Need Good questions for Hot Rod Trivia

We are putting on a car show this weekend with the chamber of comerce it is lampasas 20th or 21st ( i don't remember) annual car show and we are having hot rod trivia right before the awards. SO i am looking for good questions to ask. Of course i will need the right answers too. any help would be great
Brant

 

what was the 32 ford with the four cylinder called.


model b

 

What's the firing order of an SBC?

18436572

 

Where is #1 cylinder on a Ford flathead?

 

passenger side closest to the radiator?...right?

 

which way does a slant six slant?

to the right.


What is the "correct" name for the holes in Buick fenders ?

Cruiserline Ventiports



why is so much of what i know compertely useless??

 

Car show or not, I love trivia like this. Keep them going!!!!

What's the original name for the early Hemi engines between '51-'58?

DOUBLE ROCKER!

 

What was the last model year for straight eight Buicks?

1953.

 

What was the first model year for the Buick Riviera?

1949.

 

wow those are good ones anything else please don't forget to put the right answer because that is the last thing i need is an argument from and older gentlemen telling me i am wrong. espesially sense i am only 27 and look like i am 12
Brant

 

i thought all of them were model b what did they call the v8 model

 

Which cars had left and right threaded lugnuts?
And about a hundred more:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145532&highlight=stump+squirrel

 

Who built the Hirohata Merc? Barris Kustoms.

 

What was the name of the driver that piloted the Spirit of America.

Craig Breedlove

 

Q. What's the section called between the windshield and the hood?

A. Cowel

Q. What did Chevrolet call the system that removed the small vent window on the door, leaving it with a one piece door glass?

A. Astro Ventilation

Q. What item was banned by some states on the 1967 Shelby Mustang?

A. The inboard hi-beams. They moved the later models out to the end of the grille. Early models had two lights right in the center.

Q. What was the reason for recalling the 1969-70 Shelby Mustangs?

A. The cast aluminum exhaust tips in the rear valance. It was too close and caused some cars to catch on fire.

Hope these help, Don

 

Q: Art Chrisman is the nephew of what equally important but lesser known drag racer?

A: Jack Chrisman

Q: Art Arfons drove a number of "green monster" dragsters to countless NHRA wins. These cars where all powered by what unique type of engine?

A: Aircraft

 

Who were the only 2 men to have 2 different cars named after them?

Ransom E. Olds... R.E.O. and Oldsmobile

Henry J. Kaiser... Henry J and Kaiser

 

Model 18... the “1” standing for “first” and the “8” for V-8 .. this was from wikpedia, so it could be wrong.

 

Where did the name Corvette come from?

A corvette was a name for a lightly armed, fast warship

 

Q: The 283 V8 was Chevrolet's first production engine to make 1 HP per cubic inch. With what kind of induction was this feat first achieved?

A: Mechanical fuel injection.

 

What was the "nickname" for spotlights on early customs?

"Appletons".

What was a common nickname for a continental kit on early customs(covered spare tire mounted on the back)?

"toilet seat" or "connie kit"

 

Appletons was a brand name. like kleenex. somehow kleenex became the name for all tissues. and to a certain degree, so did appleton become the name for all spots

 

What is an "A-v8" ?
model A with a V-8, not sure if it is usually applied to flatheads only or any V-8.

What is the first model year for a Ford overhead valve V-8 engine ?
1954

 

On the top of a can of motor oil (showing my age-Back in the day, motor oil came in cardboard cans with metal top and bottom) or on the label of a plastic bottle of same, are some letters - API and SAE.

API = American Petroleum Institute
SAE = Society of Automotive Engineers

 

What is a B-400?

A rare 32 ford convertible victoria.

What was the first year for the SBC, and what was the displacement?

1955, 265 CID.

What was the last year the 409 Wedge motor was available at Chevrolet?

1965. Very rare if you find one in a 65 chevy. The 396 replaced it.

 

When did Chevrolet first offer a V-8 engine?

1917 (OHV with exposed valve train)

 

If you're driving a car with a Chinese Six and a Typewriter, what kind of drivetrain does it have?

A slant-six and a pushbutton automatic.

 

What is considered the "ultimate fin car"?

1959 Cadillac.

What was the name generally used for a hot rod....before they were called "hot rods"?

"gow job"

 

What were the names of the three Chrysler Corporation Hemi engines of the fifties?

"Firepower", "Red Ram", and "Firedome"

 

what was the name given to the 1955 pontiac 287 cubic inch v-8 ?
the strato streak.
what h.p. options were available on this engine ?
180 h.p. with a 2 barrel
200 h.p. with a 4 barrel .