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mcpoz
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car trivia quiz
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Mar 25 23:23 UTC 1995 |
Quiz:
What's the first year Volkswagen was imported into the US?
What is the first year of the Chrysler Hemi-Head engine?
What was the first year for V8's for Chevrolet?
What was the first year for Overhead Valve V8's for Ford?
What was a "Cranbrook?"
When did the Corvette get the name Stingray? (Trick question)
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omni
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response 1 of 16:
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Mar 26 08:18 UTC 1995 |
A Cranbrook was an ancient Chrysler product, also the name of
the estate in Bloomfield Hills.
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mcpoz
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response 2 of 16:
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Mar 26 16:02 UTC 1995 |
Good! Cranbrook was a plymouth model in the early 50's.
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bruin
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response 3 of 16:
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Apr 14 12:37 UTC 1995 |
My Answers:
First Volkswagen in US - 1949
First Corvette "Stingray" - 1963 (inclduing the famous split rear
window fastback coupe).
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mcpoz
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response 4 of 16:
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Apr 14 12:51 UTC 1995 |
Just a trivia item in response to bruin (#3 above):
Corvettes were called Sting Rays from 1963 to 1967, but the name was dropped
for 1968. Chevrolet resurrected the name in 1969, when it became
one word: Stingray.
(from Car Spotter's Encyclopedia, 1940-1980, by the editors of consumer guide.
This probably also qualifies as a Little Known Fact.
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novajay
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response 5 of 16:
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Apr 22 21:10 UTC 1995 |
The HEMI came about in the late 50's, I beleive it was in 1957 as a product of
Chrysler Co.'s drag racing efforts. On the subject of hemi's, what was the
smallest CID hemi?
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mcpoz
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response 6 of 16:
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Apr 23 03:12 UTC 1995 |
254 cu in in the 1953 dodge red ram.
How's that grab ya!
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mcpoz
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response 7 of 16:
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Aug 13 01:33 UTC 1995 |
Saw a Corvair today. I had never seen an automatic Corvair before and I wa
s surprised by the transmission shift lever. This was a 1965 or newer model
and the interior was a bench seat, a flat floor, a brake pedal, a gas pedal,
and that was about it. On the dash was a very small chrome t-bar coming out
on the right side of the steering wheel. It was the transmission shift lever
and it indicated R,P,N,D,L.
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mcpoz
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response 8 of 16:
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Jul 30 01:51 UTC 1996 |
What was the first year that a radio was offered as a factory option? And,
in what make/model was it first offered?
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bruin
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response 9 of 16:
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Jul 30 10:57 UTC 1996 |
1929, in the Model A Ford.
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mcpoz
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response 10 of 16:
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Jul 31 01:09 UTC 1996 |
What are your sources? Mine (Ford) says different.
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bruin
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response 11 of 16:
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Jul 31 01:21 UTC 1996 |
RE #10 Just a wild guess, mcpoz.
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omni
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response 12 of 16:
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Jul 31 04:55 UTC 1996 |
I would guess a Packard. (based on the fact that Packard had the most
"firsts" of all the car companies)
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mcpoz
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response 13 of 16:
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Jul 31 22:10 UTC 1996 |
Hint: Made in USA but not in Michigan.
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mcpoz
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response 14 of 16:
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Nov 17 13:25 UTC 1996 |
In the November 17th (Sunday) Ann Arbor news there is a graphic of a car near
the bottom of page #C-6. This is a very accurate picture of a specific make.
Can you name the make and year?
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bruin
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response 15 of 16:
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Nov 17 14:39 UTC 1996 |
RE #14 It's a 1953 Dodge
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mcpoz
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response 16 of 16:
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Nov 17 16:13 UTC 1996 |
Wow, what a guy. That Bruin is a walking car encyclopedia. He's right!
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