Automotive History Trivia

[Lizard King]

Ahhh man! Sneaky, I knew they built them in the US but I didn't think they'd count.

OK, keep the questions coming.

[olds88]

what was the first year of the gm 3800

[Hudson]

Hmmm....interesting question and a variation of one of my questions. Let's see...GM's 3800 V6....first year?

There are, in fact, a number of answers to this question. I'll give all of them.

First, the 90-degree V6 that would become the 3800 V6 made its debut in the 1962 Buick Special as the 198cid (3.2L) V6. The engine evolved into 225cid (3.7L) V6 in the 1964 Buick Special and Skylark.

Kaiser Jeep Corporation takes over production of the engine in 1968. AMC takes over the Jeep portion of the company including production of this particular engine in 1970. AMC sold the engine back to GM in the early 1970s.

General Motors reintroduced the engine in the 1975 Buick Skyhawk, Apollo, Skylark, Century, and Regal, this time as a 231cid (3.8L) engine.

The engine officially became the 3800 in 1988.

Does that work?

[Hudson]

Early next year, Cadillac introduces the new CTS. It will be available with a manual transmission. Prior to this car, what was the last Cadillac (model and year) to offer a stick?

[olds88]

first very good answer

second your too damed smart

third the cadilac cimeron in 89?

[Hudson]

1988...but yes, the Cimarron was the last stick-shift Cadillac.

[Hudson]

What brand has paced the Indy 500 more than any other? What was the most recent year that brand paced the race?

[olds88]

heyy not too bad, the answer to the first part of the qustion is chevrolet i think but i dont have a clue on the second

[olds88]

hey hudson here is a tech question for you going on with the cadilacs can u tell me were the starter is on a nothstar v8?

[hermunn123]

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!































under the intake manifold

[olds88]

cadilacs enginering at its best those poor bastards

[hermunn123]

hahahaha

[Hudson]

Originally posted by olds88
cadilacs enginering at its best those poor bastards

Yeah...it's in the back of the "vee".

[Hudson]

Originally posted by olds88
heyy not too bad, the answer to the first part of the qustion is chevrolet i think but i dont have a clue on the second

Chevrolet paced the race 12 times.

1948 Stylemaster
1955 Bel Air
1967 Camaro
1969 Camaro SS
1978 Corvette
1982 Camaro Z28
1986 Corvette
1990 Beretta
1993 Camaro Z28
1995 Corvette
1998 Corvette
1999 Monte Carlo.

Oldsmobile is right behind with 11.

1949 88 Rocket
1960 Ninety-Eight
1970 4-4-2
1972 Hurst/Olds Cutlass
1974 Hurst/Olds Cutlass
1977 Delta 88
1985 Calais
1988 Cutlass Supreme
1997 Aurora
2000 Aurora
2001 Bravada

[olds88]

ok new question what was the name of the first fwd chevrolet