Automotive Trivia Time!!!!

1957 Chevy Corvette with fuel injection.

 

[kevman]

we all know what the "SS" stands for, but what does the Chevy "LS" monicker stand for?

 

[Citation]

luxury sport?
luggish speed?
laggy steering?
la suave?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Roger
1957 Chevy Corvette with fuel injection.

Nope. 1956 Mopar 354 hemi 355 hp

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: bernse
First front brakes = Edsel ?

Another question: What is the smallest displacement Big Block engine ever made by the GM family for a road vehicle?

I can't think of one smaller than the 348 Chevy engine. Olds had a 403. Buick had a 400. Pontiac engines are all the same size block, there is no "big block" Pontiac.
Unless there's some oddball engine, I'd have to go with the 348.

That is a small block with a large displacement. Just like the chevy 400.

There was a 350 BB Mopar.

 

[winr]

Pontiac made a 326 didnt they?

 

[Stallion]

Originally posted by: winr
Pontiac made a 326 didnt they?

Yes they did.


On some 1969 Chevy cars there was an emblem on the head rest that said, SYC.

What does SYC stand for?

 

Yenko Sports Coupe
Yenko Sports car

Depends on who you talk to.

 

[Stallion]

I thought it was Super Yenko Camaro.

 

Again,l depends on who you talk to, a relative of mine had a Yenko Camaro way back when, it had the SYC side stripes but no where on the vehicle did it say what any of these mentioned abbreviations mean, so, I guess everyone started guessing

Do you have any links or pics of it ?

It would be very interesting to find out

Found it

Thanks for bringing this up

 

[Stallion]

I read it in a magazine a while back. I got a friend here at work who is a huge Camaro/Nova guy. He has no less then 10 67-69 Camaros. All hidden headlight 4 speed cars. A few ZL-1 engines, yada yada yada. I could ask him as I'm sure he would know.

 

[aircooled]

Which American made vehicle used the frankilin helicopter engine in the rear?

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Which American made vehicle used the frankilin helicopter engine in the rear?

The Tucker!

 

Bingo !

 

[aircooled]

Yet another one I'd love in my "Fantasy Garage"

 

[jemcam]

Okay, I've got one. What year were seatbelts mandated? What other changes were mandated to car interiors at the same time?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: jemcam
Okay, I've got one. What year were seatbelts mandated? What other changes were mandated to car interiors at the same time?

I thought it was 1961.

As a side note, maybe a new thread might be in order.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: jemcam
Okay, I've got one. What year were seatbelts mandated? What other changes were mandated to car interiors at the same time?

? 1964?
padded dash pads,and visors?

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: jemcam
Okay, I've got one. What year were seatbelts mandated? What other changes were mandated to car interiors at the same time?

1968

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Roger
Yenko Sports Coupe
Yenko Sports car

Depends on who you talk to.

Nope. It's Yenko Super Car.

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: jemcam
Okay, I've got one. What year were seatbelts mandated? What other changes were mandated to car interiors at the same time?

? 1964?
padded dash pads,and visors?

We got a winner! In addition to what you mentioned, all knobs had to be blunted or flat. Prior to 1964, some knobs and other buttons on the dash were actually pointed which would impale people in accidents.

 

What was the first American automobile that came with a collapsable steering column standard ?

 

[jemcam]

A guess... The Tucker or the Edsel? I'm leaning towards Edsel.

 

Corvair

 

[jemcam]

Okay, give me another one Roger.