Automotive History trivia part III

Also, here are some shots of said Jeep:

http://www.supercars.net/garages/Duesey/20v2.html

If I gave you the displacement of an engine, in cubic inches, could you tell me who made it and one car which ran it?

can u help me with a 87 buick park ave

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If I gave you the displacement of an engine, in cubic inches, could you tell me who made it and one car which ran it?

If you want to ask a trivia question here, you need to answera question first.

(also answering jrich80): BUT, if you are just looking to get help, start a new thread in the engineering/technical forum, you'll get better results that way.


But, yes, Duesey got it. Willy's won the contract (by a huge margin, as well). They didnt have the production capacity, and the army needed it immediately.
So, they also contracted (cant remember right now, but, it began with a B, I think Bantam) to make it. They couldnt meet demand, and Ford got in on it. So, there were actually 3 manufacturers.

So, Duesey gets another one.......and this will bump the thread up nicely, and maybe others will get in on it (wink wink nudge nudge).

Yeah the Bantam Car Company, that was the other manufacturer

Bantam came up with the idea, called it the Bantam Reconaissance Car, and sold the idea to the Army, which then contracted Willys, and when they couldn't deliver, it went along to Ford as well.

Bantam came up with the idea, called it the Bantam Reconaissance Car, and sold the idea to the Army, which then contracted Willys, and when they couldn't deliver, it went along to Ford as well.
This is true, and somewhat ironic considering that Bantam was the purveyor of America's Austin Seven, a tiny car that looked like a scaled down Packard. Anyhow...trivia question:

In 1932, 3 American car's were built with V16's. Cadillac sold their 452, Marmon their Sixteen, and a third company built a single V16 concept car. What company was it? If you are feeling really smart, what is so unique about it, and what became of the company that made it?

Well, lets see, I'd have to say, well, Dusenberg. The engine was a V-16, but was an aircraft engine, and Fred Dusenberg died, Dusenberg is incorporated into Auburn - Cord - Dusenberg and is eventually dissolved.l

not a duesey, those were straight 8's.

I think I heard something about a Cord having a DOHC V16. I think it might have been the one with front drive (and that super thin, low, front bumper).

As for what happened to Cord, I think they went bankrupt in the recession.

Well, lets see, I'd have to say, well, Dusenberg. The engine was a V-16, but was an aircraft engine, and Fred Dusenberg died, Dusenberg is incorporated into Auburn - Cord - Dusenberg and is eventually dissolved.l

Well, you aren't COMPLETELY incorrect. Duesenberg DID build a V16, or at least something LIKE a V16, but not under the Duesenberg name nor in 1932. The V16, or more properly, the U16 Duesenberg built was actually designed in collaboration with this little French company you might have heard of...Bugatti. The engine was designed for use in WWI planes, and was ready for production in 1916, but since it was so late in the war, only about 40 of the planned 2000 were produced in the Duesenberg plant. The engine were called King-Bugatti after the guy who helped the design out, Charles King.

http://home.uni-one.nl/bugatti/revue3/rev3-3.htm#king

not a duesey, those were straight 8's.

I think I heard something about a Cord having a DOHC V16. I think it might have been the one with front drive (and that super thin, low, front bumper).

As for what happened to Cord, I think they went bankrupt in the recession.

Cord never did make a V16, they did make a V12 though. Also, all Cord cars were front wheel drive. Finally, Cord went out of business when the Cord Corporation collapsed, pulling Cord, Auburn, and Duesenberg down with it. The only part of the Cord Corp. that survives today is Lycoming, their engine division, which now builds airplane engines.

All front wheel drive....kinda beasts the toronado by 30 or so years!

They made some with superchargers, and Clark Gable owned one, being that he loved superchargers.

Are you refering to the V-16 engined Miller race car? I'm not sure if it was made in 1932 though. I think it was front wheel drive too. Speaking of early American FWD, if you look at George Selden's patented car, which he claimed to have invented in 1877, you'll notice that it's front wheels are the powered ones! I think that beats everything else for being the first fwd car!

Are you refering to the V-16 engined Miller race car? I'm not sure if it was made in 1932 though. I think it was front wheel drive too. Speaking of early American FWD, if you look at George Selden's patented car, which he claimed to have invented in 1877, you'll notice that it's front wheels are the powered ones! I think that beats everything else for being the first fwd car!
No, this was a road car, I am not including racecars here.

No, this was a road car, I am not including racecars here.

Well then. I believe Peerless built a single V16 in 1932, at least I think it was 1932.

