Automotive History Trivia Part II

[Lizard King]

I don't think the first auto box was three speed. Didn't it have just 2 forward gears?

[olds88]

ok first

hudson... yes hydromatic was originaly a seprate company from gm. when it was first intorduced they made transmissions for diffrent manufatuers (even a 4 speed auto for damler i think!!!) later in its life gm aquired it.

second

lizzerd king.... yes the original auto transes were 2 speeds w netral and reverse (powerglide as a example) the draw back to a 2 speed was obivous only 2 forward gears. the problem was intergrating a seconed planitary gearset (2 speeds only have one)and simpson succesfuly achived this by taking two independet palnitarys and havinr them share the sun gear to allow for the 3 ratio

[Thunda Downunda]

... Speaking of old Daimlers, I lerv Wilson pre-selector gearboxes!
Virtually indestructable - used in buses, trucks, even trains! :alien: ... and, because of the instant gear-changes enabled by this unit, quite a performance-enhancer in their day.

[Hudson]

Originally posted by olds88
ok first

hudson... yes hydromatic was originaly a seprate company from gm. when it was first intorduced they made transmissions for diffrent manufatuers (even a 4 speed auto for damler i think!!!) later in its life gm aquired it.

Making transmissions for different companies doesn't mean that Hydramatic wasn't part of GM. Hydramatic supplied transmissions to Ford (specifically Lincoln) for a few years...while Hydramatic was owned by GM. Hydramatic sold transmissions to Rolls-Royce and currently supplies the 5-speed automatic transmissions to BMW...all while being owned by GM.

[Hudson]

According to the General Motors (and a few other) website, the Hydramatic Division of General Motors was originally the Detroit Transmission Division of General Motors. Hydramatic was always part of GM. Detroit Transmission introduced the Hydramatic transmission in 1939...the division was later renamed after the transmission itself.

[olds88]

hmmm then my info sorce is wrong i appolojize for the incorrect info

[hermunn123]

how about some easier questions now???

[olds88]

ok hre is a real easy question what was the first production year of the chrysler LH platform and what were the two engines offerd.

[Hudson]

1993 was the first year for the Dodge Intrepid, Eagle Vision, and Chrysler Concorde (the LH cars) and the LHS/New Yorker was added in 1994. The lesser LHs were offered with the 3.3L OHV V6 or the SOHC 3.5L V6. The "senior" LHs, known as LH207, only had the 3.5L.

[hermunn123]

dang!! i was going to say that!!

[PrinzII]

1) What was the horsepower rating of the 1985 Grand National?

2) What engine powered Starsky and Hutch's '75 Torino?

3) Which current vehicle set the record for going from concept to production?

True or False

4) Toyota Avalons are manufactured in Kentucky

5) The most legendary police vehicle in the US is the SS4 Mustang

6) Mercury Marine had something to do with the production of the Corvette ZR-1's LT-5

7) The S-10 Blazer 4wd was internally referred to as the T-10 by GM

8) The '94-'96 Impala SS shared componentry with the 9C1 Caprice

9) The 351 in the previous generation Ford F-150 Lightning was a Windsor

10) The top speed of Koenig's Twin Turbo 512BBi was 202 mph


Have fun

[Trigger351]

2) What engine powered Starsky and Hutch's '75 Torino?

I think it was a 351 Cleveland:smoka:

[PrinzII]

Originally posted by Trigger351
2) What engine powered Starsky and Hutch's '75 Torino?

I think it was a 351 Cleveland:smoka:

Correct!

[Hudson]

1) What was the horsepower rating of the 1985 Grand National?

235hp, I think.


2) What engine powered Starsky and Hutch's '75 Torino?

Already answered

3) Which current vehicle set the record for going from concept to production?

Dodge Viper

4) Toyota Avalons are manufactured in Kentucky

Georgetown, Kentucky

5) The most legendary police vehicle in the US is the SS4 Mustang

Most legendary?

6) Mercury Marine had something to do with the production of the Corvette ZR-1's LT-5

Yes, they built the engine for GM.

7) The S-10 Blazer 4wd was internally referred to as the T-10 by GM

The "S" was the 2wd S10 and S-Series Blazer while the "T" was the 4wd S10 and S-Series Blazer.

8) The '94-'96 Impala SS shared componentry with the 9C1 Caprice

True. It was a modified police package Caprice.

9) The 351 in the previous generation Ford F-150 Lightning was a Windsor

True. The Cleveland's been out of production for many years.

10) The top speed of Koenig's Twin Turbo 512BBi was 202 mph

It could be. There are very few reliable numbers on "tuned" cars.

[Hudson]

What do the Volvo 260, Peugeot 604, Citroen XM, Eagle Premier, and Delorean have in common (besides none of them being in production at the moment)?