 Balthazar: 9 Yellow_Dart: 9 …
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Below are some techinal names of various engines. Tell me the displacement, the number & configuration of cylinders, a car it was used in (make, model, and year) and the power (hp and torque) it made in that car. 1. KA24DE 2. VH41DE 3. G6CU 4. F23A7 5. B6284T
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hopefully this will last longer than 3 hours :P You people spend to much of your lives with cars :P (like I should talk) :unsure: Do you know who made Caddillac and Lincoln?
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what is the smallest ever produced 4 cylinder OHV engine, not limited to just in the states?
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1. Name the first GM car to be 100% metric: Chevette :stupid: 2. This manufacturer is considered to have "big blocks" and "small blocks" though it never had either. All of it's unique V8s shared the same basic architecture. They were often painted light-blue metalic. Pontiac 3. What was the most unique feature of the 1953 Chevy "Business Coupe"? Back Seat Delete 4. This exotic car is often thought to be powered by a V12 but it's actaully a 2.8L V8 wiht forced induction. It celebrated an important anniversary in the manufacturer's history as the name suggested. Ferrari F40 (the last Ferrari product that Enzo was alive to be involved in) 5. They on…
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Here we go... this one should be a decent challenge: This car has 6 wheels, rear engine layout & a central driving position It was built using a one off, supercharged, fuel injected 12-cylinder, 48 valve motor Two major "celebrities" of the 20th century were involved in this vehicle's birth It's sleek styling resulted in an ultra low darag coefficient: 0.18 The car was to be introduced to the world in a spectacular propaganda event on television but it never came to fruition and it now lives in a museum.
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No cheating. What car is this quote talking about? more hints: - eight cylinders - 32 valves - forced induction
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What were the last models in the US market to be offered with traditional sealed-beam round headlights (single or dual)? By manufacturer? I can think of a few, but am not 100% certain.
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Who am I? I'm a two-seater, quite sporty if I might add... (for the era) You could either buy me assembled from the factory or in KIT form. In this instance, a series of boxes would arrive at your doorstep in exact order, 14 packages total, when the first was paid for, the next would be sent, with the buildup theoretically done concurrently as the packages arrived, the assembly being feasible for the average man. And, my "windshield" was bolted to the steering column.
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What year was the first Chevy convertible with a power top offered? All Chevrolet convertibles this year came with power tops, if my source is correct... Chris
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1. What year does the Fiero project date back to? What was it's original name and what project proceeded it? 2. Besides the Art & Science cues in the Cadillac Sixteen concept, what other car influenced the concept's design? 3. The four-cylinder engine in the 1982 Chevrolet S-10 and GMC S-15 compact trucks was shared with what car? In 1985, what engine replaced it? 4. What platform was the Chevrolet Beretta based on? What was the name of it's Canada-only sedan counterpart? 5. The name of the 1987 Chrysler LeBaron predecessor was...? (Hint: Plymouth had a car with the same name a few years later.) 6. The Chevrolet Celebrity's predecessor was...? 7. What car revive…
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Speedo #1, the 'corkscrew' ('wraps around' when you hit 120+!): 1948 Tucker (The Greatest Car Ever Built). Speedo #2, the 'pieslice': 1946 Ford HD truck (the 'pieslice's are gear shift indicators). Speedo #3, the 'roller': the only correctly ID'd one: 1966 Olds Toronado Speedo #4, the 'bowl': 1958 Edsel Speedo #5, hi-tech lighting: 1960 Imperial (Electroluminescent lighting) Speedo #6, low-tech lighting: 1954 Ford (used daylight illumination during the day) Speedo #7, Police certified: 1958 DeSoto. Speedo #8, Police certified, I'll take merely the make here (I don't know that there's anything specifically telling about this one, b…
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T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. ...................................................... Current Score: Fly: 12 WMJ: 10 Balthazar: 9 Yellow_Dart: 9 …
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Not really... What are these? Clue: These aren't production.
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1. What was the name of the concept built around 2001 that predated the (concept and production) 300C's styling? 2. What was Willam Durant's middle name? 3. What concept car was supposed to be built in the AMC Gremlin's place? Photos required for Question 1 and Question 3. Good luck.
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What Is This?
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What car is this?
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For many years GM had a badge on their cars, stating it was a body by Fisher. What did that mean?
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In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. -------------------- Score so far: Fly: 8 Yellow_Dart: 5 WMJ: 3 OldsGuy: 2 Chevelle7.4L: 1 American_Revolution2005: 1 T.W.T.T. Thread #21 …
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I know these are Fords but can you name them and what year they are. They are all different. There isn't really a real name for the last one other than it was a Mustang. There was, however, a nickname for it. What is it?
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The current issue of Collectible Automobile magazine features the (domestic) GM cars of 1959. I haven't seen the article yet but if it's at all like past efforts from this magazine, it should be pretty good. They frequently show photos of the prototypes as they evolve through time. The technical details are usually good too. I have almost all the issues of this magazine since its inception back in 1984. For anyone who likes old cars and trucks, this is a fine publication. I know it's available at most of the larger magazine racks like you find in Borders or Barnes & Noble book stores. On edit: I know this isn't a trivia question but I also know there are sever…
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>> For a 12-year period, what particular post-war American vehicle's base price never rose above the initial year's tag? >> For a 12-year period, where, when & why were a particular group of vehicle's trunks welded shut to comply with 'wheres' regulations? >> What popular compact vehicle took (legally purchased) it's name from a hearse? >> Name the year & make who offered the first automotive A/C. >> Name the year & make of the first American internal combustion automobile. >> A particular vehicle set a closed-course speed record that stood for over 20 years, earning the track the moniker "Worlds Fastest Speedway". Name…
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Who were the two American manufacturers behind this pickup concept?
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Only one emblem removed (whre the question mark is) name this car.
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Trick question ~ When did Chevrolet build the first DOHC, 4-valve engine?
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The Camaro Z28 & Silverado Z71. What is the meaning of Z28 and Z71? What were the origins?
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What was the first GM car to be equipped with Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) as standard equipment in the US?
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What car is this?
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I'm thinking of an Opel that I once drove, and its not a GT nor a Kadett. What is it?
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Fill in the blanks: _ _ T _ * _ _ _ O _ * _ K _ * 1 _ _ _ _ * = space The car in question is a 2dr hardtop. Model year is 1961. This Automotive manufacturer still exists today. In 2005 they sold aproximetly 40 times as many cars in the USA as they did in 1961 when the car in question as made.
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Name a GM car from the late 70s that used fiber optics and explain where/how.
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Available on the American market that is.
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