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Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2006 8:53:40 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse This could be fun! ASK an automotive trivia question... AFTER you have answered the question above your post. Incorrect posts can be challenged, politely! BE SURE YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING. Revisit this thread to see if your question was correctly answered, if not, enter a challenge. Try not to make it too difficult so all can participate..... I'll get it started. Question: NAME THE MODEL YEAR Chevrolet marketed their first Bel Air model.

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ASK an automotive trivia question... AFTER you have answered the question above your post. Incorrect posts can be challenged, politely!

BE SURE YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING. Revisit this thread to see if your question was correctly answered, if not, enter a challenge. Try not to make it too difficult so all can participate..... I'll get it started.

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NAME THE MODEL YEAR Chevrolet marketed their first Bel Air model.

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mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 7:46:59 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Great answer, Bongobro! I thought Hambone may have gotten the answer first, being a Hudson guy. The answer to your Q is the Mustang. Joe Oros was in fact the head of the Mustang design team. New Q: Besides the Mustang, what iconic automobile did Joe Oros contribute to?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 1:40:07 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Ahh, the wonders of internet searches! Elizabeth Ann Thatcher was the first woman who was hired as an automobile designer. She was hired by Hudson Motor Car Company in 1939, and her first achievements were seen in the '41 Hudsons...among them were "exterior trim with side lighting," instrument panel designs and new interior trim fabrics. I'm quite sure I have this correct... because there's a second part to this story which could be our next question. In 1941, Ms. Thatcher married a designer for Cadillac named Joe Oros. Some years later, working for another car manufacturer, he was on the design team for one of America's truly iconic cars... Name that car!
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 3:49:15 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse New Q: Who was Elizabeth Ann Thatcher, and what were her connections to the automotive industry?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 8:16:45 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Trivia note: When Buick celebrated its centennial in 2003, GM conducted a search for the oldest operating Buick in existence...it was, of all things, a 1905 Model C...it was believed the be the fourth oldest Buick still around at all, much less running... [Edited by: bongobro at 5/19/2013 11:18:43 AM EST]
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 4:45:42 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good answer!! How 'bout a new one?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 3:44:49 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse I'm guessing this device saved many a broken arm. If you should advance the spark too far, you could get a backfire or a kick back through the crank. That could break your arm. I'm also guessing the spark advance back in those days allowed you to advance the spark beyond safe limits.
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 10:20:23 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Thanks Bro! Here's a new question about an old car: In 1905, Buick offered a model they called the model "C". This model had a device called a "safety cranking device". The device mentioned above worked thusly..... With the spark lever in the "advance" position, the feature would make it impossible to crank the engine. And when they say "crank the engine", they meant exactly that. Now why was this a "safety device"??
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 5:28:13 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse BTW, Hambone, congrats on your new tractor! NOO QOO?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 11:17:42 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Hambone, you've got it! The pump pedal was located right above the headlight dimmer switch. BTW, two speed wipers did not automatically get an electric pump. (I had a 65 Falcon with two speed wipers and a foot pump washer).
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 1:52:39 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Sounds good to me, hambone, if the windshield wipers are single-speed units...I think the optional two-speed wipers with built-in washers didn't have a foot-operated pedal; if my memory is correct, you actually pulled out on the wiper switch to make the two-speed's washer work (electric pump?)...
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 1:46:28 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Unable to prove otherwise, I'm pretty sure that Ford used some foot operated pumps for the w-shield. The driver would put his foot on the little bladder/pump on the floor, press, and get the squirts he needed.
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 12:12:51 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse While sitting in that 65 Mustang, you see the nozzles for the windshield washer, but after starting the car, pressing the wiper button does not make the water squirt out. You open the hood and find the reservoir full of fluid. How do you get the nozzles to squirt?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 4:25:45 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse MS won! So what's on the question list? (Can't confirm this, but there may have been another good answer...The '65 Ford line featured the dual-edged ignition key across the board when they came out in the fall of '64, so I suspect the "real" '65 Mustangs got them, too.)
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 1:54:44 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse For me the easiest way is to look for a generator light on the instrument panel. Stangs built after the official start of the 65 model year all had alternators.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 3:36:58 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse You're sitting behind the wheel of a '65 Mustang hardtop or convertible with the standard instrument panel (no Rally Pac, no pony interior--just a box-stock car that Ford called "the sweetheart of the supermarket set."). How can you tell if your 'Stang was built before or after the start of the official 1965 model year?
box driver Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:17,485 Points:2,770,220 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 2:05:00 AM Ignore box driver Report Abuse that it was Bong, Next question,please !!!
