Re: Automotive trivia

by 77mali on Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:33 pm

Rago wrote:Here's an easy one.

What do the Citation, Pacer, and Ranger all have in common?

A. They are all Edsel models. The Ranger was price leader followed by the Pacer. Both used the Furd Fairlane wheelbase. The Citation was built on a longer wheelbase Mercury chassis.
B. Their original bodies were all designed by students at the l'institut Automoteur de Conception in Chicoutimi Canada.
C. They are the only mass production vehicles built since 1945 to use rigid motor mounts. The engine was bolted directly to a front chassis cross member. Engine vibration and noise was dissipated at the the mounting points for the cross member. The Citation and Pacer cross member used viscous couplings while the Ranger used urethane bushings.

or D. They all suck LOL. but i'll say B...as a guess because only a student of a french art school could ever conceptualize a pacer jocolor

by The Dude on Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:47 am

The answer is A.

by 74MonteCarlo on Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:51 am

I thought of one.

What was the only year, a "Custom" package was available on a Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo Custom)

1972
1975
1980
1985

by The Dude on Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:09 am

1972. It was a replacement for the SS, but there is no paperwork detailing how many were built because it wasn't technically a different "model".

by 74MonteCarlo on Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:06 am

by The Dude on Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:01 am

Which material is used to construct the floor pan in late model Corvettes?

A. titanium (Ti-6Al-4V alloy)
B. aluminum (proprietary alloy brand named Titanal)
C. balsa wood (from the balsa tree)

by Limey SE on Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:06 am

it may sound crazy But if I remember right it was C. balsa wood encased (Wrapped) with plastic and fiberglass

by The Dude on Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:35 am

Balsa wood wrapped with plastic & carbon fiber composites. They've done this to every Vette since 1997.

by dragons_lair59 on Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:45 pm

on the 72 camaro there was an ss396 package and was less then 1k built

by dragons_lair59 on Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:45 pm

how many 65 ss396 malibus were produced

by 77mali on Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:38 pm

There were no SS396's in 65. Not produced until 1966 :-)

by Limey SE on Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:43 pm

77mali wrote:There were no SS396's in 65. Not produced until 1966 :-)

um ..........

200 Malibu SS hardtops and one convertible. Tagged the Z-16 package, it retailed for $1,501 ( for the package Not car ) and was built around a hot 375-bhp 396-cid V-8.

by 77mali on Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:49 pm

Limey wrote:
77mali wrote:There were no SS396's in 65. Not produced until 1966 :-)

um ..........

200 Malibu SS hardtops and one convertible. Tagged the Z-16 package, it retailed for $1,501 ( for the package Not car ) and was built around a hot 375-bhp 396-cid V-8.

You got me but they were all technically "proto-types", albeit not just one or two made. Should have remembered those. What the H**L kind of Chevelle owner am I?

by Limey SE on Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:54 pm

The 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
Malibu SS 396
Specifications
Wheelbase, inches: 115.0
Weight, lbs: 3600
Number built: 201
Base price: $4,100 <<---- only started mid year would have been more if marketed right

Top Available Engine
Type: ohv V-8
Displacement, cid: 396
Fuel system: 1 x 4bbl.
Compression ratio: 11.0:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 375 @ 5600
Torque @ rpm: 420 @ 3600

Representative Performance
0-60 mph, sec: 7.8
1/4 mile, sec. @ mph: 14.66 @ 99.8