Art & Inspiration Speaking in code

Recently my girlfriend was with me when I went to pick up some parts. After the visit she looked completely baffled and asked me what we were talking about?

She told me that all she heard were a series of numbers and she felt we were talking in code!

Thinking back about her question I realized that we can say a number and we'd know the make, model, and year of a car!

For instance. .. if I say 392... many would know that I'd be talking about a late 50s Hemi engine from a Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth!

So here is a little challenge for ya... here is a list of numbers and your challenge is to name the make and year and possibly the model!

Hint. .. some numbers represent the car itself!

1) 254
2) 260
3) 265
4) 273
5) 283
6) 289
7) 292
8) 302
9) 303
10) 312
11) 324
12) 326
13) 327
14) 348
15) 350
16) 352
17) 354
18) 360
19) 390
20) 394
21) 396
22) 400
23) 401
24) 409
25) 413
26) 425
27) 426
28) 427
29) 428
30) 429
31) 430
32) 440
33) 442
34) 454
35) 455
36) 460
37) 472
38) 318
39) 307
40) 304
41) 235
42) 225
43) 389

Hint. .. some numbers apply to many makes and models!

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The 43 is Richard Petty....

 

I don't know 254, but I know the rest.

 

You forgot 301, 406

 

Ha, so true! Every time I go to the parts store I start with:
"So, I've got a 1959 F100, 292 4.8 V8."


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That 428 Pontiac is one of the best.

 

When you say 392...the correct answer is 1957-58 Chrysler...not Dodge or Plymouth...could also be International but we wont talk about them here...

 

Ya forgot some: 347, 317, 368, 406, 410, 462, 223, 239, 255, 221, 144, 170, 200, 256.......

 

Pettys the man if we were to hear car guys counting it would sound like. .. 41,42,Petty...!

I'm afraid that if we bring in all the race cars this thread would pass up the "vintage shots" thread!

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You forgot about that new fangled lX stuff.

A few years ago a google search of 392 would be almost nothing but 57-58 Chrysler. Now you need to weed thru a trough full of late model stuff.

 

I forgot a ton of numbers!

But I know how many makes and models had a 430?

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Dont forget nailheads..264...322...364

 

Wingnutz, you must not be a dodge guy! 241, 270, 315, 325, 361, LOL

 

I thought it was a Buick "pinhead"??? Or was that a 264?

What are the cubes for the flatheads?

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You must be talking in code! Hahaha!

Yeah you've caught me!

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It's not just Richard Petty,

It's also a Cereal!

 

Ya forgot 867 5309

 

I've got your number!

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There's a bunch of stuff that came to Mind after reading this.
Mixed categories

P38
1911
7018
1157
357
O23
532
O2
141 of 80/20
Wd40
DP90
Old number 7
45
9
380
420
Day 28
225
88
944

 

Ya gotta quit with that metric stuff, it's a 292, not a 4.8.

And flatheads are not 3.9's either.

 

215, 240, 262, 300, 318, 332, 340, 383, 421....

 

You forgot the Fords 221 259 272 and Merc 410

 

What about the 343?

 

Here,s a couple to throw you- 253 & 308

 

Ahh the old 308...my first was a 308, ,originally a 253. Since then I've mostly had 351's and the odd 302.

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And 300 - if you're a mopar guy.

 

I certainly wouldn't say all car guys love Nascar/Petty...tried watching a few races, REALLY not my thing.

I'll stick to rods.

 

The mighty 138. 308's make that groovy slappy sound, unless theyr'e L34's, then their just plain bitchin'. 253's go great. I love 302's too.

 

Jenny don't change your number . . . .haha was good to remember that one. What about 25 (or 6) to 4 ?
Of course if you were Cad Mad like me then 346, 331, 365 and 390 would ring your buzzer.

 

People who mess with European engines talk in cc's more often than litres. A 4.8 could be just about anything, just like a 340, 347, 348, 350, 351, 355, 360, or 361 could be described as 0.2 cubic feet

Here are a few for fans of classic European engines:

803
848
948
970
997
998
1071
1089
1275
1380

1131
1192
1285
1493
1584
1641
1679
1776
1795
1835
1970
2084
2275

1290
1570
1779
1962

633
767
843
847
903
1050

1297
1301
1367
1438
1585
1592
1608
1756
1995