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1. In what year did Ford first produce the Thunderbird for sales to the public?

From Quiz For The Birds - Cars Named For Birds

Answer: 1954

Prototypes for the T-Bird were shown in 1953, but general production did not start until 1954 and the car was not for sale to the public until October of that year.

From Quiz Wheels Keep Rolling

Answer: BMW

BMW started out making aircraft engines, of which they produced thousands during WWI, but at the end of the war, they were forced to stop production according to the terms of the Versailles Treaty. They diversified into making agricultural equipment from 1918, and began making motorcycles as the terms of the treaty began to be lifted.

From Quiz Car Models And Brands

Answer: Pagani

Pagani is an Italian car manufacturer founded in 1992. Pagani started producing the Zonda in 1999 and ceased production in 2011. The Zonda was replaced by the Huayra.

From Quiz Car Badges

Answer: Chevrolet Corvette

Launched in 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette displayed its iconic badge from day one, having been crafted by the hands of Robert Bartholomew, an interior designer at General Motors. However, the checkered flag switched position with the red flag in 1984, assuming the form in use today.

From Quiz Parked in History

Answer: Triumph

This sports car was produced from 1974 until 1981. Initial sales of the TR7 were delayed in Triumph's home country because of high demand in America.

From Quiz Automotive Engines Around the World

Answer: Two-Stroke engine

SAAB used two-stroke engines in the models 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, Sonett (I and II), GT750, Formula Junior and Quantum. DKW first produced steam-driven cars (actually DKW stands for Dampf-Kraft-Wagen - steam-driven car in English), later using two-stroke engines (from 1928 till 1956). Trabants, in East Germany, used a 600 cc two-stroke engine from 1957 till 1989. Two-stroke engines usually don't have an oil pump, so the lubricant is diluted within the fuel, consequently burning it in the explosion. That's why they produce a blue smoke while running.

From Quiz Auto Design Language

Answer: Pony Car - Ford Mustang

The Mustang is considered the first "pony car", a term specifically created to describe it. When it became a success, every other car company in the United States market started launching their own "pony cars"; Chevrolet with the Camaro, Dodge with the Challenger, Plymouth with the Barracuda and so on. In retrospect, "pony car" is more like a marketing phrase describing a specific historical event rather than an actual class of automobiles.

From Quiz Abandoned Automobile Projects

Answer: EA 128

When General Motors launched the Corvair in 1959, VW was concerned that it might threaten its market share in the United States. The Corvair was bigger, more powerful and more appealing than any VW product of similar design by the American standards of the time. VW didn't waste a second and ordered a brand new design from Porsche, which came out both as a big sedan and a station wagon, using a rear mounted air cooled engine from Porsche 911. Howver, after the relative failure of the Corvair (despite being a fine automobile) and due to the huge price tag of the intended new car, VW dropped the project. The EA 128 only had 2 units produced (a sedan and a station wagon), both painted silver, using the 911's mechanics and suspension.

From Quiz Great Names of Automobile History

Answer: Anthony Bruce Colin Chapman

One of the most influential English car builders, if not the most, Mr. Colin Chapman was considered by many a visionary, and his creations and philosophy still remain as benchmarks for most affordable, fun small sports cars of today. His company, Lotus Cars, is still alive and well.

From Quiz Vintage Auto Rental

Answer: Duesenberg

The Duesenberg Automobile and Motor Company was founded in Indianapolis in 1919. Automotive experts have said that the Duesenberg has been "the most luxurious truly fast car ever built". It won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans the very first time it was entered in 1921.

From Quiz The Engine....VROOM-VROOM!

Answer: Cylinder Block

The cylinder block is the main part of an engine. It is where the engine is mounted to the chassis and also where the power is made to propel the automobile.

From Quiz Cool Cars!

Answer: Bugatti Veyron SuperSport

The Ultimate Aero had a top speed of 257mph, and the Veyron SS goes up to 268! However the Supersport has since been beaten.

From Quiz How To Read A Tire

Answer: Passenger Tire

When a tire size begins with a "P," it indicates the tire is a "P-metric" size. "P" rated tires are made to be fitted on vehicles that are primarily used as passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles include cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. P-metric sizes began in the 1970s and they are the most commonly used tire today.

From Quiz A True Vintage Automobile

Answer: 1967

Mercury was the more luxurious division of Ford. As such, many people considered the Cougar to be a like a Mustang but a lot more elegant. The most powerful Cougar was the GT 390.

From Quiz Mechanical Mayhem

Answer: Fuel, air and spark

Take away one and the engine will not run. However take away a small amount of one and the engine will run poorly, time for diagnosis!

From Quiz Cars with a previous life

Answer: Honda Ballade

I didnt last very long but it was the start of a 20 odd year partnership between BL and Honda. When the Acclaim ceased production in 1984 it was replaced by the Rover 200 series again a car based on the next generation Honda Ballade. With the end of the Acclaim so too came the end of the Truimph name on cars.

From Quiz Import Cars

Answer: Carlton "Big C" Lewis

"Street Fury" airs on the G4 cable television network. It features the host's visits to import car events around the country.

