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
Ah!! Jeep built a OHC engine in the sixties!. I was stationed in Korea in 68-69 and we recieved three M115A, a military version of the Jeep pick up. OHC 6 cyl engines!
Ah!! Jeep built a OHC engine in the sixties!. I was stationed in Korea in 68-69 and we recieved three M115A, a military version of the Jeep pick up. OHC 6 cyl engines!
Persistent mentions of the Pontiac OHC6. Been curious about theTornado since I saw it's cutaway pic in my automotive encyclopedia when I was 12. They called it Willys and I never saw any more info. Somewhere along the way I stumbled upon that link which answered my questions but I still wonder if it had a distinct sound and feel. Reading about it's torque curve and valvetrain simplicity is semi-mindblowing as is the fact that it represented America on the battlefields and racetracks alike. One lobe per hole with good gas mileage sounds like a winner and I can't figure why it didn't catch on.
I dont remember the year late 60s or early 70s I think Jeep toronodo engine was either designed or Built by Jaguar,,i had ine in a full size truck when I ordered oarts I was told it was a Jag engine,dont know that for sure. the truck is from the 50s.
Edit: should have looked it up..
The Tornado was the only U.S.-built overhead-cam engine in production at that time. The new engine was designed for robust, heavy-duty performance with maximum efficiency. Its excellent fuel economy was proven in tests with the Tornado-OHC engine having the lowest specific fuel consumption of all production gasoline engines on the market.[..
Actually the base of the Tornado I6 was the old Continental flat head I6. Willy's popped the old head off and stuck a new one on with a cam in it. Ok maybe it was a little more complicated but the Tornado engine did start out as a flattie!
Not really, if you read the entire history, the basic dimensions were retained but the block is a completely different design and casting... About the only part that was interchangeable was the crankshaft and possibly pistons from a different flattie, but the bore is smaller too.
Boo hoo hoo!
Well that didn't take long!
It's from a 41 Desoto. Those Coupe' roof from those years always looked small to me. Or maybe the front and rear areas looked long/
This may blow your minds, on the way to work Marge and I had one just like that beside us half way across town on the way to work this morning. A stone stocker, every cool car. I never realized how big the rear window was, MUCH bigger than the Fords and Chevys of the day for sure.
This may blow your minds, on the way to work Marge and I had one just like that beside us half way across town on the way to work this morning. A stone stocker, every cool car. I never realized how big the rear window was, MUCH bigger than the Fords and Chevys of the day for sure.
Not much later than early 20's. The rear door set back makes this a more wealthy persons auto, not your family vehicle. Landou arms indicate rear folding top. Opera Coach, Town Car, or Special Order. Not a Doctor's Coupe.
Yes, the pictured Ford Model T must have been a wealthy person's car. T's came in a wide variety of configurations but I'd say the vast majority had that fake driver's door and I assumed that is what would give this one away.
Too Many Projects had the make and model right and since it's been 24 hours since any responses I'll give up the year. It was in 1916 that 55% of all cars in the world were Model T Fords.
I don't know why my post doesn't show up on the lounge page?
The last thing it shows is boothboy's post yesterday, maybe I've just became a non-entity and only exist in my own mind?
Ok, so now I've ventured into the realm of Solipsism Philosophy or have I wandered into the twilight zone?
This thread has had some issues for a while. I couldn't see posts for while and then I could, but no matter what I do, I still can't see page 360, which is where I had the problem. To me, that page doesn't exist...
I just read page 360. Martin and BB and 496 and crashfarmer were talking pushbutton automatics and old trucks. I went there not by using the page number script box but the page numbers themselves.nTakes awhile to get to a specific page.
1900
Henry Ford builds his third vehicle – a truck.
1917
Ford introduces the Model T One-Ton truck chassis, the first chassis built specifically for trucks.
1925
The first factory-assembled Ford pickup debuts, with a price tag of $281. The new truck is outfitted with a cargo box, an adjustable tailgate, four stake pockets and heavy duty rear springs.
I've got a buddy that has a 1917 Ford Model TT truck. I believe that was the first year for a TT. He told me that they came as a cab and chassis from Ford. I believe I saw another TT sell at an estate auction a couple of months ago and took a video of it.
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