auto trivia

Thanks Fanta!

Ok, here is a trivia question that was asked on the radio back in mid to late '90s, which I rang in and got correct. Got lunch at subway! lol Anywayyyyyy

What famous sporting event's famous balloon release was the inspiration for the wrappers of Wonder Bread ?

Hint: It's an auto race, otherwise the question wouldn't have been asked here.

The Indianapolis 500!

BINGO!!!!!! Well done Bgrigg!! Floor is yours.

Given my earlier post about the incestuous nature of the Big Three manufacturers and tying that in with the last question, let's try this:

A two time Indianapolis 500 winning race car builder used a chassis built by Chevrolet and a engine built by Ford.

Name the designer, the name of the race car company and you'll get bonus points** for naming the drivers and the years it won at the "Brickyard".

**The bonus points can be turned in for a "well done" or a pat on the back performed by the winner, whichever comes first.

kustommodeler1

squeakie:

 

kustommodeler1:

 

Sorry squeakie, the FACTORY center to center bore length of the small block chevy piston connecting rod on ALL displacements except the 400 was 5.7 inches.

 

Sorry, fantacmet got it right.

 

 

whatever. But I'm staying with my post

gary

 

 

Please read the 13th sentence of the first papragraph from Car Craft Magazine's article on a 383 stroker.

 

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0808_383_stroker_small_block_chevy/engine_stroke.html

 

Does this get rid of the "whatever" attitude?

glt

simpilot34

Thanks Fanta!

Ok, here is a trivia question that was asked on the radio back in mid to late '90s, which I rang in and got correct. Got lunch at subway! lol Anywayyyyyy

What famous sporting event's famous balloon release was the inspiration for the wrappers of Wonder Bread ?

Indy 500

Bgrigg

Given my earlier post about the incestuous nature of the Big Three manufacturers and tying that in with the last question, let's try this:

A two time Indianapolis 500 winning race car builder used a chassis built by Chevrolet and a engine built by Ford.

Name the designer, the name of the race car company and you'll get bonus points** for naming the drivers and the years it won at the "Brickyard".

**The bonus points can be turned in for a "well done" or a pat on the back performed by the winner, whichever comes first.

Well, ten days have elapsed since I posed my question, and not one attempt!

The answer is

Name the Designer: Louis Chevrolet (hence the chassis was a "Chevrolet"!)

Race Car Company: Frontenac Motor Car Company (started by Louis and Gaston Chevrolet).

Bonus points:

Gaston Chevrolet, 1920
Tommy Milton, 1921

Both races won using a Frontenac Race car, with a Ford Straight 8 engine.

Gaston was killed in a motor race at the Beverly Hills Speedway Board track in November 1920, and Louis retired from racing the next year after Milton won the last Indy 500 with an official Frontenac race car. During his career, Louise worked for DeDion-Bouton, Fiat, Buick, designed the 6 cylinder Chevrolet, worked for American Motors, invented the roll bar, designed the first Monroe race car, souped up Model T's, started Frontenac and the Chevrolet Brothers Aircraft Company (bought out by Martin) and won the 1925 Miami Regatta boat race, and after all that, died destitute. He didn't even get into any of the Racing Hall of Fame Museums until the 1990s. Sad ending for someone who's name is synonymous with American automobiles.

Somebody else can ask a question if they want to keep this thread moving forward!

In what year did Chevrolet first introduce a V-8 engine?

1955

Well, 1955 was the introduction of the new 265ci V-8, but...

Long before that, in 1917, Chevrolet introduced the Series D 90 degree 288 ci OHV V-8. It was in production for only two years, before being dropped in favor of more economical four and six cylinder engines.

Well Done Bgrigg!!!!!! Over to you.

I love automotive history!

Chevy was late to the V-8 party with Cadillac and Oldsmobile offering V-8s before them, but not as late as Ford, who didn't make one until 1920 for use in the Lincoln, and didn't offer a V-8 in a Ford badged car until the famous Flathead of 1932. Chrysler was even later with the Firepower V-8 engine first offered in 1951.

The V-8 was first conceived as a marine and aviation engine, but which automobile manufacturer was the first to mate a V-8 to a car, and in what year?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3012/is_3_179/ai_54216793/

Your answer is a link?

It doesn't mention the first manufacturer to offer a V-8 in one of it's cars, only one of the first American manufacturers. Please try again!

Rolls Royce in 1905-06?

Correct! The floor is yours.

Ok another history question here.

In 1924, 1925, and 1927 Deusenberg won the Indy 500.

What was the only year it was ever used as a Pace Car? (not one of the three above)

Agent, floor is yours!!!

dodge?

Wild guess: Studebaker?

Okay, I'm now reasonably certain it was Chrysler. If so, their other big thing for 1933 would have been hydraulic brakes?

Okay, next question.

The Plymouth Valiant was going to have another name. What was it, and why didn't Chrysler get that name?

agentg

Falcon.

Henry Ford II asked that Chrysler rename the car as he wanted to use Falcon for his new release.

Correct. Ray Miller's book Falcon: The New-Size Ford stated that Ford and Chrysler had, unknowing that the other had done the same, decided on the Falcon name. The account in the book stated that Ford registered the name 20 minutes ahead of Chrysler.

AgentG, you have the deck!

I believe the answer is, yet again, Chrysler.

This was taken from Wiki.

In Germany Blaupunkt fitted their first radio to a Studebaker in 1932 and in the United Kingdom Crossley offered a factory fitted wireless in their 10 hp models from 1933.

Arguable point.

Radios were available as dealer options in the 1920s, but were mounted on the firewall with steering column controls.

The 1931 Cadillac was the first to offer radios as a factory option, but they were still mounted on the firewall.

Ford was the first to mount a specially designed car radio into the dashboard, but it was in 1933!

Well, my source (which I cannot locate online now! ) stated that the radio was factory installed, not dealer, but since I can't prove it, I'll acquiesce!

Ah, the online source was just an online source, your book wins!

AND I found it, but it doesn't specify factory or dealer installation. It does specify that the radio was purpose built for the dash.

"1933 Car radios were now beyond the experimental stage. In the USA Ford installed the markets first specially built car radio for a certain car model tailor made for the dashboard. New radio tubes were introduced. These are types 6A7, 6B7 and 6F7."

But it's a rather weak source!