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Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2006 10:53:40 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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bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2013 10:44:26 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Let me see here... Which old-school line of luxury cars "shared" its multi-cylinder technology with a manufacturer of fire apparatus beginning in the 1930s?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2013 8:20:37 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Good job! Got another Q?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2013 8:00:38 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse National Refrigeration purchased the Kelvinator commercial line of freezers, refrigerators, water coolers and the like with the purchase of Carrier Commercial Cooling, which acquired the line sometime after AMC sold its Kelvinator division to White Consolidated Industries in 1968. Nash-Kelvinator was of course one of the forerunners of American Motors...and Nash bought Kelvinator to get the services of its president, George Mason!
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2013 12:56:17 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Which automobile(s) did National Refrigeration have ties to?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2013 8:11:42 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good answer! Got a new one?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2013 4:53:24 AM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse The Icyball is a refrigeration unit which uses ammonia and water as the refrigerant. This idea was purchased and marketed by Powel Crosley, the Crosley car guy.
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2013 12:13:51 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Here's a dandy for ya! A. What is an Icyball, and what was it for? B. What man and car was it related to?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2013 11:06:27 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Yep! You may have seen the issue of HEMMINGS CLASSIC CAR where the restored white El Catalina was the cover story. (Interesting that it used the white-gold-and-black interior of the Bonneville Safari!) Considering that Pontiac had some success selling sedan deliveries in the immediate postwar (1949-53) period, I'm surprised it didn't go much further than the concept... New question!
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2013 7:21:43 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Were you thinking of the El Catalina? Made like the El Camino or Ford Ranchero..
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2013 11:52:13 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Yeah, being the son of a Pontiac body-shop employee had its perks... Funny you should mention the 1959 Pontiacs in particular...Dad OWNED a '59 Bonneville Safari (white over gold, with black-white-and-gold Morrokide interior); my oldest brother owned a '59 Catalina 2-door sedan and a '59 Catalina convertible (he dumped the 2-door due to a soft crankshaft in favor of the convertible; my brother-in-law had a '59 two-seat Catalina Safari; and at least three neighbors owned '59 Pontiacs over the years (two Bonneville Vistas, Bonneville Sport Coupe, and Star Chief 4-door sedan). Funny, too that all the '59s disappeared in less than a decade! NOW to the question: There was one Pontiac body style that was considered for the 1959 model run; prototypes were built but never mass-produced. Which one?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2013 7:20:46 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse What I was looking for was the rear window with the roof 'hang-over', of course the Pontiac Vista had this kind of rear window, 59 Chevrolets and other GM cars used this hideous example of styling gone wrong. 60 Mercs. used it on some four door sedans. ZZZZZzzzzzzz Tell you what..... beans you are jumping with joy for covering the question pretty well, don't you think it appropriate that I request a favor of you? Beans you're dad worked for a Pontiac dealer.... how bout you get one of his collection (his stash) and deliver it right away. I think I'd like a 59 wagon, Like.... a Bonneville Safari. If his "stash of old Pontiacs doesn't happen to have one of those, I might settle for a 59 Bonneville Sports Coupe or maybe a convertible...... I know!! WAKE UP, WAKE UP........ Got a noo 1 4 us?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2013 4:18:32 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse If I'm right, both the 1959 AND 1960 Mercury 2- and 4-door pillared sedans had "earmuffs" of sheet metal that drooped over the sides of the roof, while the upper rear edge of the roof extended over the rounded glass much like the '59-'60 Pontiac "Vista" 4-door hardtops (the "flat top" roof used on all "B" and "C" GM bodies)... Bonus: If I recall right, the '59-'60 Mercury Monterey shared a 126" wb with the Montclair, thus making the 2-door Monterey one of the longest, if not the longest, pillared 2-door sedan ever built! (Runner-up: The '59-'60 Pontiac Star Chief 2-door "sports sedan," with a 124" wb.) [Edited by: bongobro at 6/11/2013 5:19:46 PM EST]
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2013 6:05:45 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse New food for the brain Q: Remaining in 1960.... and with the Ford Motor Company our subject, there were other things that separate, or tied, Ford Brands together. One of the 60 Ford brands made a four door and two door sedan (Not hardtops) that shared a styling "feature" that made the car look like it had a "hang-over". This design always made me sick when I saw it, on any car. ( monkey-see-monkey do applies here) Can you guess what I am referring to?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2013 11:47:37 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Trust you got a good night's sleep, Hambone--you nailed it! Sorry, MS, the Teletouch automatic was only available on the 1958 Edsel--and was dropped for '59. "Dual Power Drive" -- a/k/a Cruise-O-Matic -- was offered instead! Next question, Mr. 'bone?