Q: What was the first official White House car?
A: A 1909 White Steamer, ordered by President Taft. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station? A: Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Where was the first drive-in restaurant? A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921. Q: True or False? The 1953 Corvette came in white, red and black? A: False. The 1953 'Vett's were available in one color, polo white. Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy Corvette and other legal street racers of the 1960's?
A: Carroll Shelby's Mustang GT350. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What was the first car fitted with an alternator rather than a direct current dynamo?
A: The 1960 Plymouth Valiant. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What was the first car fitted with a replaceable cartridge oil filter? Q: What was the first car to be offered with a "perpetual guarantee"?
A: The 1904 Acme, from Reading, PA. Perpetuity was disturbing in this case as Acme closed down in 1911. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What American luxury automaker began by making cages for birds and squirrels? Q: What car first referred to itself as a convertible?
A: The 1904 Thomas Flyer, which had a removable hard top. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What car was the first to have it's radio antenna embedded in the windshield? Q: What car used the first successful series-production hydraulic valve lifters? Q: Where was the world's first 3-color traffic lights installed ? Q: What type of car had the distinction of being GM's 100 millionth car built in the U.S.?
A: March 16, 1966 saw an Olds Tornado roll out of Lansing, MI with that honor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Where was the first drive-in movie theater opened, and when? Q: What autos were the first to use a standardized production key-start system? A: The 1949 Chrysler. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What did the Olds designation 4-4-2 stand for? The car also was the first with electric door latches. Q: What U.S. production car has the quickest 0-60 mph time? A: The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409. It did it in 4.0 seconds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What's the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek? Q: What was the lowest priced mass produced American car? Cost $260, $5 less than 1924. Q: What is the fastest internal-combustion American production car? A: The 1998 Dodge Viper GETS-R, tested by Motor Trend magazine at 192.6 mph. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What automaker's first logo incorporated the Star of David? Q: Who wrote to Henry Ford, "I have drove fords exclusively when I could get away with one. It has got every other car skinned, and even if my business hasn't been strictly legal, it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8"?
A: Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde) in 1934. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What car was the first production V12, as well as the first production car with aluminum pistons? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What was the first car to use power operated seats? Q: Which of the Chrysler "letter cars" sold the fewest amount?
A: Only 400, 1963, 300J's were sold (they skipped" "I" because it looked like a number 1). Q: What car company was originally known as Swallow Sidecars (aka SS)? A: Jaguar, which was an SS model first in 1935, and ultimately the whole company by 1945. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What car delivered the first production V12 engine? Q: When were seat belts first fitted to a motor vehicle?
A: In 1902, in a Baker Electric streamliner racer which crashed at 100 mph on Staten Island! Q: In January 1930, Cadillac debuted it's V16 in a car named for a theatrical version of a 1920's film seen by Harley Earl while designing the body. What's that name? Q: Which car company started out German, yet became French after WWI?
A: Bugati, founded in Molsheim in 1909, became French when Alsace returned to French rule. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: In what model year did Cadillac introduce the first electric sunroof? Q: What U.S. production car had the largest 4 cylinder engine? Q: What car was reportedly designed on the back of a Northwest Airlines airsickness bag and released on April Fool's Day, 1970? A: 1970 Gremlin, (AMC) Q: What is the Spirit of Ecstasy? A: The official name of the mascot of Rolls Royce; She is the lady on top of their radiators. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: What was the inspiration for MG's famed octagon-shaped badge? Q: In what year did the "double-R" Rolls Royce badge change from red to black? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (The end | ||
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