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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
 
#452 · (Edited)
I was just reading that Ford did use up to 700 Robertson (square drive) screws on each Model T bodies (at least on the Canadian models with bodies built by Fisher). (click for link)

Phillips screws didn't come into existence until the Model T ceased production, so it can't be Phillips.

Allen or hex screws were invented in 1892. I don't recall ever seeing Allen screws on a "T" but who knows...



That's my new guess...Allen screw.
 
#456 ·
Joe G said:
Brian,
I think you should get the floor for answering 80% of the question. But that's up to Chris.

Joe G.

P.S. If I got the floor for this one, I would pass it to you.
And outside of the actual name of the thing, I didn't even have to google it.

Brian
 
#459 · (Edited)
Ok Guys, it's Phillips. He went back to slotted screws for a little while but it was Phillips that he finaly settled on. And because Henry didn't go with the Robertson screw no one else did either and it didn't catch on in the states. It's a shame because it is a good screw. mmmmmm I might have said that before mmmmmmmm.

Brian got most of the answers so he should take the floor. Sorry I didn't get back sooner but sometimes I have to do a little work.

Good job all of you who answered and don't you think it's an intersesting story?
 
#465 ·
MARTINSR said:
Ok, how about a Chevy question? What Chevy truck came new from the Chevrolet factory with a Buick V8?? :D

Brian
Brian, that would be the Task Force trucks, or 'second' series, right?

In '58 Chevrolet went with 'Apache'...Apache 31, 31 is short for 3100.
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"Dollars are like votes, except that they actually count."
 
#466 ·
Dang it, I was wrong, 1969Nova has it. It was a 322 Nailhead and I thought being the 364 replaced teh 322 in Buicks in 1957, I figured that was as far as the Chevy used them. But they continued using the 322 up until 1959. It was called a "Torque Master". :D

Brian

You have the floor 1969NOVA!
 
#469 ·
1969NovaSS said:
It looks like we posted at the same time so heres the question. Its a real easy one. What was the first alternative/"flex fuel" vehicle?
US or world wide? I am thinking in the US, something around 1900!

Brian
 
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