Even More Trivia

[Hudson]

These questions are easier than the last lot, for this crowd atleast.

Two part question: What company used the slogan "Ask the Man Who Owns One?" What company used the slogan "Ask Anyone Who Owns One?"

From whom did General Motors buy the "Buick 231cid V6?"

What did the Eagle Premier, Renault 25, Volvo 260, Delorean, and Peugeot 604 have in common?

What (and when) was Ferdinand Porsche's first automotive design?

What company formed Freightliner?

What do Subaru of America, Yugo, and the Bertone X1/9 have in common?

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

In the 1980s, everyone experimented with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive cars. AMC had the Eagle. Ford and GM each had one entrant in the United States. What were they?

[thegriffon]

These questions are easier than the last lot, for this crowd atleast.

Two part question: What company used the slogan "Ask the Man Who Owns One?" What company used the slogan "Ask Anyone Who Owns One?"

From whom did General Motors buy the "Buick 231cid V6?"

AMC

What did the Eagle Premier, Renault 25, Volvo 260, Delorean, and Peugeot 604 have in common?

The Renault/Peugeot/Volvo V6, manufactured by a JV company (Volvo soon pulled out)

What (and when) was Ferdinand Porsche's first automotive design?

What company formed Freightliner?

Consolidated Freightways. In what must be a worrying precedent for the UAW the original unionized motor-frieight business was spun off into a seperately-traded company which went bankrupt, while the remaining non-unionized Con-Way business continues.

What do Subaru of America, Yugo, and the Bertone X1/9 have in common?

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

In the 1980s, everyone experimented with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive cars. AMC had the Eagle. Ford and GM each had one entrant in the United States. What were they?

The Pontiac 6000 STE AWD

[Hudson]

Two part question: What company used the slogan "Ask the Man Who Owns One?" What company used the slogan "Ask Anyone Who Owns One?"

Wildmanjoe...I'm impressed. So few get the second one.

From whom did General Motors buy the "Buick 231cid V6?"

GM sold the engine to Kaiser-Jeep but bought it back from AMC after American Motors purchased Kaiser-Jeep.

What did the Eagle Premier, Renault 25, Volvo 260, Delorean, and Peugeot 604 have in common?

Right thegriffon, the PRV V6.

What (and when) was Ferdinand Porsche's first automotive design?

Right, Wildmanjoe.

What company formed Freightliner?

Right thegriffon.

What do Subaru of America, Yugo, and the Bertone X1/9 have in common?

Right, Wildmanjoe.

In the 1980s, everyone experimented with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive cars. AMC had the Eagle. Ford and GM each had one entrant in the United States. What were they?

One and one. The Ford Tempo Four Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive (depending on the year) and the Pontiac 6000STE AWD/SE AWD (again, depending on the year).

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

C'mon! Nobody knows this one?

Edited February 10, 2006 by Hudson

[Sixty8panther]

Two part question: What company used the slogan "Ask the Man Who Owns One?" What company used the slogan "Ask Anyone Who Owns One?"

Toyota, Mopar?

From whom did General Motors buy the "Buick 231cid V6?"

ummm.... BUY?

What did the Eagle Premier, Renault 25, Volvo 260, Delorean, and Peugeot 604 have in common?

2.8 liter V6 "PVR" motors

What (and when) was Ferdinand Porsche's first automotive design?

VW, or as Hitler called it the KDF

What company formed Freightliner?

Peterbuilt

What do Subaru of America, Yugo, and the Bertone X1/9 have in common?

Bricklin

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

Chrylser? Packard?

In the 1980s, everyone experimented with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive cars. AMC had the Eagle. Ford and GM each had one entrant in the United States. What were they?

Merkur XR4Ti & Scorpio for Ford, GM had the Pontiac 6000 & later the Syclone/Typhoon

[Hudson]

68:

I expected more from you! For the slogans, see above. Yes, GM bought the "Buick 90-degree V6" engine. Not Peterbilt. Not Chrysler. Not Packard. The KdF wasn't Porsche's first car. Merkur never offered an AWD car.

PRV V6 and Malcolm Bricklin are right, though.

[Drew Dowdell]

Ford had an AWD Tempo... and apparently at one point sold an AWD, 5-speed, Diesel tempo...... yeah, it's strange, but a neighbor had one.

Pontiac had the 6000 STE AWD, and I think the Astro Van.

Edited February 11, 2006 by Oldsmoboi

[Drew Dowdell]

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

Well, minus BMW. Chrysler is a comonality between the rest. VW was a partner in developing the Rabbit/Omni, Benz owns Chrysler today, and Alfa had that horrible Lebaron/Maseratti rebadge.

[Satty]

If memory serves, the Mini uses a Chrysler built engine, which brings BMW into that mix.

[Hudson]

In the same vein, what do Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Alfa Romeo have in common?

Well, minus BMW. Chrysler is a comonality between the rest. VW was a partner in developing the Rabbit/Omni, Benz owns Chrysler today, and Alfa had that horrible Lebaron/Maseratti rebadge.

There's another connection. BMW had a joint-venture in Brazil making engines for Neons and Minis. Alfa had nothing to do with Chrysler's TC by Maserati since Alfa Romeo was in no way connected to Maserati at the time, but Chrysler did import Alfa Romeos for a year.

But there's another connection between the four brands.