Well then. I believe Peerless built a single V16 in 1932, at least I think it was 1932.
Correct. Peerless was the ONLY other American automaker to build a V16 roadcar in 1932. The Peerless V16 was unique for a few reasons:

1) It was gorgeous and glamorous, with a sleek design and a luxurious interior
2) It was powerful, with its 464 ci engine putting out plenty of smooth power and torque
3) This was the most important part, the entire car, engine, chassis, body, was made of aluminum

Peerless teamed up with Alcoa, the aluminum company to build a car that would feature the then rarely used (in cars, at least) metal. The aluminum work was incredible, with the weight being kept down significantly (Duesenberg also employed generous amounts of aluminum in the J, with the heads, firewall, radiator and a few other parts cast of aluminum. If you look at the pictures on the sites link here, you'll notice a silver rim around the fenders. It looks simple, just a piece of metal fitted on the outside, but this is actualy part of the fender, rolled aluminum made to look like it was added afterwards! Having seen this car in person, I will say, it is a beautiful car to behold, too bad there is so little out there on it.
Pictures:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/trombinoscar/INMIOH/peerless3201.html

Info on the museum it is currently housed at:
http://www.wrhs.org/crawford/default.asp

Also, as far as the fate of Peerless. After making the V16, the board at the company sat down to discuss its future. The depression was in full swing, and market such an extravagant car was sure to be a failure, so the higher ups decided to just pull the plug on ALL of Peerless's auto operations, and turn the company into a brewing company. It is still around today as a brewing company.

OK, 2-stroke, back to you!

O.K. here's a really hard one (I hope) What American designed car was built by a Japanese company that would become Mitsubishi during the 1950s? (for extra credit, what was the name of the company that built it?)

O.K. here's a really hard one (I hope) What American designed car was built by a Japanese company that would become Mitsubishi during the 1950s? (for extra credit, what was the name of the company that built it?)
Chrysler Colt, in 1962?

No, I wrote 1950s (I know my question was stated a little foggilly) I'll give you a huge clue, it bore the name of an American.

Well I don't want to kill the topic with a question that's too hard, so I'll give a clue that will probably give it away...

The American the car was named after was a famous industrialist, who built alot of boats... and the car also bore his name in the U.S. (I just made it too easy!)

Wow, I must be stupid, b/c I still don't have a clue...not much of a boat person.

He built more liberty ships faster than anybody else... I'm practically giving the answer away now. And the car was considered "small" by American standards of the time.

A kaiser....one from the 50's....Im going to go with the manhattan.
Im pretty sure the Darrin was made in the US, since it used a fiberglass body made in the US.

A kaiser....one from the 50's....Im going to go with the manhattan.
Im pretty sure the Darrin was made in the US, since it used a fiberglass body made in the US.

You're so incredibly close, yes a Kaiser - but not the models you listed, it bore his name (other than just his last name)

Henry? John? Kind of funny names for cars:eek7:

What the hell, close enough, nobodies going to get it otherwise. The Henry J. Kaiser was produced by East Japan Heavy-Industries from 1951 until 1954. The Japanese produced Henry Js are exceptioanlly rare.
Chris, your turn.

Alright, this one should be a bit easier....What was the first Ferrari to use disc brakes?

Alright, this one should be a bit easier....What was the first Ferrari to use disc brakes?
1951 Ferrari 212?

Alright, this one should be a bit easier....What was the first Ferrari to use disc brakes?

[wild guess] 156? [/wild guess]

Nope, came in 1959, if I remember teh year correctly...but Im sure of the car.

1959 Ferrari 196 S Dino?

Nope, it was a race car, and now they are easily worth over $1 million

hmmm..... all I could find was that a prototype 250GT Cabriolet given to race driver Peter Collins in 1957 was fitted with disc brakes as a test by the driver himself and that was the first ever, though only an experiment. Soon after, Ferrari converted themselves a racing Testa Rossa to experiment more thoroughly but I cannot find when was the system officially implemented... (possibly the '59-'62 production 250GT Cabriolet w/discs was the first street car)

Wow, long time till a response; the first ferrari with disc brakes was the 250GT SWB (shortwheelbase) models; Ive never heard of the example you gave, have a link to it?

Either way, give a question :D

My link is this: "Classic Ferraris - the legend on the road" by Brian Laban (a book, so can't prove myself!)... however you are right about the swb being the first production car the discs were officially implemented (though it's not strictly a racecar... like most Ferraris in the old days)...

My question... how many chassis of the Ferrari F50 GT were built? (don't rush with the answer pay attention to my wording!)

