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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
 
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They were the Nova SS had these in a 13in version

The Impala SS had identical caps but were 14in.

then 64 webt to a flat cap with 3 lomg bars ,no 13 were offered

I have seen these caps they are much lighter than the otiginals ,they are reproduction OR made from a 67 cap with spinner added the seconf picture
 

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#8,107 ·
Um-- that isn't a original OEM key. Curtis Industries manufactured aftermarket key blanks and key cutting machines. They never supplied OEM keys and never made locking assemblies. One tip off to that key is the blank number B-11. An OEM key never had the blank number. They did have the key code stamped on them . Usually a four digit number. However almost every dealership had a Curtis IND. hand held key cutting machine to make duplicate keys. I made some keys when I worked at a Ford Dealership with a Curtis Key Cutter.

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#8,108 ·
Ok, here are a couple original keys from my Rambler. Now, the cool gold one I bought as a blank, NOS, it could have been NORS sold in the aftermarket, I don't know. I can't imagine anyone was making that key back then but I don't know for sure, I have assumed it was a dealer only item. But the other key, a Briggs and stratton is the original trunk key.

Brian





Brian
 
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Dave hasn't answered yet but what I found was that in the 40's Briggs and Stratton had a strike and ended up licensing the rights to their key and locks to GM's Rochester Products Division. The same people who made carburetors and fuel injection systems. After the strike both companies continued making keys and locks.
The key I showed says Rocher Products one it. The more interesting one was the key that Joe G posted showing both Briggs and RP on it. If I am right I'll pass on asking a question and secede to Joe.

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