Take You Riding In My Car Trivia Quiz

Answer: Model T

The Model T was the car that brought personal motorised transport to the masses. It was also to be the first car mass-produced on the factory-line scale we now know.

While the Henry Ford quote: "You can have any color you want as long as it's black" is well known, for the first five years the Model T was only available in grey, green, blue or red; and not black.

Between 1908 and 1927, 16,500,000 were built. It was the first model to sell five, ten and fifteen million cars.

Answer: Silver Shadow

Cars made by Rolls Royce have been the epitome of luxury since 1908.

The Silver Shadow was launched in 1965 and remained in production until 1980.

About 30,000 standard length and long wheelbase models were made.

In 1965, a RR Silver Shadow would have cost you £6,557. In 2017, a well preserved late model would have cost about £30,000.

Answer: Ateca

SEAT is a Spanish company based in Barcelona that became part of the Volkswagen/Audi group.

SEAT shared platform and many parts with VW/Audi.

Launched in 2016, the Ateca was SEAT's first foray into the 'crossover' market. It was built on a new group platform and won plaudits from the motoring press, as well as awards in its first year.

As with other models in the range, the Ateca was named after a region in Span.

The Ateca is personally driven and recommended by this quiz setter.

Answer: Allegro

Ask any motor-head to compile a list of the "worst" cars ever and most will put the Austin Allegro on it.

And yet, between 1973 and 1983 673,000 were made.

This was a period of turmoil in the British motor industry, with production of cars frequently halted by labour disputes.

The Allegro was a pretty-looking car, but quality was not good and early models suffered due to the despised "square" steering wheel.

Answer: Grand Cherokee

The jeep was the original 4x4, though no one is totally certain how the name came about.

The cars date to World War Two when the US Army asked motor manufacturers to design a four-wheel-drive vehicle for reconnaissance use.

Of several designs, they approved that by Willys-Overland. These designs were then passed, by consent, to Ford to build the vehicles.

By the end of WW2, about 640,000 had been built.

After the war, Willys-Overland was granted the name "Jeep" as a registered trademark. Eventually, the trademark fell into the hands of Chrysler and its successors.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a large luxury 4x4 that was first seen in 1993.

Answer: Alfasud

Between 1972 and 1989, just over a million Alfasuds were made.

The Alfasud was a smaller car than Alfa Romero had made previously, in an attempt to get into the mass market.

People liked it, but build qualities - particularly the propensity to rust - were against it.

Answer: Cimarron

Between 1982 and 1988, just 133,000 Cimarron's were built.

It was a re-badged variant of of the General Motors J-cars and, sadly, it did not really fit in with the quality image that Cadillac was noted for.

The Cimarron was the car that "nearly killed Cadillac". It sold poorly, indeed some say Cadillac hit rock-bottom with the Cimarron.

The quote is from auto journalist Dan Neil, who put the Cimarron in his list of "Worst Cars Of All Time".

Answer: Coronet

Built between 1949 and 1959 and then between 1965 and 1976, the Coronet was Dodge's best selling car ever.

Just over two million were built, across six generations.

Answer: Panda

This Fiat was as cute as the animal it was named after.

It was a small car that appeared in 1980 and was still in production several model generations later at the time this quiz was written, in 2017.

In that time 6.5 million had been made.

A number of model types were produced, including a 4x4 that was practical, cheap and fun to drive.

Answer: Impala

First seen in 1958, the Impala became Chevrolet's best selling model ever.

There were several generations built over three distinct timespans, and 13 million were built before 2000.