"Buffalo Bob"
Casale's Corner

 

 


 

CAR BUFF TRIVIA

 

Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station?



A: Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913.

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Q: What city was the first to use parking meters?


A: Oklahoma City , on July 16, 1935.

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Q: Where was the first drive-in restaurant?

A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921.

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 Q: True or False?   The 1953 Corvette came in white, red and black.

A: False. The 1953 'Vettes' were available in one color, Polo White.

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 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.

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Q: What was the first car fitted with an alternator, rather than a direct current generator?

A: The 1960 Plymouth Valiant.

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Q: What car first referred to itself as a convertible?

A: The 1904 Thomas Flyer, which had a removable hard top.

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Q: What car was the first to have its radio antenna embedded in the windshield?

A: The 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix.

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 Q: What car used the first successful series-production hydraulic valve lifters?

A: The 1930 Cadillac 452, the first production V16.

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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.

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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.

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Q: Where was the first drive-in movie theater opened, and when?

A: Camden , NJ in 1933.

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 Q: What autos were the first to use a standardized production key-start system?

A: The 1949 Chryslers.

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Q: What did the Olds designation 4-4-2 stand for?

A: 4 barrel carburetor, 4 speed transmission, and dual exhaust.

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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.

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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.

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 Q: What's the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek?

A: The Mustang.

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 Q: What was the lowest priced mass produced American car?

A: The 1925 Ford Model T Runabout.   Cost $260, $5 less than 1924.