Car Trivia

[CAL]

BTW your Avatar is um .... just distrubing.

[Harry P.]

Here's one:

The very first Corvettes off the line were missing a common piece of equipment found on virtually every other car. What was it?

[CAL]

Here's one:

The very first Corvettes off the line were missing a common piece of equipment found on virtually every other car. What was it?

Outside review mirrors.

[Harry P.]

You're too smart for this game...

[Harry P.]

For years the Model T was only available in black. Why?

[Harry P.]

Black paint was cheaper.

Well, black paint may have been cheaper... but that's not the reason.

[CAL]

Henry had an excessive surplus of it? & just like my favorite black primer..... it dries quick.

Well they were not all Black, but he, Ford, was convienced black dried quicker.

IIRC there may have been another quality of black he liked. I know he was into paints and primers, and some kind of early galvinzed sheet metal.

Edited November 25, 2008 by CAL

[Harry P.]

Well they were not all Black, but he, Ford, was convienced black dried quicker.

IIRC there may have been another quality of black he liked. I know he was into paints and primers, and some kind of early galvinzed sheet metal.

From 1915 to 1925 all Model Ts were painted black because Henry Ford believed that black paint dried faster than other colors... so he could build more cars faster.

[mikeD1]

19/20

[Pete J.]

well lets see here, pretty much all British makers colapesed 1975 and were effectively OB: Layland, Triumph, Jaguar, MG, and Itialian De Tomaso.

Nope - Not British - Two US companies.

[MrObsessive]

First of all they are all the same... I might pay more attention when Pontiac actually built something exciting, or if Chevy actually had a heartbeat.

BTW your Avatar is um .... just distrubing.

Yeah, I know!

With all the BS I see on other forums (Not this one) in regards to the bailout (Gm and others), it makes me want to do just that! Especially come this time of the year do folks get nonsensical!

[RodBurNeR]

personally, your avatar makes me laugh seriously!

[MrObsessive]

Black paint was cheaper.

Bill's Answer is 1980-81. I think.

Well not exactly...............all of the full size models were carryover from 1979.

The answer is 1965.

If you look at all the full size (not intermediates) out for the '65 model year from the Big Three------you'll see that they were all completely redesigned from 1964.

'64 wouldn't be it as they were mostly carryover from '63. As I mentioned before 1958 wouldn't be so either because while a few makes changed, others were carryover from 1957.

There may be some other years out of the '80's...........but '65 is the first year post war AFAIK that the Big Three went all out and completely redesigned their full size models in one model year all at the same time. If you were achin' for a really new car that year..........You had LOTS of choices!!

Now another brainteaser-------when did the intermediates (Mid-Size) get the same treatment??

[RodBurNeR]

I did a bit more research and have to change the information slightly. One of the brands died in 1975 If one is to propose a question, it would be a good thing to get the facts straight. In fact the brand name is still alive, but it is attached to something entirely irrelevant to motor vehicles.

I give up. No idea....not sure if you mean big rig trucks or pickups and there are several companies that started making other things than vehicles and still do.

[RodBurNeR]

Ok I have one........ How many fingers am I holding up? NO GUESSING!

What year was a radio first offered as an accessory to an automobile?

Edited November 25, 2008 by awbcrazy

[MrObsessive]

Ok I have one........ How many fingers am I holding up? NO GUESSING!

What year was a radio first offered as an accessory to an automobile?

1923?

[RodBurNeR]

1923?

CORRECT!

[CAL]

mine is still up.

The original designation for the 911.

And what the four rings of Audi are.

Edited November 25, 2008 by CAL

[CAL]

personally, your avatar makes me laugh seriously!

I like when the eyes pop out.

[Harry P.]

mine is still up.

The original designation for the 911.

901.

[Harry P.]

mine is still up.

And what the four rings of Audi are.

In 1932 Audi merged with DKW, Horch and Wanderer to form a new company known as "Auto Union". Audi eventually evolved from Auto Union to become one single brand. The four rings represent the four makes of car that comprised Auto Union: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer.

[Art Anderson]

I've got a trivia question for you:

Which model year did the Big Three totally change their FULL SIZE models' styling all at once?

In other words the model year did not carry over any styling from the previous year. Be careful-------because their were some model years that Ford and GM changed, but Chrysler didn't. And also Chrysler and Ford may have changed, but GM didn't.

I'll give you one hint...........it's definitely post war...........

Also take note that I said full size................Not intermediates, although there was a year that all the intermediates between the Big Three all changed at once from one model year to the next.

There may have been another year when this happened, but this is the most significant year post war.

Bill,

While someone has already suggested 1965, I have to add this one. Let's try 1949: FoMoCo--Ford, Mercury and Lincoln, all new bodies, new chassis. GM (Cadillac was introduced late for 1948, but predicted 1949 for GM's entire line), Chevrolet, Pontiac Oldsmobile and Buick got all new body shells. Chrysler: Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge and Plymouth all got new body shells. In addition, Nash also got all new body shells for 1949.

Art

[Art Anderson]

mine is still up.

The original designation for the 911.

And what the four rings of Audi are.

The four interlocked rings of the Audi badge represent the pre-WWII company Auto Union, which was a merger of four companies at the lowest point of the Great Depression in Germany in 1932: DKW, Horch, Audi and Wanderer.

Art

Edited November 25, 2008 by Art Anderson

[MrObsessive]

Bill,

While someone has already suggested 1965, I have to add this one. Let's try 1949: FoMoCo--Ford, Mercury and Lincoln, all new bodies, new chassis. GM (Cadillac was introduced late for 1948, but predicted 1949 for GM's entire line), Chevrolet, Pontiac Oldsmobile and Buick got all new body shells. Chrysler: Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge and Plymouth all got new body shells. In addition, Nash also got all new body shells for 1949.

Art

That's true Art------ I was gonna include the '49's but since Cadillac was all new for '48, I let that year go.

One could argue also that for '65, Imperial may have been the only full size make that didn't change since they got an all new body for '64. The rest of the full sizers did change though (among the Big Three)..............

Anyone still wanna take a stab at the intermediate question?

[Art Anderson]

OK,

Time for some 1930's car makes, each one begun as a cheaper alternative to their original, well-known makes. How many can you match up to their original, "parent car marque"? Hint: All these are prior to 1939!

Viking

Pontiac

Mercury (2nd hint! This is not a Ford product!)

Lafayette

Erskine

Rockne

Terraplane

Zephyr

LaSalle

Whippet

Essex

Art