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
The Gurney Nutting Coupé is nicknamed "The Blue Train" after the famous French train,"Le Train Bleu" which it was credited to have beaten in 1930 in a race between Côte d’Azur to Calais France. Ah! But the Gurney Nutting coach was not back from the coach builder, Gurney Nutting, in time for that race. The body was still under construction. The owner, Woolfe Barnardo, also had a Mulliner body awaiting another Straight -Six Bentley chassis and it is said that the Mulliner body was fitted to the Blue Train chassis and this was the combination that actually won the Race!
In the mid 50's GM offered a component called a "Redliner".
What was a "Redliner" and what was it used for? Please show a picture of one if you can.
I'm not sure if it was offered as a accessory or just came standard on certain models. The term "Redliner" was taken from ta GM sales brochure. I had one on one of my own cars and never knew it proper name.
Darn Bubba, your good!. That's exactly what Buick called it's drum speedo, the "Redliner". They even went as far as to list it in their sales brochure. First application started in 1953 in their Super and Roadmaster series.
I'm not sure if any other of the GM line used them.
Darn Bubba, your good!. That's exactly what Buick called it's drum speedo, the "Redliner". They even went as far as to list it in their sales brochure. First application started in 1953 in their Super and Roadmaster series.
I'm not sure if any other of the GM line used them.
And I do not think that is a 60 Buick speedo you guys posted. Not unless my mom's car had an option that isn't there. I don't know, I know it was a 60 and it was a LeSabre four door I believe. It had a very odd feature on the speedo.
Are you looking for color change, I had a 61 Plymouth years ago that had the ribbon speedometer when it reached 120 it would change from red to black at zero but would keep showing the speed.
wish I had a pictute it was a state patrol chase car ,very odd speedo.
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