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.