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
I think the only Crosley I ever saw was like this ,a friends father had one in the late 60s he took it apart and never got it back together sold it as junk :evil::evil:
Well Brian didn't follow up with a question so I'll ask one. I just ran across a very interesting article about Detroit and it's automobile heritage. That prompts me to ask all of you bright automobile aficionado's the following query.
What was Detroit's first V-8 and who used it?
I know Chevrolet had a V8 1917-1919 then discontinued but I had a picture of a Caddilac thet had individual cyls like a motorcycle I think 1906 for automotive use ,but not sure ,???
All of those manufactures used v8's Including Antoinette in1902. Cadillac in 1914. Packard didn't produce a V8 until 1955 and Hudson really never built their own V8. They used the Packard V8 also in 1955.
Well two of you PM'd me with the correct answer so I'll tell everyone else. The question was "What was Detroit's first V-8 and who used it?"
The answer is;
James Scripts Booth's Bi-AutoGo.
Built as a design study and unveiled in 1913 Booth at the age of twenty four, designed and built the vehicle. The vehicle featured the first V-8 engine ever built in Detroit, possessed a compressed air self-starter, had a four-speed transmission, and even boasted a retractable arm rest. Aluminum bodied with no visible hinges and flush doors, it seated three with the front seat tipping forward to allow passengers entry to the rear. Apparently it steered lousy at slow speeds and that was a contributing factor as to why it was never produced.
Pretty nifty vehicle!
One of the more fascinating things about it was the idea of the retractable "training wheels" that were extended to hold it upright when stopped and retracted for driving. (Manual extension & retraction via a lever in the cockpit - in today's Hi-Tech world they'd be automatic!)
The copper pipes were the radiator for the V8 engine!
I was thinkin 57 Belair could be had black ,wide white or narrow ,but not pin wall like the Caddie ..
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