Guest exbcmc Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I can't remember where I put my car keys, BUT I can name you just about every cubic inch V8 the big 3 (and Rambler) made in the 50/60s. Wouldn't that be a great Jeopardy type game show on Speed Channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What is " Where are my car keys"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I can tell that Cabin Fever has taken over ( lol ) ! Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 So what do you do for the second episode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest exbcmc Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Transmissions! Episode 3, where is the gas cap? Where is the hood latch. Then the Emmies! Things only a 15 yr old kid working 60 hrs a week at a Texaco station would know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 OK here goes. How many different 327 engines can you name? Bonus question, can you have a car with both overhead valves and side valves (flathead style)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Bonus question, can you have a car with both overhead valves and side valves (flathead style)?Of course, F head as in Reo Speedwagon...Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 As far as 327's Of course Chevy, but AMC also had one in the late 50's and early 60's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Where are you going to find the contestants? How many people even know the simple questions? I find grown men asking what year my friend's '55 Chevy is. Things have changed quite a bit....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I don't remember Where I Left My Car Keys, but it might make a good theme song.Cabin fever?? So its not a "Fargo" marathon?Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 As far as 327's Of course Chevy, but AMC also had one in the late 50's and early 60'sPackard Super 8, introduced in 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ding ding ding winner. Packard had a 327 straight eight and Rambler had a 327 V8 before Chevrolet.An F head engine has both overhead and side valves. They were used by such well known makes as Hudson, Rolls Royce, Rover and Willys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 What 1984 Chrysler invention revolutionized the world of cars, even though no one ever thinks to give them credit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterc9 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 The minivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 1949 VW had 9 wooden parts that no other car had. Can you name them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest exbcmc Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 See guys, it could work, I'm contacting speed channel tomorrow! As far as a 327, did Studebaker have one? Here is one, why did Olds and Cad use dynaflows for a short time in the early 50's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest exbcmc Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 1949 VW had 9 wooden parts that no other car had. Can you name them?was one the turn indicator that popped out from the side of the car? How bout seat frames? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Where are you going to find the contestants? How many people even know the simple questions? I find grown men asking what year my friend's '55 Chevy is. Things have changed quite a bit.......Indeed they have. However, I've a feeling you could get enough contests for a few shows. I'd say plenty of "car people" exist that know enough automotive trivia.That written, I do recall an actual "Jeopardy!" episode ~1 year ago where the Final Jeopardy! query was automotive. While I can't recall the exact answer, the question was "What is the Ford Thunderbird?" I knew it instantly. None of the 3 contestants answered correctly.Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve"Like a light in the dark" __ Dan Seals __ 'I Will Be There' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 1949 VW had 9 wooden parts that no other car had. Can you name them?8 pushrods and a gas gauge. Early VW beetles had aluminum pushrods reinforced with a wooden dowel. The gas gauge was the most accurate, most reliable gas gauge ever invented - a wooden ruler marked off in litres and gallons.Time to let someone else think up some questions, I wouldn't want to strain my brain ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well lets see. What was the CID of the first Over head valve V8 Ford built in the 1950's. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 See guys, it could work, I'm contacting speed channel tomorrow! As far as a 327, did Studebaker have one? Here is one, why did Olds and Cad use dynaflows for a short time in the early 50's? Because the HydraMatic factory ( Livonia ) burned down in the fall of 1953. Pontiac made due with Powerglide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well lets see. What was the CID of the first Over head valve V8 Ford built in the 1950's. Dandy Dave!1954 239" Y block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Where did the Chevy small block V-8 of 1955 get it's valve train from, and who was the engineer that invented it? and what year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 1954 239" Y blockNnnnaaaatttt No.. It is a truck motor. A 279 CID first built in 1952. I catch more guys with that one. