Re: [DML] Old Car Trivia......

[Jake Kamphoefner <jake.kamphoefner@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some interesting stuff, though I question the accuracy of quite a lot of
it.  For example, the "fastest 0-60" an Impala from 1962??  The ZR-1 Vettes
are much faster in that category, or the CTS-V if you want to stick with a
sedan.

It would have to be one hell of a magic 409 to get that car to 60 in 4
flat...  6.3 seconds was the best Motor Trend could do.

I guess the windshield antenna in the Pontiac makes this DeLorean related!

Jake
1063



On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Doug Menkhaus <dmenkhaus@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> **
>
>
> I did not know some of these.
>
> (well, I think I knew maybe 3 of them...)
>
> Old Car Trivia......
>
> Old Car Trivia.............most of which I did not know. Very
> informative!!
>
> Volkswagen sold only two Beetle's here in America in 1949.
>
>
>
> Q: What was the first official White House car?
>
> A: A 1909 White Steamer, ordered by President Taft.
>
> Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station?
>
> A: Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913.
>
> Q: What city was the first to use parking meters?
>
> A: Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935.
>
> Q: Where was the first drive-in restaurant?
>
> A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921.
>
> Q: True or False?
> The 1953 Corvette came in white, red and black.
>
> A: False.
> The 1953 'Vetted' 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 was the first car to be offered with a "perpetual guarantee"?
>
> A: The 1904 Acme, from Reading, PA. Perpetuity was disturbing in this case,
> as Acme closed down in 1911.
>
> Q: What American luxury automaker began by making cages for birds and
> squirrels?
>
> A: The George N. Pierce Co. of Buffalo, who made the Pierce Arrow, also
> made
> iceboxes.
>
> 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: Where was the World's first three-color traffic lights installed?
>
> A: Detroit, Michigan in 1919. Two years later they experimented with
> synchronized lights.
>
> 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: Where was the first drive-in movie theater opened, and when?
>
> A: Camden, NJ in 1933
>
> 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 has the quickest 0-60 mph time?
>
> A: The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409. Did it in 4.0 seconds.
>
> 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 automaker's first logo incorporated the Star of David?
>
> A: The Dodge Brothers.
>
> Q: Who wrote to Henry Ford, "I have drove fords exclusively when I could
> get
> away with one. It has got every other car skinned, and even if my business
> hasn't been strictly legal it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine
> car you got in the V-8"?
>
> A: Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde) in 1934.
>
> 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: Which of the Chrysler "letter cars" sold the fewest
> amount?
>
> A: Only 400, 1963, 300J's were sold (they skipped" "I" because it
> looked like a number 1)
>
> 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-Sis.
>
> Q: When were seat belts first fitted to a motor vehicle?
>
> A: In 1902, in a Baker Electric streamliner racer which crashed at 100 mph.
> on Staten Island!
>
> 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: Which car company started out German, yet became
> French after WWI?
>
> A: Bugati, founded in Molsheim in 1909, became French
> when Alsace returned to French rule.
>
> Q: In what model year did Cadillac introduce the first
> electric sunroof?
>
> A: 1969
>
> Q: What U.S. production car had the largest 4 cylinder engine?
>
> A: The 1907 Thomas sported a 571 cu. in. (9.2liter) engine.
>
> Q: What car was reportedly designed on the back of a Northwest Airlines
> airsickness bag and released on April Fool's Day, 1970?
>
> A: 1970 Gremlin, (AMC)
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> =
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------------------

To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address:
moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx

For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com

To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/