Automotive history quiz

Syringer

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Found this on another forum. Thought you guys might want to take a crack at it. Everyone that takes this quiz will have a cookie installed on their comp preventing them from using google :p

Okay not really, but let's trrrrry to keep it honest because we're all honest folks right?

1. Which car company?s bumpers were ridiculed as being ?park benches? when the 5-mph front and rear bumper law took effect for the 1974 model year?

2. Two new safety features were mandated by the government for cars in 1968. One was seatbelts. What was the other?

3. Which three American cars of the sixties were named after fish?

4. Which GM division produced the infamous 350 Diesel V8?

5. Which passenger car model has been in continuous production the longest?

6. Which year did the Chrysler Corporation begin recalling more cars than it sold in that year?

7. What was the only year that Corvettes were not available with a manual transmission?

8. Which American car company was the first to produce a true convertible after the ?last convertible? (a Cadillac Eldorado) in 1976?

9. Which of the following came to market first: American Motors Gremlin, Chevrolet Vega 2300, Ford Pinto?

10. What do the Buick Riviera, Chevrolet Corvette, Chrysler Town & Country, Oldsmobile Aurora, and Plymouth Fury have in common?

11. Why did Ford downsize the 1973 Mustang to 1974 Mustang II form?

12. Which American make was the first to issue a specially trimmed model with a designer label (e.g. Eddie Bauer)?

13. How many car companies have owned the rights to Jeep?

14. How did the original Buick Century get its name?

15. Which two Edsel models have never shared their model names with any postwar vehicle?

16. For decades, Chrysler moved model names from one division to another (e.g. ?58-?60 Edsel Ranger to ?83-date Ford Ranger). Name four of them.

17. What was the first non-luxury American car to have air conditioning as standard equipment in all trim lines?

18. What was the first non-luxury American car with front-wheel drive?

19. What is the only American make other than Chevrolet and Ford to produce more than 1 million cars in one model year?

20. In 1955, this car was a model in an established car make?s line. In 1956, this model became its own make. Then, in 1957, the car reverted to model status. Which car is this?

BONUS- What happened to Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth in 1989; Eagle in 1990; Pontiac in 1992; Buick, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobile in 1997; and has not happened to Ford, Mercury, or Saturn?
 

Cyberian

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7. What was the only year that Corvettes were not available with a manual transmission?
1953?
 

Cyberian

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5. Which passenger car model has been in continuous production the longest?Chevy Surburban?
 

Hayabusa Rider

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OK, I wont cheat, so I will probably get clobbered...

1 Ford

2. 4 way flashers

3 Stingray, barracuda, and er trout :D

4 Olds

5 Impala

6 1985 (really wild guess)

7 1982

8 Dodge/Chrysler

9 grrr... gonna say vega

10. Dunno

11. Lack of sales

12. Hmm... Going to say a Chrysler product. Maybe Lebaron

13. Hmm... International, AMC, Chrysler. 3

14 Had a hundred inch wheelbase.

15 nope

16 nope

17. I ought to quit right now. Plymouth Fury

18. Lebaron

19 gotta be a trick. Dodge

20 nope



Told ya I didnt cheat :D
Probably figured out I wasnt a car guy too ;)
 

burnedout

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18. Dodge Omni or the K-Car? ca. 1978?

12. Lincoln? i.e. Bill Blass edition during the 70s?



 

cavemanmoron

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. Which three American cars of the sixties were named after fish? Barracuda [plymouth],Marlin[amc]

4. Which GM division produced the infamous 350 Diesel V8? Oldsmobile


5. Which passenger car model has been in continuous production the longest? VW Bug,in Brazil recent
 

burnedout

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Which three American cars of the sixties were named after fish? Barracuda [plymouth],Marlin[amc]
I would have said Marlin but couldn't think of who produced it. (didn't wanna cheat). Also thought about "Catalina", but that was a 70s only car, I believe.
 

burnedout

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6. Chrysler, but 1979, I think. They sought out the loan guarantees then? Can't remember.
 

