JC's Automotive Trivia Thread

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Roger

Ford and Chrysler 1956, dont know models on seat belts

1973 GM full sized cars on the airbag

Good guess

Seatbelts

If the Tucker had gone into production, that date would have been 1947

Wow, I had no idea the airbag was that old. I would've guessed late eighties!

 

[mastertech01]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Roger

Ford and Chrysler 1956, dont know models on seat belts

1973 GM full sized cars on the airbag

Good guess

Seatbelts

If the Tucker had gone into production, that date would have been 1947

Wow, I had no idea the airbag was that old. I would've guessed late eighties!

The airbag was patented in 1953 :Q

 

[JC]

First Super Sport I can remember is the late-'61 Impala SS.



JC

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: JC
First Super Sport I can remember is the late-'61 Impala SS.



JC

Bingo, that's the first production Super Sport

Anyone know the first time it was ever seen- on a concept vehicle in the late fifties?

 

[JC]

Wait.....was it the Corvette 'SS' race car? 1957, I think?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: JC
Wait.....was it the Corvette 'SS' race car? 1957, I think?

Right on, you got it

 

[JC]

Alright....next Q:

What year did GM start offering disc brakes on its cars?

 

[toph99]

Originally posted by: JC
Alright....next Q:

What year did GM start offering disc brakes on its cars?

56?

 

[godmare]

Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

GTO or horned mammal with weird eyes.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

GTO or horned mammal with weird eyes.

What did GTO originally stand for?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

GTO or horned mammal with weird eyes.

What did GTO originally stand for?

Gran Turismo I believe

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

GTO or horned mammal with weird eyes.

What did GTO originally stand for?

Gran Turismo I believe

You have the "G" and the "T", but not the "O". Gran Turismo Omologato.

ZV

EDIT: And now a question to go with that, the early (pre-1985.5) Porsche 944 and the Stealth bomber share a common part. What is it?

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: godmare
Gonna guess 1953, on the Corvette

Sounds about right.


Maybe out of turn, but what is a "goat"?

GTO or horned mammal with weird eyes.

What did GTO originally stand for?

Gran Turismo I believe

You have the "G" and the "T", but not the "O". Gran Turismo Omologato.

ZV

Cool - Why was the Olds 442 called that?

 

[godmare]

4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

 

[Zenmervolt]

The early (pre-1985.5) Porsche 944 and the Stealth bomber share a common part. What is it?

(Thought I'd post a question to go along with my GTO answer.)

ZV

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Excellent! - how about the Buick Electra 225?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Excellent! - how about the Buick Electra 225?

Why was it called the 225, you mean?
I'd guess it had a 225ci mill... no?

Edit:
Did a google to check my guess. Clearly this is not the case

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Excellent! - how about the Buick Electra 225?

Why was it called the 225, you mean?
I'd guess it had a 225ci mill... no?

Edit:
Did a google to check my guess. Clearly this is not the case

225 was the overall length in inches. - I think that at that time it was the longest production American car.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Excellent! - how about the Buick Electra 225?

Why was it called the 225, you mean?
I'd guess it had a 225ci mill... no?

Edit:
Did a google to check my guess. Clearly this is not the case

225 was the overall length in inches. - I think that at that time it was the longest production American car.

damn that's a long car :Q

Someone may have gotten it, though...

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Owned a 65.

Here's one :: what was the Buick V-6 odd fire modeled from and why is it a ODDFIRE?

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: godmare
4 speeds 4 barrels and 2 (dual) exhaust.
In 1966, the first '4' was transformed to mean '400ci' with the automatic trans.

Excellent! - how about the Buick Electra 225?

Why was it called the 225, you mean?
I'd guess it had a 225ci mill... no?

Edit:
Did a google to check my guess. Clearly this is not the case

225 was the overall length in inches. - I think that at that time it was the longest production American car.

damn that's a long car :Q

Someone may have gotten it, though...

Yeah, I should have kept quiet!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The early (pre-1985.5) Porsche 944 and the Stealth bomber share a common part. What is it?

(Thought I'd post a question to go along with my GTO answer.)

ZV

Ummmm, wheels?

n0 clue

 

[JC]

You guys are off on the disc brakes. No American car had disc brakes in the 50s!

GM first had disc brakes on the Corvette in 1965. And 4-wheel discs too! And get this...there was a 'disc-brake delete' option in '65

Other GM models had discs available starting in 1967.