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest exbcmc Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Because the HydraMatic factory ( Livonia ) burned down in the fall of 1953. Pontiac made due with Powerglide.Helfren , come on down! That is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest exbcmc Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I started this post for fun, but it's amazing the knowledge floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Nnnnaaaatttt No.. It is a truck motor. A 279 CID first built in 1952. I catch more guys with that one. Dandy Dave! But you didn't say ford truck, you said Ford. I could have said the Lincoln 279 V-8 of 1952, but Lincoln isn't a Ford and the Lincoln V-8 in a Ford truck isn't a Ford V-8. Did I just say all of that? My head is spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 What two things does Lincoln, Pontiac, Cadillac, and Oldsmobile have in common from 1949 to 1954 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) What V-8 engine of the General Motors five divisions during the 50's had reverse flow cooling? Edited March 7, 2015 by helfen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 What was the name of the engineer that designed the original air cooled VW engine and in what year? How long was that original design in production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The minivan1950 VW transporter bus or minivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Who was responsible for the idea of the 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 But you didn't say ford truck, you said Ford. I could have said the Lincoln 279 V-8 of 1952, but Lincoln isn't a Ford and the Lincoln V-8 in a Ford truck isn't a Ford V-8. Did I just say all of that? My head is spinning.The one I had came out of a 1955 F700 fire truck. It did not say Lincoln on the Valve covers or anywhere else for that matter. When I looked up information on it many years ago it was listed as a Ford motor. I did not specify car in my question, only the first Ford over head valve engine in the fifty's. It is a motor that was only used in the heavier trucks and subsequently is not a well known model. But now you know that. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 What was the name of the engineer that designed the original air cooled VW engine and in what year? How long was that original design in production?Edmund Rumpler, 1935, and around 60 years. Remember, these were still built in South America long after they ceased production in Germany. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I started this post for fun, but it's amazing the knowledge floating around.Indeed! Maybe it's not such a far-fetched idea. I'd be willing to bet some of the classic car companies around might even consider sponsoring it....Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve"Uh, what model is it?" __ Johnny Cash __ 'One Piece At A Time' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Where did the Chevy small block V-8 of 1955 get it's valve train from, and who was the engineer that invented it? and what year?I know that Smoky Unich perfected it for racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The one I had came out of a 1955 F700 fire truck. It did not say Lincoln on the Valve covers or anywhere else for that matter. When I looked up information on it many years ago it was listed as a Ford motor. I did not specify car in my question, only the first Ford over head valve engine in the fifty's. It is a motor that was only used in the heavier trucks and subsequently is not a well known model. But now you know that. Dandy Dave! Knowing the history of how that Ford truck got that engine. We know it was from Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I know that Smoky Unich perfected it for racing. The independent ball stamped steel rocker arm was designed and perfected by the Pontiac engineer Clayton Leach in 1948. Those rocker arms and the Pontiac engine was released on the 1955 Pontiac. The engine had been held back for release for two years, it was originally supposed to be release with the 1953 model year but Buick cried to corporate because it would have taken valuable thunder away from Buick's unveiling of it's new engine... the nailhead V-8. Chevrolet cried to corporate as well, but Chevrolet cried or begged to use Pontiac's valve train, which under corporate rules allows a division with a new invention the one year exclusivity. The rule was wavered and Chevrolet like Buick got it's way over Pontiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Edmund Rumpler, 1935, and around 60 years. Remember, these were still built in South America long after they ceased production in Germany. Dandy Dave! The original VW's design that went into production was designed by Franz Reimspiess in 1937. The engine is known as the "E" motor. This engine architecture would last in the deluxe model to August of 1960, and in the standard model and "A" sedan until August of 1965. Most people simply know the last version of this engine as a 1200cc 36hp engine. The differences between the 1200 36hp and the 1200cc 40hp and later engine is the location of the fuel pump and also the 36 hp and earlier engines have a engine case where the generator stand is cast into the rt side of the engine case. All newer engines the generator stand is a separate piece and is bolted to the case by four bolts. I have a 65 "A" sedan with it's #'s matching engine. See the link; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 What V-8 engine of the General Motors five divisions during the 50's had reverse flow cooling?55 Pontiac, they kept it for several years but I believe eventually changed to the conventional setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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