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 8:14:10 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Was that the '68 Lincoln Continental Mark III?
box driver Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:17,485 Points:2,770,220 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 5:24:26 AM Ignore box driver Report Abuse What was the first American car equipped with steel-belted radials as standard equipment ?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 5:40:44 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Ya nailed it, box driver! Coincidentally, I saw a bright blue '71 Judge convertible at a car show today near my home this afternoon (one of only a handful of that style ever built)! Next Q, please?
box driver Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:17,485 Points:2,770,220 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 2:36:20 AM Ignore box driver Report Abuse Would that be the 1969 Pontiac Judge ?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 10:12:16 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Speaking of bright-colored cars, here's the next Q: This car, originally to be called "E/T" (for "Elapsed Time), was to take direct aim at the low-bucks Plymouth Road Runner when it was designed in the late 1960s. Instead, it was introduced in a glaring color variously described as "Orbit Orange" and "Carousel Red," and under a completely different name... and you bet your sweet bippy it wasn't a cheap car...name the model year, make and series from which it came!
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 9:45:29 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse I must say, Bongo has the questioned nailed down pretty tight. Take a look at this......The Olds Rallye 350 (1970) And this: 70 Olds 4-4-2 W30 Cook up a noo Q for us Bro.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 8:36:05 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Not to mention the W-30 and W-31 packages on the 4-4-2 and the one-year-only Rallye 350 in 1970...the only thing brighter on the road than that all-yellow paint job was your local school bus!
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 3:12:59 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Hambone, are you thinking about the Olds Cutlass W31 ad for 1969? That one had a picture somewhat like you described Dr. Oldsmobile ad
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 8:05:50 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse In 1970 there was a advertising gimmick that used a "doctor" usually dressed in a white lab coat, some pictures included what looks like a stethoscope. He had a black mustache like one you would see attached to some of those silly glasses with the "stash" included. What was the name of the 'doctor', what make did he promote, and which models for the year of 70?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 10:20:15 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Hambone, you went above and beyond with that answer. The letters were DPCD for Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, and DeSoto. As you stated, it didn't matter which car you purchased, the keys were all marked as such. More than enough for 20 and a new Q!DPCD key blank DPCD key
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 10:59:36 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Chrysler made many key changes from the late forties to the end of the 50s. Some key heads had the first initials of the Chrysler makes, as in, Desoto (D) Chrysler (C) etc. Regardless if you bought a Plymouth or a Desoto, all the first digits of each make appeared on the same key. In the late forties the rings that came with the car when new, had a little metal ring on the key ring. The owner was encouraged to record the numbers on the ring, then dispose of it. If you lost your keys, you would give the numbers to the dealer. The numbers would tell the dealer how to cut the new key. Some of the numbers would tell a locksmith or dealer how deep to cut to match the tumblers. There is little information on this on the web, where I found it was on sites that specialized in keys for old cars. The ring with the numbers I found in an owner manual for around 49. Chrysler must have not considered the keys a big deal or selling point, so I found nothing in sales lit. even mentioning the keys. Keys for the locking glove box (if so equipped) always had their own key.
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 3, 2013 4:58:44 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse New Q: In the early 50's, Chrysler products used keys with letters on them. What are those letters and what do they mean?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 3, 2013 12:27:46 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Chrysler had some weird seating arrangements in the early 1960s, didn't they? I was looking for #2, but they still offered swivel seats on some of the '60s! One of my brothers got J. C. Whitney/Warshawsky mail order car parts catalogs at the time, and I remember reading the disclaimers in the seat cover section: "Not for tower seats (Chrysler high-back drivers' seats), swivel seats, bucket seats, reclining seats, or individual front seats..." Next QOO from YOO...
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 5:23:50 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse You may be looking for this: 1. Swivel seat for driver. (Not on all models) 2. High back seat for driver, low back for passenger* *This drove the seat cover manufacturers nuts! Also, the lower totem of the Plymouth model line-up did not use the twin level seat. So the cover manufacturers had to make up new catalogs to accommodate the Chrysler line-up..... To make it worse, others followed.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 8:32:04 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Fair enough! I know great minds think alike, BUT!...
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 12:42:53 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Since Bongobro asked a Q already, let's get that one answered first, then I'll ask one.
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 12:46:47 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Both answers are correct enough for a prize, but MS beat Bongobro by a whopping 36 seconds so being he was first, he gets the next Q. I was thinking about Carl having his kids all grown up and gone from the "roost", that he bought the Fury to bring back some of his "youthful juices". That 330hp. 383 would pump some life back into him.... that's for sure!!
