auto trivia

kustommodeler1 has the floor!

I thought everyone would forget about Cadillac, lol.

Chrysler- none.

Ford- 460 ( Includes Lincoln and Mercury)

GM- Buick 455, Cadillac had 472 and 500, Chevrolet had 454, Oldsmobile had 455, and Pontiac had 455. (Note each division of GM had it's own block casting during this time, the concept of the "corporate" engine was not used by GM yet.)

edit: there were larger American V-8s at the time but only installed in HD trucks, not passenger cars.

How many US automakers offered engines larger than 450 cubic engines in their passenger cars during the 1970-1976 model years and what were their respective displacements?

You don't log onto the computer for a few hours and I miss this question.

I owned a lot of muscle cars in my day, when I was in my teens, but my all time favorite and the one I regret selling the most, was my 1967 Barracuda Formula S with the Hi-Po 273 ci. It did actually handle quite nicely for an American car.

Dang!

Sorry, The AAR was a 1970 only package, built for only 6 weeks in March and April of 1970, to compete in the SCCA races.

joelster

Formula S package?

Formula S package it is!!. The next one is yours joelster.

Formula S package?

Was it the AAR package?

I almost forgot about the Firehawk, I've only seen a couple over the years......

OK, here's the next question- The 1965 thru 1969 Barracuda had an option package that allowed it to out-handle most foreign and domestic cars (quite a surprising feat at the time), and gave it a very "European" feel. What was this package?

there was the 403 " engine as well as the 396" engine. Both are off the 396 Mk IV engine block

gary

Yep, you got it. My brother ordered a '95 Firehawk #011, and then the following year Pontiac decided to make the hood an easily available piece, lol. He was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pissed, oh well.

The floor is yours.

Are you talking about the Firehawk?

Geez, noone wants to take a stab at it?

Basically there were RamAir hoods on certain 1993,94 and 95 Firebird Formulas. In 1996 the hoods were incorporated into the WS6 package because of how popular they were. That pissed off the owners of 93-95 models, lol.

What were the "special" Formulas that had these RamAir hoods from 93-95? Dealers didn't get these cars either, a customer had to specifically order them.

I am going to keep it musclecar oriented!

Pontiac offered the WS6 package for several of its calendar years on Trans/Ams and Formula Firebirds. On the 4th generation platform (1993-2002) the WS6 package added a Ram Air hood from 1996-2002, in addition to other features. The WS6 option DID NOT offer a Ram Air hood from 1993-1995. How were you able to get a Ram Air hood on a 4th gen from 1993-1995?

BINGO!!! we have a winner!!! That and everyone knew the 396 for many years, yes it just didn't have a ring to it. Saw a '71 Camaro SS396(402) in Warner Robins, Georgia back in late '90s on a used car lot. Had thought about trying to get it but even though it was a mere $2500, I just couldn't afford it at the time. Then I looked up the specs, and that did it. By then the 396/402 had been so degraded that the hp was down to a mere 300. However there was only about 1500 made that year. Oh well, ancient history now.

Joel ur up buddy!!

They came out with the 402 but still marketed it as a 396 in the Chevelle. 396 sounds sexier.

Sorry agent that's not it. There actually was a 400ci small-block, and they were prone to overheating because the water jackets were thinner. This was a well known genuine big-block I'm looking for.

In 1970 Chevy  introduced another big block, but marketed it as something different. The question; What was the engine and why was it marketed as something else?

simpilot34

Lancer?

You got it! The Lancer name was used by Chrysler on Dodge models in the late '50s and early '60s, then again in the mid-'80s.

You were close A10wrthg, as the Evolution is a sub-model of the now Mitsubishi Lancer, but the  Key word Lancer wins the pretend money.

Lancer?

Mitsubishi Evolution

Not New Yorker.....

Here's a hint

Evo

New Yorker?

No, not Imperial......

Imperial?

Any ideas?

What car did Chrysler  use a name on during the '50s and again in the '80s that is now used by a different manufacturer?

Thanks simpilot.

I don't have a reasonable question to mind & I am going to have to partake in the "real world" for the next few hours, so first come first served!

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

Yes Milaire you got it!!! Floor is yours!! I saw the latest post as you and just went, 'figures he would get it with his avatar what it is.' LOL Well Done!

When I was in the USAF, my shop chief had spent time on Kadena and knew every morning when they were launching an SR-71 mission. He said it sounded like a drag race on the flightline followed by jet noise. Sure would have been nice to see and hear.

The sleek black one was started by a direct, mechanically connected starting cart & the addition of TEB.

The starting carts used the V8 engine from the Wildcat, two of them in each cart & two carts per blackbird start. The Buick carts were later replaced by Chevy ones.

Some interesting reading:- http://www.456fis.org/STARTER_CARTS.htm

They both leak the same amount of fluids?

They both are the same age?

Both run fast, but cant corner worth a hoot?