Wolfsraider

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1. Which car company?s bumpers were ridiculed as being ?park benches? when the 5-mph front and rear bumper law took effect for the 1974 model year?
Di don't know, lincoln?
2. Two new safety features were mandated by the government for cars in 1968. One was seatbelts. What was the other?
turn signals
3. Which three American cars of the sixties were named after fish?
stingray,baracuda,mako shark
4. Which GM division produced the infamous 350 Diesel V8?
gmc?
5. Which passenger car model has been in continuous production the longest?
impala
6. Which year did the Chrysler Corporation begin recalling more cars than it sold in that year?
1983?
7. What was the only year that Corvettes were not available with a manual transmission?
1953 the first year?
8. Which American car company was the first to produce a true convertible after the ?last convertible? (a Cadillac Eldorado) in 1976?
dodge/chrysler
9. Which of the following came to market first: American Motors Gremlin, Chevrolet Vega 2300, Ford Pinto?
vega
10. What do the Buick Riviera, Chevrolet Corvette, Chrysler Town & Country, Oldsmobile Aurora, and Plymouth Fury have in common?
4 wheel disk brakes?
11. Why did Ford downsize the 1973 Mustang to 1974 Mustang II form?
gas prices?
12. Which American make was the first to issue a specially trimmed model with a designer label (e.g. Eddie Bauer)?
hurst olds
13. How many car companies have owned the rights to Jeep?
4?
14. How did the original Buick Century get its name?
?
15. Which two Edsel models have never shared their model names with any postwar vehicle?
no clue
16. For decades, Chrysler moved model names from one division to another (e.g. ?58-?60 Edsel Ranger to ?83-date Ford Ranger). Name four of them.
ranger....?
17. What was the first non-luxury American car to have air conditioning as standard equipment in all trim lines?
camaro?
18. What was the first non-luxury American car with front-wheel drive?
dodge colt?
19. What is the only American make other than Chevrolet and Ford to produce more than 1 million cars in one model year?
chrysler?
20. In 1955, this car was a model in an established car make?s line. In 1956, this model became its own make. Then, in 1957, the car reverted to model status. Which car is this?
cadillac
BONUS- What happened to Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth in 1989; Eagle in 1990; Pontiac in 1992; Buick, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobile in 1997; and has not happened to Ford, Mercury, or Saturn?
chapter 11?

now how bad did i do? lol
 

iamwiz82

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13.


1. Bantam designed the original Jeep

2. Willy's won the contract to produce them(over Ford)

3. Kaiser took over Willy's

4. AMC took over Kaiser

5. Renault joined with AMC

6. Chrysler bought AMC

7. Daimlerbenz bought Chrysler

I count 7 :D
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
13.


1. Bantam designed the original Jeep

2. Willy's won the contract to produce them(over Ford)

3. Kaiser took over Willy's

4. AMC took over Kaiser

5. Renault joined with AMC

6. Chrysler bought AMC

7. Daimlerbenz bought Chrysler

I count 7 :D

can we conclude that owning jeep is bad luck?
 

VirginiaDonkey

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1) Ford
2) Disc Brakes
3)Barracuda, Mako Shark, Guppy
4)Oldsmobile
5)Corvette
6)1980
7)?
8)Chrysler
9)Gremlin
10)?
11)the older model was considered bloated
12)AMC (Levi's Gremlin)
13) 4 (Bantam, Willy's, AMC, Chrysler)
14)100 horsepower
15)?
16)?
17)?
18)Olds Toronado
19)Oldsmobile
20)?
Bonus)Offered an All wheel drive passenger car
 

godmare

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Incidentally, I checked on number four due to the distinct dichotomy of answers; it seems that both olds and cadillac used 350 diesels.

So...... do we get an answers update or a link of some sort?
 

ViperMagic

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While I may be confused with another car, I do belive the Impala production was stopped in the 80s or so. Also, I'm not sure if this would count or not, but there wern't any Corvettes made in 1983.

I think Lincoln had the park benches and Designer Series', Cadillac has the Desiel 350, and the Buick Riviera, Chevrolet Corvette, Chrysler Town & Country, Oldsmobile Aurora, and Plymouth Fury all have fiberglass bodies
 

DonaldC

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I thought the engine was made by Detroit Diesel a GM Div.

It was used in a varity of GM products.
 

JC

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1) all American makers
2) side-marker lights
3) Barracuda, Marlin,
4) Oldsmobile, but the engine was available in other cars/trucks
5) original VW Beetle (just announced the end of production)
6) umm....1982?
7) 1953
8) prolly some Chrysler K-car in the 80s
9) Pinto
10) beats me
11) fuel economy
12) Lincoln (Bill Blass)
13) Willys, AMC, Chrysler
14) Buick's anniversary (50 years? 1953?)
15) Corsair,
16)
17)
18) Olds Toronado, 1966
19) Jeep?
20)
bonus) beats me


that's all I can think of right now....