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#1 ·
We started a trivia thread over at another forum and it has been a lot of fun.

Here are the ground rules. It starts with one question. The first reply with the right answer gets the floor for a new question. It continues like that unless, A) the person who has the floor doesn't ask a new question, or B) no one gets the correct answer. In that case, the person with the floor asks a new question. No more than one question on the floor at a time, and discussion/clarification is welcome until the floor is taken over by a new question.

See this thread for an example of how it goes: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/trivia/1454/page1/

First question: In the 1952 Indy 500, what type of fuel was burned in the record-setting pole-position #28 car? Hint: it won pole position by a full 4 mph over the second-place Ferrari
 
#177 ·
Black painted rear panel
3.31:1 Rear end gears
and the F41 special purpose suspension package, which included:
Rear sway bar
staggered rear shocks
different rear springs
different front suspension (can't find info, but I assume it just had heavier springs and a thicker sway bar)
 
#178 ·
Joe G said:
Black painted rear panel
3.31:1 Rear end gears
and the F41 special purpose suspension package, which included:
Rear sway bar
staggered rear shocks
different rear springs
different front suspension (can't find info, but I assume it just had heavier springs and a thicker sway bar)

Joe, you got it there.

The 1970 Camaro sales brochure states:

"If you still want more, you can order the 350-horse 396-cubic-inch V8. When you order this big one you get a special suspension, with a rear stabilizer bar."

Very good!
 
#184 ·
Joe G said:
You got it.

The '61-3 Pontiac Tempest had a 195" I-4 that was literally a 389 V-8 with one bank of cylinders cut off. It was available in single or 4 barrel versions. The 4 BBL made 155 HP, same as the optional Buick 215 aluminum V8. (more info)
Just for fun, here's a few from my own photo collection. Had to do a double take on this one.
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#186 ·
dinger said:
Firing Order: 153624

It was on an old engine or I think a tractor that I saw those numbers stamped on when I was kid.
I ask my Dad what those numbers where?He said it was the firing order and if you can remember them you will know the firing order for any inline six.So you could have looked up 223,250,225,300,etc, they are all the same. :thumbup:

Take it away Dinger!
 
#187 ·
that kinda reminds me of when I was in High School auto shop...My shop teacher was notorious for giving us "pop quizes"...And one day he told us that the following question accounted for the majority of our semesters grade...The question was, "What is the firing order for a SBC?" Only a hand full of us got it right...Man, I loved that class!
 
#188 ·
This is another site question, should be fairly simple, I have to run! We have a member of theis site that was also an original member of the Ramchargers racing team of the 60's. Who is it?
Good luck, Dan
 
#200 ·
MARTINSR said:
That just isn't right Joe, how did you know that? Hell, now I look at the two and this one's wing are different, hmmmmm.

Brian
I'll be very surprised if I'm correct. I just saw the white cross and assumed it was a Swiss car. Did a quick search for Swiss-built cars from the 20's-30's and guessed it was a Piccard-Pictet.
 
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