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2013 1:59:00 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse The Edsel, at first glance, would make one think that Edsel used a different roof panel and rear window, exclusive to Edsel... on Ranger 4-door hardtops.....but.... Nay! Turns out that Ford used the roof panel from a lesser Ford series (like the Fairlane) four door sedan, on the Ranger hardtop. The rear glass was wrap-around and much longer from top to bottom extending into the trunk lid, and exactly like the Ford's sedans. Looks like they took the sedan roof panel and put it on the Ranger, of course, the Ford Galaxie Town Victoria (the only four door hardtop in the Ford line) had it's own exclusive roof panel with rear glass that was much more vertical. So Ford pulled this off easily by taking existing parts for the two four door sedans and doing a clever low-cost styling exercise with the Ranger using parts from a lower series Ford. Using the regular four door sedan roof assy. from Ford brand, and doing a switch-ola onto the Edsel, made the hardtops look different than the Fords, but in the case of the Edsel, all they had do is eliminate the door post and Viola! Trunk lid was also shared for an easy parts switch change from sedan to hardtop! I hope that all made sense, it's late and I'm ready to "hit the hay."
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2013 11:27:20 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse The Teletouch automatic was quite a unique item. Is this what you're looking for?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2013 10:34:17 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Let's see now...need to give this one a little stir, so to speak! The 1960 Edsel was in production for only slightly longer than the time than it took to say its advertising slogan, "New...Nifty...Thrifty!" Of the 2,846 Rangers and Villagers built before Ford pulled the plug on the line in November 1959, 135 were Ranger 4-door hardtops, and these truly unique cars had something not found on comparable Ford 4-door hardtops, even though the Edsel shared the basic Ford body. What was it?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2013 5:27:58 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good answer Bongo. Cook up a new one!
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 10:51:46 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Talk about being "snakebit!" We are talking about the 1993 Dodge (now SRT) Viper GTS coupe! (the Viper was only a roadster until then)
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2013 2:46:12 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse More... This was an extreme performance vehicle The word "coupe" is part of the model name. Made in Coupe form only! 8-Liter aluminum engine 400hp and 465 Ft.-pounds of torque. Try again.
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2013 12:34:33 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse I think Toyota had a Celica GTS that year
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2013 10:53:28 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse With all the alphabet soup of GT's carmakers use, I am not sure I have the right car...but I seem to recall the Chrysler LeBaron had a GTS trim level in the '93 model year. (Or was it GTC?)
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2013 10:34:19 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Tell us what a 93 GTS Coupe is. Name make and model. [Edited by: Hambone61 at 6/6/2013 11:36:23 AM EST]
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2013 7:28:44 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse If you look at the Delux from the side and toward the front, you will notice, on the standard model, there is no "vent". The Delux all had them. Optional was the cornering lamps and considering the side/front of the car, you will find nothing that would be a light of any kind. I believe this was an option on the lesser, that would explain why some had it, some did not. Will have a new Q up soon.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2013 12:47:03 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Good job! The one most people noticed was the simulated vent on the front fenders, which I always mistook for cornering lamps... New question, please!
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2013 4:28:03 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse These will make the final choice. Trim rings (wheels) are standard on the Deluxe. (These were also available as an option on the base model.) Oldsmobile sales lit. for the day indicates a simulated vent, rite behind the bumper and under the Toronado chrome script, present on all Deluxe models. Lit. is somewhat confusing cuz Olds showed this vent on some base models, I did not see it on the option list. Seats are different on the Deluxe, They are bucket type,(Strato Seat) so if they could be seen through the windshield, this would be an identifier also. [Edited by: Hambone61 at 6/4/2013 5:28:59 PM EST]
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 10:27:49 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse You're at a classic car show and taking a close look at two 1966 Oldsmobile Toronados. They're both painted gold with black vinyl tops (that was the color scheme Oldsmobile used most often in early Toronado adverising), and both are parked in front three-quarters views. One car is the base Toronado and the other is the much more popular Toronado Deluxe. How do you know which Toronado is which without going inside the cars?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2013 5:49:40 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Excellent! Got another one?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2013 5:41:21 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse I remember some of the first radio commercials for the BFG Radial 990 tire in the late 1960's...a guy had just put them on his car and everyone was saying "Sir, you have four flat tires!" A radial tire looks low whether it's properly inflated or not. It's easy to run on underinflated radials and not realize it...thank God for TPMS (tire pressure monitoring systems)! Also, unlike bias-ply or bias-belted tires, if you have major damage to the radial sidewall, you can't fix it..and radials, now as well as then, are proprtionately more expensive to replace...