2 :)

2? no..... it's kind of a tough question I know.... if you check out my recent post in the F50 forum you'll see that F50 GT #3 is currently for sale so the answer is at least three.... remember I said *chassis* though... true Ferrari nuts should have a link to the very comprehensive site that has the info..... :iceslolan

The answer to that is 6. Only 3 were completed into full cars though the other 3 were destroyed before final assembly

http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/summary/SN.F50.GT.htm

so whats the next question?

OK, heres the question: What is the first American car that has a plastic body to be mass produced.

Hint: its not the corvette.
it was a buick man, a bitchin black buick with suicide doors and the tranny in the back. Aluminum v-8 IR set-up, overhead cams and a 180* crank. that's the one you were talkin' about right. that plastic car?

here is aquestion for you mister mediator. I have heard rumors about a company in the 60's that made custom 90* v-twins out of small block chevy parts please search archives for info, franks helpy.

I've got one. Why do Porsches have the ignition key insert on the left instead of the right?

I've got one. Why do Porsches have the ignition key insert on the left instead of the right?

actually, my porsches ignition key insert is on the right :)

alright fine, there are some that have it on the right, but don't most have it on the left?

I've got one. Why do Porsches have the ignition key insert on the left instead of the right?

came from the days in lemans when drivers had to run to their cars and start them with one hand while putting it in gear with the other

ah, you got it.

ok,um...what was the code name for the ford gt when it was being designed?

is my question that hard?

FordGt, Code Name: Petunia

Good math NJTY... did some research too and you just got it a little way off. Ford was actually using two bushels per car. So with your math, i'd just multiply it to two and voila, youd get the number...

They called the plastic phenolformaldehyde and later found some use for it in making a textile they called azlon. that never made the market though...

I've also seen some news on Ford planting soy on 8000 acres of his land plus some more in Michigan totalling to about 60000 in 1936. Three years after he was harvesting about 100000 bushels.

On how many bushels an acre yields, I got two figures. One says 20 bushels per acre on the average, but a 1994 study showed a whopping 41.4. That pretty much confuses me....

Any of you seen soy jokes.....? saw some....:iceslolan

You might be interested in knowing that the prototype Wildfire has been restored in California. It even has the original tires. At the Santa Barbara Concours, a judge said that he could see that they even had the Orginal air in them.
dosent seem possible...

sorry, i know the rules, but I'm willing to bet that tires wont hold air for that long.



whats the next question?

I think it is Fiero, but you already said it that it is wrong....hmmm..let me think.



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Hello.
Nice thread!
I have found this and it seems to me more than interesting
http://www.all-car-brands.com/
Some guy, in a corner of the world had dedicated 15 years of his life to make a car encyclopedia database with 7000 car brands, 70.000 car types and 500.000 photos.
Few days ago he (by the way, it is a single guy, as stated on another forum) started uploading it on this new website.
There are almost 1000 cars uploaded right now, but the uploading pace seemed to me pretty high with 50 to 100 cars daily.

My opinion is this:
HIGH:
-every brand uploaded is complete and up to date
-it is very well structured, with sepparate galleries for each facelift or special version
-it is very promising

LOW
-the pics are only 800x600
-although there are photos for every car, text description is available for about 75 % of them and videos for about 40 to 50 %.

PS: I have seen that the texts for each car differ, some are small and some are large and complete.

Anyway, i think it is a nice effort and probably 3 to 4 years will pass, untill everything is uploaded.

To pull a Bill Clinton... define mass produced ;^ ). I don't want to derail the discussion, but I think that there are a couple of posts from Hemmings that make interesting reading on this subject. So, I'll just insert the links and let you folks look over the articles.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/01/23/forgotten-fiberglass-the-big-bang-of-fiberglass-petersen-motorama-november-1951/

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/07/30/forgotten-fiberglass-victress-the-worlds-fastest-sports-car-part-1/

To pull a Bill Clinton... define mass produced ;^ ). I don't want to derail the discussion, but I think that there are a couple of posts from Hemmings that make interesting reading on this subject. So, I'll just insert the links and let you folks look over the articles.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/01/23/forgotten-fiberglass-the-big-bang-of-fiberglass-petersen-motorama-november-1951/

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/07/30/forgotten-fiberglass-victress-the-worlds-fastest-sports-car-part-1/
Interesting article. and hammings is one of my fave blog

Here is another trivia question. Besides the 1970 to 1976 Plymouth what other vehicles have or have had the name "Duster"?