Your Favorite Car Trivia Questions ??
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Though not expressly forbidden by law, the government discourages the use of suicide-doors. That's why, on vehicles with small, forward-opening rear-doors like the Mazda RX-8, older Saturn coupes, and some pickup trucks, you have to open the front doors first before you open the rears.....they act as an anchor for the rears.
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Most people wouldn't have known that answer off the tip of their tongue, but, of course, you and I grew up with those cars in 1969. I remember my dad, recently-retired from the Army and working for Philco-Ford, bringing home big Mercurys and Lincolns regularly at night after work. Though only a junior/senior in high school, I liked big luxury cars of the era much as I did the muscle-cars of the era. He'd toss me the keys (he knew I was a careful driver) and let me try them out, driving sensibly.
Though not expressly forbidden by law, the government discourages the use of suicide-doors. .
Though not expressly forbidden by law, the government discourages the use of suicide-doors. .
I know the drill at Ford, my father's engineering/mgmt positions allowed him every single year to custom-order a new Ford product (sometimes 2 per year) for decades. Big luxury Ford/Mercury/Lincolns were an everyday thing for me since childhood and well past college graduation. All that driving and exposure to those barges makes me appreciate the automotive advancements we have today.
Note: The government has nothing to do with discouraging suicide doors.
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Also, as you note, rear-seat occupants riding in a RR usually have someone opening and closing the doors for them.
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Note: The government has nothing to do with discouraging suicide doors.
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Moving on, I have some more trivia questions:
Question: What was considered the world's first mass-produced automobile?
Answer: Henry Ford's Model-T, from 1908-1027.
Question: What famous car in Germany was insipred by the success of the Model T?
Answer: The first VW Beetle, in the mid-1930s.
Question: What did Enzo Ferrari own as his personal daily-driver? (This one may surprise you)
Answer: A Fiat 128 Econobox. Fiat, years ago, made a big deal of that in their TV ads.
Question: What was considered the world's first mass-produced automobile?
Answer: Henry Ford's Model-T, from 1908-1027.
Question: What famous car in Germany was insipred by the success of the Model T?
Answer: The first VW Beetle, in the mid-1930s.
Question: What did Enzo Ferrari own as his personal daily-driver? (This one may surprise you)
Answer: A Fiat 128 Econobox. Fiat, years ago, made a big deal of that in their TV ads.
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Moving on...
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What car introduced in m.y. 1997 had a strong steel cable attached to engine, and why?
Answer: Porsche Boxster, if the car is rear-ended hard, the cable pulls engine under car (absorbing energy and not driving engine into passenger compartment)
Answer: Porsche Boxster, if the car is rear-ended hard, the cable pulls engine under car (absorbing energy and not driving engine into passenger compartment)
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Q: How many years in prison did John DeLorean serve for being caught on video, buying a briefcase full of cocaine from an undercover FBI agent while trying to rescue the financing of his struggling car company, The Delorean Motor Company?
A: None. He was acquitted of all charges. The arrest made the front page. His acquittal could be found on page 37 of the Food section.
A: None. He was acquitted of all charges. The arrest made the front page. His acquittal could be found on page 37 of the Food section.
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^yea poor guy got screwed...I say it was the big automotive companies screwing him like Tucker...
Brings me to my question...which was the first car to have swiveling headlights?
Tucker '48
Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tu...esign_features
Brings me to my question...which was the first car to have swiveling headlights?
Tucker '48
Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tu...esign_features