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2013 12:36:03 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse New Q: What are two disadvantages of radial tires?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2013 11:40:08 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good one! Now a new one.....
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 31, 2013 12:19:39 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse For anyone who has taken apart a tire with a tube, the first thing would be the ease of pinching or tearing the tube. It's much easier to break down a tubeless tire. After mounting a tire with a tube, air often was trapped between the tire and tube, slowly escaping through the valve stem's rim hole which means you had to adjust the air pressure after a few minutes. Also, punctures cause tubed tires to go flat quickly while tubeless tires leak more slowly. When driving long distances at high speeds, tubed tires generate more heat than tubeless tires due to friction between the tire and tube caused by flexing. This leads to more tire failures, and could affect handling due to air pressure changes. Tubes add more unsprung weight to the car, which also detract from handling. Rolling resistance could also be higher with a tube, which means a car could go faster and get up to speed more quickly with tubeless tires.
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 30, 2013 2:46:36 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse New Q: Mid fifties, tubeless tires came on the mainstream scene with some brands equipping their cars with them as early as 1954. Please tell us what the advantages of tubeless tires are. From *more than one angle, if you please. )) As in; from a performance standpoint and maybe from a handling point, just to name two.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2013 9:57:55 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse A little looking always pays off! Ironically, the revived sunroof option was introduced in the third year of the 1967-71 styling cycle! Next Q...
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2013 4:31:26 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse After a little looking, I think the answer is the optional power sun roof.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 27, 2013 10:01:09 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Boy, that was fast! I just logged in a moment or two ago... The 1960 Ford Thunderbird had an item on its option list in this, the third and last year of the "Squarebird" design, that was not offered again until the end of that decade (1969). What was it?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 27, 2013 9:56:44 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good answer! Give us a new Juan!
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 26, 2013 5:43:39 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse The '57 Mercury used the 368-cubic-inch V-8 from the '57 Lincoln as standard power for the Turnpike Cruiser and as an option on other Mercury models. Such models had a round blue-and-white logo on the front fender calling out 'TURNPIKE CRUISER POWER.' Not to be outdone, however, the 1958 Mercury offered the 430-cubic-inch Super Marauder engine with 400 horsepower (up from 375 in comparable Lincoln and Continental Mark III models).
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 26, 2013 4:09:59 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse NooQ4U. Mercury brought out an engine for the year of 1957 that, as they claimed, was the most powerful ever in A Merc. But alas, Mercury came up with an even more powerful engine in 58. The Q: What were the two engines named and give the specs of each?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 25, 2013 10:26:38 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse Good job! Next question, please!
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 24, 2013 11:41:29 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse The man's name you're looking for is: Richard A. Teague [Edited by: Hambone61 at 5/24/2013 12:42:49 PM EST]
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 23, 2013 10:47:20 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse As long as we're "stylin' and profilin'" in the last series of questions, let's identify this designer...he gave AMC such hits as the Hornet, Gremlin, Concord and Eagle...and such bombs as the Marlin, the post-1974 Matador coupe and the Pacer. Bonus: This gentleman was also the last stylist for Packard Motor Car Company (you can't totally blame the '57-'58 "Packardbakers" on him)...
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 22, 2013 12:12:10 PM Ignore mullingspices Report Abuse Bongobro, that's correct! Got another Q?
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 22, 2013 10:33:07 AM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse If my source is correct, Joe Oros was instrumental win designing the new, four-seat 1958 Thunderbird...although he also contributed to the designs of the 1949 Ford, the original two-seat 1955 T-Bird, and the 1956 Continental Mark II...
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 9:46:59 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:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 3:40:07 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:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 5:49:15 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:14,705 Points:2,349,515 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 10:16:45 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:14,574 Points:2,531,040 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 6:45:42 PM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse Good answer!! How 'bout a new one?
mullingspices Champion Author Honolulu Posts:10,926 Points:2,143,725 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 5:44:49 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.