From Quiz Hollywood Cars

Answer: Pontiac Firebird

The show used 1974-1978 Pontiac Firebirds. The cars were equipped with motors ranging from 350 cubic inch to 400 cubic inch.

From Quiz Little Known Secrets of the Automotive World

Answer: The Lola GT

The Lola GT6, whose chassis and general form were acquired by Ford after a frustrated attempt to purchase Ferrari, was turned into the Ford GT40 in 1965. The "40" stood for its height, and it was a car that pretty much owned every European and American race track it contended on, except Nurburgring, where it ran its first race, and the Targa Florio. Ferrari played second fiddle to the machine for something like three years before the Porsche 908 forced its Mk. IV version into retirement.

From Quiz Clued in on Cars

Answer: Mercury

The Mercury line of cars are luxury cars manufactured by the Ford Company. Mercury and Hermes are both called the 'Messenger of the Gods'.

From Quiz Car Flake VI

Answer: 1966

The Chevrolet Camaro, a car that always had serious quality control problems, was introduced in 1966 for the 1967 model year, the same year that the Mercury Cougar was. The Camaro, which always had a pleasant body design, was always treated as an afterthought by Chevy, and through four major redesigns, still had its sorry reputation for QC following it into its demise. Different Camaro sub-models were: the SS 350, RS, Z-28, IROC-Z and Berlinetta, as well as the base model. The SS-350, Z-28 and IROC-Z were performance models and the '67+ RS and '80-'90's Berlinetta were appearance option packages. There is talk of reviving the model, but this time, they better improve things, quality-wise.

From Quiz Random Euro Cars

Answer: 1977

The BMW-series replaced the BMW 2002 and was first introduced to the European market in 1975 and to the US market in 1977. The first few years of the 3-series, only coupe body styles were produced.

From Quiz Hybrid Vehicles - Test Your SQ

Answer: 1997

While the Honda Insight was the first hybrid-electric vehicle to reach the US market in 1999, Toyota pulled out all stops to get its Prius to market in Japan in October, 1997.

From Quiz Car Flake V

Answer: NSU

NSU Motorenwerke AG, which was absorbed by Audi in 1969, produced the first Wankel-powered automobile, and to this day, is one of only three companies to have used the engine, when they plunked a 498cc single rotor into their NSU Spider. Other famous models they produced were the Ro80 and the woebegone Prinz, which looked like a poker dealer's cap with wheels. The Ro80 wasn't half bad looking and the first ones resembled the first generation of the Ford Taurus, only shorter. The company started as a sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer in 1892.

From Quiz Car Flake IV

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Yes...Adolf his own self came up with the idea that was brought to fruition by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, who was also responsible for the sports car that bears his name. Those first Porsches were essentially nothing but streamlined VWs, but have since developed into full contenders in the world of exotic GT cars. Volkswagen itself, recently, tried to enter the upper stratosphere of luxury automobiles with a model called the Phaeton, their version of the Audi A8, that went for almost $80,000! It goes without saying it was doomed, and is no longer in production.

From Quiz Random Car Things

Answer: Super Sport

Old and new "SS" models include but are not limited to: Impala, Camaro, TrailBlazer, Malibu Maxx, and Chevelle.

From Quiz Automotive Flops in America

Answer: Canada

The SV-1, which was made from 1974-1976, was intended to focus on safety. Problems included gullwing doors that leaked, a plastic body that could warp, and electrical issues. The car was powered by an AMC V8 in 1974 and a Ford V8 in 1975-1976. Only 2,854 were built.

From Quiz Car Flake III

Answer: Pinto

Yes, and it even _looked_ like the woebegone thing as well! The chunky, decidedly un-Mustang-y looking Mustang II was a sales success, but a car-flake bomb, as it had anemic straight-line performance and mushy, ill-defined handling. It also wasn't the most crashworthy car around either, back then, considering its origins! The car ran from 1974 to 1978 and was replaced by the even _less_ Mustang-y looking 1977-78 model Mustang, whose basic body style lasted for a record-breaking 17 years! Even the 1968 Corvette or the many single permutations of the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant didn't last that long!

From Quiz Car Flake II

Answer: Torpedo

The Tucker Torpedo was an odd bird in the post-war world of the late 1940s. It looked like a cyclopean Oldsmobile of that vintage, but had a flat, rear-mounted six cylinder engine, all around independent suspension and a headlight that followed the same arc as the steering wheels. Not exactly cyclopean, but the Torpedo had three, (count 'em) three headlights, and the center one was the one that followed the wheel arc. The Torpedo was also a safety conscious marque that had one of the first passenger roll cages and had safety belts as an option before anybody. Fifty one were built, and amazingly enough, after more than 50 years, 47 still survive! The "big three" tried and succeeded in suppressing production of this car, as most of Preston Tucker's supplies were cut off and bad publicity was routinely circulated about him and his car. Originally sold for less than $3000.00, the value of the remaining models varies between $250,000 to $500,000 today! In 1988, Francis Ford Coppola directed Jeff Bridges in a George Lucas production of "Tucker: A Man and His Dream", about the creator of this visionary, but weird-looking, automobile.

From Quiz Automotive Knowledge

Answer: 627hp

The Mclaren F1 was once the fastest car in the world.

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