USA Cars Trivia

1. In the automotive industry what do the letters MPG stand for?

From Quiz Automotive Acronyms

Answer: Miles Per Gallon

MPG stands for 'Miles Per Gallon" and is a common measure of the fuel efficiency of automobile engines. MPG testing is common throughout many parts of the world, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, and Korea among many other countries, and is mainly done by government agencies, although automobile manufacturers and independent testers also perform these tests. Automobile manufacturers in the U.S. are required to display this information on all new vehicles sold.

From Quiz See The USA...in a Chevrolet

Answer: 4-door hardtop.

The Caprice was introduced in 1965 as an Impala option. The next year, it became its own model.

From Quiz General Motors Trivia

Answer: An oil filter.

It wasn't until the following year that the 265 block had a cast-in provision for an oil filter.

From Quiz Mercury: A Carmaker Out of Orbit

Answer: 1939

The Mercury 8 had a 95-horsepower V8 engine. Edsel Ford had intended the Mercury to be a luxury division of Ford.

From Quiz Where Did Saturn Go?

Answer: Saturn

The Saturn Corporation began as a subsidiary of General Motors, but operated its headquarters, assembly plants, and retail outlets independently of GM for many years. It was fully incorporated under GM in 2007 and ceased production in 2009.

From Quiz Edsel

Answer: Ford

While it was being developed and before it had a name it was called the "E-car", which meant it was an experimental car. It was named after Henry Ford's son, Edsel, who died in 1943 at age 49. Edsel's son, Henry II, wasn't happy about this as he didn't like the picture of his father's name spinning around on a hub-cap.

From Quiz Mopar Dart/Valiant

Answer: 1960

From Quiz 1990s Oldsmobiles

Answer: 1995

This was to be the last Oldsmobile convertible. 4490 were produced in 1995.

From Quiz American Car Makers Part 3

Answer: Fewer Tail Lamps

Impala and Caprice usually had three tail lamps on each side and the Bel-Air and Biscayne only had two.

From Quiz American Car Makers Part 2

Answer: American Motors

Very popular in the 70's, it was a small step up from the Gremlin.

From Quiz Lincoln / Mercury Cars

Answer: Front Wheel Drive

The 1988 Continental was the first Front Wheel Drive Lincoln, and is known as being a very unreliable car. One of Ford's worst flops since the Edsel.

From Quiz Lincoln Town Car (1983-1997)

Answer: 1990

1990 was a full redesign for Town Car.

From Quiz AMC- the forgotten ones

Answer: 1954

The Corporate Merger creating AMC occurred May 1, 1954, combining two of the oldest independent automakers in America.

From Quiz Automotive Acronyms

Answer: Pounds per Square Inch

The "Pounds per Square Inch" or "pound-force per square inch" is a unit of pressure or of stress. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch. This is very common in the automotive industry to determine tire pressure. Over- or under-inflating tires can have a critical effect on an auto's performance, handling, and fuel efficiency. PSI guidelines in the U.S. are usually available on the tires themselves as well as information provided in the vehicle owner's manual.

From Quiz See The USA...in a Chevrolet

Answer: Valve lash specifications with engine hot and running.

Knowledgeable hot rodders tightened the lash a couple of thousandths, to increase the duration.

From Quiz General Motors Trivia

Answer: They utilized an "X" frame.

In 1958 Chevrolet introduced the "X" frame, which required a multi-piece drive shaft with a carrier bearing at the "X".

From Quiz Introducing Your 1960(ish) American Car

Answer: Falcon

The first Falcon was three feet shorter than the full-sized Fords but still managed to be roomy enough inside to seat six adults. The two-door had a factory price in 1960 of $1912. The four-door was $62 more. For buyers on a budget who still needed room to haul things there was a station wagon model and a Falcon Ranchero pickup. By 1970 Ford found they were unable to design new Federally-mandated safety requirements into the Falcon and so dropped the line. Falcon's successor was the Maverick which used the same chassis.

From Quiz Mercury: A Carmaker Out of Orbit

Answer: Cougar

The first Cougar was manufactured in 1967 as a twin to the Mustang. In 1973, it became a Thunderbird-based car as the COugar shifted from muscle car to luxury vehicle. The larger Cougar was kept until 1997, when Ford also phased out the Thunderbird. The car eventually came back in 1998 as a sport compact based on the European Mondeo and American Contour as a replacement for the Probe. The Cougar was eventually discontinued in 2002.

From Quiz Where Did Saturn Go?

Answer: AMC (American Motors)

The American Motor Company took over production of the Jeep brand in 1970, but was bought by Chrysler in 1987 and the brand renamed the Jeep/Eagle division.

From Quiz US Car Makes and Models : 1950s Part II

Answer: Buick

Buick's "ventiports," or port holes, as they were popularly known, started appearing on 1949 models. The holes, or ornamental suggestions of them, continued on and off into the 1970s, and were revived in 2003.

From Quiz The Packard Motor Car Company

Answer: 1899 to 1958

The first Packard, a one cylinder "Horseless Carriage", was finished on November 6, 1899 and the last, an eight cylinder Packard Hawk, rolled out in June, 1958. In between, 1,614,005 Packards were produced. The name "Packard Motor Car Company" became official in 1902.

From Quiz 1990s Oldsmobiles

Answer: Regency

The Regency was an Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight with the 98's front end, exterior trim, and interior. Or to put it another way, a 1994 88 Royale with the 98's interior. In fact, the brochure photo for the 1997 Regency is actually a retouched photo of the 1994 88!

From Quiz American Car Makers Part 3

Answer: American Motors

This was the last car in the American Motors line before Chrysler bought them out.

From Quiz American Car Makers Part 2

Answer: Mercury

This was Mercury's version of the Ford Pinto.

From Quiz Lincoln / Mercury Cars

Answer: Colony Park

The Colony Park was discontinued when the "new aerodynamic" 1992 Grand Marquis was introduced. SUV's were starting to overtake the poor-selling full-size station wagon market.

From Quiz Lincoln Town Car (1983-1997)

Answer: Cloth and Leather

The Cartier Designer Series, made before 2003, used a different grade of leather on the seats.

From Quiz AMC- the forgotten ones

Answer: Nash and Hudson

Nash had gone through various names since its corporate founding in 1902 as the Thomas B. Jeffery Co, maker of Rambler automobiles. The Jeffery nameplate was applied in 1913, and became Nash in 1917. Hudson was formed in 1909, and started selling cars to the public in 1910.

From Quiz Automotive Acronyms

Answer: Revolutions Per Minute

Revolutions per minute, abbreviated RPM, is a measure of the frequency of a rotation. It denotes the number of full rotations completed in one minute around a fixed axis. Automobile engines are usually operated at around 2500 rpm with the minimum speed usually around 1000 rpm and the redline at 6000-10,000 rpm. Redline is the maximum rotation the engine would be capable of performing at, and is not recommended as it could cause major damage.

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