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.
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
Well i will take a stab at it mI first thought a Dodge Brothers car ,then i think its an olds like beverly hillbillys ,but it is a 1921 ,and you sad 1910-1915 ,im stumped i still guess an Olds.
Being old Henry started the assembly line in 1910 and stared making the model "T" in 1908 I will say it's a model "T" as the body looks very much like one. Year not sure only made 12,000 in 1910, I would say a 1912 Ford model "T".
Bob you've got a good eye BUT no it's not a Ford product. Saying that this company loosely used Ford's T as kind of a guide. It was a much more expensive auto though.
Hint: The owner of this company once worked for Henry. Of course they all worked for Henry one time or another.
If anyone cares, Cadillac was owned by Henry Ford and some other people. They dissolved the company in the early 1900's, when Henry and two other guys walked out two others stayed and talked Leland into building a car. The Cadillac was born in 1902 a year before the Buick, but they list Buick as the oldest car company. Cadillac became part of GM in 1909. Boy I just used up a lot of trivia questions.:thumbup:
I knew Henry had something to do with Cadillac. There is an early Caddy on display at Pioneer Village, Minden NE. The info on the car states that it was designed by Henry Ford.
1913 Dodge Brothers? Those high headlights sure look like one.
The car in the picture sure looks like a die-cast model to me.
I'll give this until 9 pm unless someone gets it sooner.
It wasn't made by the ;
Dodge Bros
Ford
Any of the brands that later became GM
Rambler
Packard
Baker Electric nor any other electric
The owner of the company once worked for Henry Ford and R.E.Olds
It was a American company
The owners middle name was Craig and his brothers middle name was Gorham
He was one of two automakers pioneering the use of all-steel bodies.
Last year of production was 1940.
The U.S. Army used his name for cadence.
It's not a die cast model.
Those headlights with "periscopes" above them crack me up! And yes, after the last set of hints - I've finally got it, but I don't have a question available, so I'll just shut up and let someone else play!
I was out by ONE year - BB says its a 1914., The pics I dug up show a
1913, model 32 HUPMOBILE
While "hup" was part of marching cadence, but "one of the first all steel bodies" was the clincher clue. I giggled that and found that BUDD built the first all-steel car bodies and the very first ones were designed in partnership with Hupmobile staff. So - back to Gargoyle and input "images, 1913 Hupmobile and - voila! an Ad for the intro of the "all new" Model 32. (the model name meant 32 Horsepower - a LOT for those days!)
Dave if you've pondered over a question let's have it. If not someone else ask one.
That auto is in a museum int The Neatherlands. You guys might find it interesting so I'll give you the link.
Huppmobile was one of the first and largest exporters of autos from the U.S. And in the very early 1900's!
BB, that is one incredible web site, I love it! Let's get these guys looking at it, any car lover will like this site. What is the oldest known Toyota in existence? I had no idea until I saw this link. Dan
Dinger if you liked that one , here's one that will blow your mind!
I've been looking at this one for over a month and have just scratched the surface. It's outstanding!
BB sorry to take so long we lost power it cleared all my signs and passwords ,got some back on .But for the Trivia your correct GTO another Delorean project,,Your floor,
In fact ... I was so inspired that I went and watched "Star Trek II - Wrath of Kahn" on Netflix, which included all of the original cast from the TV series. :thumbup:
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