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 9:49:59 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Considering Carl just traded his "suddenly it's 1960!" 1957 Plymouth for the real 1960 model, he didn't get that much more for his efforts...except for that squared-off steering wheel that allegedly made it easier to see the instruments...but made it harder to steer when cornering or parallel parking... But there was another distinctive feature of that '60 Plymouth Carl cane to regret when the Fury's upholstery began wearing out before he traded it in on a 1963 Sport Suburban station wagon (his family began growing in the intervening three years)...what was it? (I am assuming I have the right answer to the steering wheel question!)
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 9:49:23 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse "Carl," the salesman answered, "That wheel lets you see so much better over the dash because it isn't round. The wheel is sort of square to let you see better, and to give more room for your legs and belly. Your wife is pregnant, and she'll really appreciate this steering wheel and the optional seat you purchased. Go home and let her drive this car, and see what a difference it makes to her!"
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:40:20 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse So..... it's 1960, and Carl is getting a little tired of his 57 Plymouth and wants to trade it off on another Plymouth. Carl likes the 57 a lot, but it now had a lot of miles on it, and besides, the ash-tray was full. Off to the local dealer he goes, after viewing a variety of body styles and colors, equipment etc. He decides to go with a new Fury Two Door Hardtop... this one has the powerful 330hp 383 engine. Carl made a good enough deal and off he went on to the parkway..... wow, feel that power, and those push buttons are nice, in fact, the whole car is nice. Carl is almost home and has to complete a couple of turns and into his driveway. Everything felt the way is should so far..... that is.... until Carl turned a couple of tight corners. The car handled just fine, but what's wrong with this steering wheel, there is something weird going on...... Carl heads immediately back to the dealer...... he had his salesman take a look, complaining about the wheel.... he asks; "what gives with that weird steering wheel?" What did his salesman tell him? [Edited by: Hambone61 at 4/30/2013 8:42:14 PM EST]
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 2:58:57 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse I didn't even think about the clock! From 1938 to 1940, the Standard series Ford used the front end and body of the previous year's Deluxe series...and the 1975-76 Chevrolet Impalas used the front clips of the previous year's Caprices. The most noticeable difference here was the 1976 Impala used round headlamps instead of the Caprice's rectangular lamps... Hambone, your turn at bat!
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:56:15 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Bongobro and Hambone are 100% correct
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 2:00:47 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Without raising the hood, and the doors closed and locked, the easiest way would be to look at the trim on the front of the car, but, I think you have something else in mind. Just look in the front passenger's door and look at the dash, the Deluxe models have a clock in the glove box door. The much later Chev. Caprice also had a dash mounted clock, absent from other models in standard trim. Zat what yer' looking for Bro?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 6:17:45 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse This was inspired from an old-cars column I just saw in the St. Louis newspaper... You're in a Ford dealer parking lot in at the start of the 1938, 1939 and 1940 model seasons to trade in your four-door sedan (you're fortunate you can trade in every year!) ... how can you tell the difference between the new Standard series Fords and the new DeLuxe Fords? Bonus...this also occurred with 1974-76 Chevrolet Impala and Caprice models...
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 9:11:55 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Bongobro: I'm sure you are dead-on! The name of the company's founder was, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. What doth hider ye to present a noo Q?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 7:44:13 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Benjamin Franklin?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 6:03:42 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse New Q: What do the letters B.F. stand for in the name B.F. Goodrich?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 5:40:26 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse As one of our St. Louis Cardinals announcer describes a Redbird home run, "IT'S A GONER!!!" In the 1970's, I saw--and have a picture--of a 1940 Packard Series 180 formal sedan...and man, it was weird to see an old-fashioned formal sedan with dual sidemounts--AND "AIR CONDITIONING" in block letters on each of the sidemount covers. I understand, however, you couldn't turn the A/C on and off at will...your Packard mechanic turned it on and off for you each spring and fall... Next question please!
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,789 Points:2,117,000 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 12:52:20 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse I think it was Packard in 1939 (for the model year 1940)
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 9:43:13 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Hope this is "fresh" enough for you... Which make of car was the first to offer factory air conditioning? Bonus: In what year?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 8:23:39 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good and quick answer! Got something new and fresh?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,511 Points:2,322,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 7:27:33 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse If they weren't in most cars prior to the 1970s, you'd be a rough rider from the git-go! Zig-zag springs supported the seat padding in virtually all cars built since at least 1935...
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,468 Points:2,507,330 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 12:51:24 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse What are zigzag springs? If they were used in cars, where in the car would they be most commonly used? [Edited by: Hambone61 at 4/25/2013 3:52:20 PM EST]
DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,612 Points:484,830 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 7:30:38 AM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse As Hambone61 was first he wins. Next Q to U