| Q: What was the name design theme that Virgil Exner brought to Chrysler Corp., beginning with his tail finned cars of 1955? | 
1955 Falcon, forward look. |
| A: The forward look |
| Q: The name of what car "suggests the comradeship of good friends as a personal car should be to it's owner", while also meaning "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs"? | 
1969 Camaro Z-28 |
| A: Camaro |
| Q: What is one of (4) the most expensive ($19 million,) and least used vehicle ever produced? |  |
| A: 1972 Lunar Rover |
| Q: Overland cars were first manufactured in which city and state? |  |
| A: The original home of Overland was,Terre Haute, Indiana. |
| Q: Which car company was the first to build over 3 million vehicles in one year? |  |
| A: Chevrolet, in 1964 |
| Q: How much did the 1940 Buick Phaeton, featured in the movie "Casablanca" sell for on June 28th? |  |
| A:$211,500, more than twice its pre-auction estimate, according to Christie's. |
| Q: Who is responsible for the blue and white paint scheme on the Shelby Cobra? |  |
| A: Dan Gerber, who raced in the SCAN series, of the early sixties. |
| Q: What is an Oldsmobile Coupe without a B-pillar called? |  |
| A: A Holiday. |
| Q: What car was the first to have a speedometer? |  |
| A: The 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile. |
| Q: What car was the first to have automatic transmission? |  |
| A: Oldsmobile introduced its four speed Hydra-Mastic, as a $57 extra in 1939. |
| Q: What car was the first to offer air conditioning? |  |
| A: The 1939 Nash offered an optional heating - ventilation system called the "Weather Eye" |
| Q: What car used the first steering wheel? |  |
| A: The 1900 Packard Model C, built by The Ohio Automobile Co. |
| Q: Who invented the first practical windshield wiper? |  |
| A: Prince Henry of Prussia, who fitted his new invention to his Benz,in 1911. |
| Q: What popular car sold only two units in its first year in the U.S.? |  |
| A: Volkswagen sold only two Beetle's here in America in 1949. |
| 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: Golf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913. |
| Q: What city was the first to use parking meters? |  |
| A: Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935. |
| 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 'Vetted' 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? |  |
| A: The 1924 Chrysler. |
| 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? |  |
| A: The George N. Pierce Co. of Buffalo, who made the Pierce Arrow, also made iceboxes. |
| 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? |  |
| A: The 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix. |
| Q: What car used the first successful series-production hydraulic valve lifters? |  |
| A: The 1930 Cadillac 452, the first production V16 |
| Q: Where was the World's first three-color traffic lights installed? |  |
| A: Detroit, Michigan in 1919. Two years later they experimented with synchronized lights. |
| 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, Michigan with that honor. |
| Q: Where was the first drive-in movie theater opened, and when? |  |
| A: Camden, NJ in 1933 |
| Q: What autos were the first to use a standardized production key-start system? |  |
| A: The 1949 Chryslers |
| Q: What did the Olds designation 4-4-2 stand for? |  |
| A: 4 barrel carburetor, 4 speed transmission, and dual exhaust. |
| Q: What car was the first to place the horn button in the center of the steering wheel? |  |
| A: The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C. 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. Did it in 4.0 seconds. |
| Q: What's the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek? |  |
| A: The Mustang |
| Q: What was the lowest priced mass produced American car? |  |
| A: The 1925 Ford Model T Runabout. 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? |  |
| A: The Dodge Brothers. |
| 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: The 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? |  |
| A: The 1915 Packard Twin-Six. Used during WWI in Italy, these motors inspired Enzi Ferrari to adopt the V12 himself in 1948. |
| Q: What was the first car to use power operated seats? |  |
| A: They were first used on the 1947 Packard line. |
| Q: Which of the Chrysler "letter cars" sold the fewest amount? |  |
| A: Only 400, 1963, 300J's were sold (they skipped" "I" because itlooked 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? |  |
| A: The cylinder wars were kicked off in 1915 after Packard's chief engineer, Col. Jesse Vincent, introduced its Twin-Sis. |
| 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? |  |
| A: The "Madam X", a custom coach designed by Earland built by Fleetwood. The sedan featured aretractable landau top above the rear seat. |
| 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? |  |
| A: 1969 |
| Q: What U.S. production car had the largest 4 cylinder engine? |  |
| A: The 1907 Thomas sported a 571 cu. in. (9.2liter) 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? |  |
| A: The shape of founder Cecil Kimber's dining table. MG stands for Morris Garages. |
| Q: In what year did the "double-R" Rolls Royce badge change from red to black? |  |
| A: 1933 |
| Q: Where did the Cord get it's "810" model name? |  |
| A: The name is derived from the go-ahead date for production (August 10, 1935) |
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