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Auto History
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 was offered in white, red and black. A: False. The 1953 'Vett's were available in one color - Polo White. Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy CorvetteAnd 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 Toronado 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 had the first measured 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-Six. 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: Bugatti, 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 Trivia... Ford made the first pick-up trucks, shipped them to dealers in crates that the new owners had to assemble using the crates as the beds of the trucks. The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them, thus, they had to "pick-up" the trucks. |
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The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409. Did it in 4.0 seconds
I have seen this in print before, but am not buying it. Full race trim w/some big slicks, maybe. But it says "production car". I don't know that there is a car made today that could do it on the tires the 62 Chevy came with. |
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It's a mistake. When I bought my LS6 chevelle in 1983 I remember looking for literature and I came upon a brochure that said it went 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and they are a hell of alot faster than any stock 409 I've driven.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GTO_DON</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's a mistake. When I bought my LS6 chevelle in 1983 I remember looking for literature and I came upon a brochure that said it went 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and they are a hell of alot faster than any stock 409 I've driven. </div></div>
I suspect it's due to the use of hand held stop watches. Similar to the C&D article on the '64 GTOs - when Wangers saw the times the authors were posting he knew they couldn't be real but he just smiled and didn't say anything. K |
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Some additional thoughts:
Q: True or False? The 1953 Corvette was offered in white, red and black. A: False. The 1953 'Vett's were available in one color - Polo White. Actually - upon further review by the off ice officials - this could be considered true. All '53 Corvettes were white exterior, red interior and black tops. Not only were they all white but (as I'm sure you all know) they were all Blue Flame Six cylinders. The entire production run of 300 cars were assembled in Flint Michigan at the GM Assembly Research Center. This was a separate building located on the north east corner of the property were Chevrolet Flint Assembly still resides. 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. In the early 1900's Detroit was thought of as the "Paris of the West". In 1920 the intersection of Michigan Ave and Woodward Ave was noted as the busiest intersection in the world. They missed the other standard Detroit trivia question, which is "where was the first use of concrete for a roadway?" The answer: Woodward Avenue, near McNichols, was the first paved section of road ever done. 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. The Scripps-Booth was a marvel of invention and innovation. Groucho Marx owned one and commented that it was "like magic" the way the doors presented themselves to you when opening, indicating that was the primary reason behind his purchase. The Scripps family owned the Detroit News newspaper and was also very involved in early aviation, using gyrocopters for news reporting and access to remote sites (one of which is on display in Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn). The Scripps mansion is still standing and, although not open to the public, is a beautiful example of tudor architecture. 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. This letter still exists and is on display in the Henry Ford Museum. 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) Seems appropriate, eh? Re: Ford pickup trucks: Ford made the first pickup trucks, shipped them to dealers in crates that the new owners had to assemble using the crates as the beds of the trucks. The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them, thus, they had to "pick-up" the trucks. Ford stole the idea for a pickup truck from early Model T owners, who would remove the turtle-deck portion of the car and replace it with a cargo platform or box. Never underestimate the influence of "street rodders!"... K |
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Thanks Keith -- as Paul Harvey would say, "here is the rest of the story" ... TAZ
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409. Did it in 4.0 seconds
I have seen this in print before, but am not buying it. Full race trim w/some big slicks, maybe. But it says "production car". I don't know that there is a car made today that could do it on the tires the 62 Chevy came with. </div></div> Lynn, Maybe they meant 60ft time.............? Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] |
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The '62 409 being referenced is obviously the famous Car Life road test of Frank Sanders' 409/409 Bel Air with S&S headers, 4.56's and Casler recaps. Not only that . . . it was done in the rain!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The '62 being referenced is obviously the famous Car Life road test of Frank Sanders' 409/409 Bel Air with S&S headers, 4.56's and Casler recaps. Not only that . . . it was done in the rain! </div></div>
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Thanks Mark. I knew someone besides me would clear that up. I was just having fun.
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