AUTO

TRivia
QUIZ
for
CAR BUFFS

Test your knowledge of Vintage Cars.

FRANCES S. GOULART

Special to The Jewish News

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tars who want to
strut their stuff do it
with horsepower. All-
star vintage auto buffs in-
clude actors Paul Newman
and James Garner, author
Joyce Carol Oates, conductor
Leonard Bernstein and direc-
tor John Huston.
Does the appeal of
yesteryear's wheel have you
under its spell, too? If you're
old enough to remember run-
ning boards, you're ready for
the quiz below.
Score 1 point for each cor-
rect answer:
1. Name the first American
automotive company.
Answer: The Duryea Motor
Wagon Company of Spring-
field, Massachusetts. It began
production in the early
1890's.
2. Early Rolls Royce ads
bragged that at 60 mph, the
loudest noise in the car was
from -
a) the tires
b) the electric clock
Answer: b.
3. To hand-crank an early
Model-T, you had to pull out
a long wire from under the
radiator. What was it called?
Answer: The choke.
4. In what year was the
Cord introduced?
Answer: 1929.
5. The first successful
American car with an
internal-combustion engine
was assembled by which two
brothers?
a) Dodge
b) Duryea
b) Wright
Answer: b.
6. What Detroit depart-

What year is this Mercedes Benz? a. 1930 b. 1934 c. 1928
answer a. (This antique Mercedes is owned by Mary Tamaroff.)

ment store owner financed
what auto company bearing
his name?
Answer: Joseph L. Hudson.
7. Name two brothers who
founded an auto company still
prospering today.
Answer: Horace and John
Dodge (Dodge Motors).
8. The last Franklin was
made in:
a) 1934
b) 1940
c) 1943
Answer: a.
9. What vintage car was
named after a county in Tren-
ton, New Jersey?
Answer: The Mercer.
10. Which of the following
is not a vintage auto?
a) the Jewell
b) Auburn
c) Chalmers
Answer: All 3 are.

11. The Stutz Bearcat came
in four colors: bright yellow,
red, blue and
Answer: Gray.
12. The Knox and Franklin
autos had engines cooled by
what?
Answer: Air.
13. The auto manufacturer
with the first moving
assembly line, based on
a system of conveyor
belts similar to that used
by meat-packing companies,
was
Answer: The Ford Motor
Company.
14. The Star, a car made by
Durant Motors in the 1920's,
was the first mass-produced
vehicle of what type?
a) station wagon
b) 2-door sedan
Answer: a.
15. The "three' models

referred to in the old-
time headline "Look At
All Three" were Plymouth,
Ford and
Answer: Chevrolet.
16. The Ajax was made by
Nash . . . True or False?
Answer: True.
17. The Ford Motor Com-
pany made the first Lincoln
Zephyr in 1935. How many
cylinders did it have?
Answer: 12.
18. The Model T Ford was
first advertised in the Satur-
day Evening Post in 1908.
What did it sell for (if you're
within $260 - score 1)?
Answer: $850.
19. Why did production of
Ford cars shut down in 1927?
a) due to the depressed
economy
b) to switch from the Model
T to the Model A
Answer: b.

20. How much horsepower
did the first Ford V-8 have?
a) 50
b) 65
Answer: b.
21. One hundred and thirty
auto companies were combin-
ed into a single firm in 1910.
What was it called?
Answer: The United States
Motor Car Corporation.
22. The General Motors
Chevrolet division produced a
sports car in the early 1950's
named the
Answer: Corvette.
23. Complete this slogan:
"Buick will build better
cars . ."
Answer: ". . when better
cars are built . ."
24. "The Penalty of Leader-
ship" was an ad slogan for
what car?
a) Studebaker
b) Cadillac
Answer: b.
25. "America's finest and
most expensive motor car"
referred to what long-time
luxury vehicle?
a) Stutz Bearcat
b) Locomobile
c) Ford Model S
Answer: b.
26. In 1920, there were
almost 300 auto companies in
America. Name at least two
of the five of them still in
business in 1963.
Answer: Buick, Cadillac,
Ford, Oldsmobile, and
Studebaker.
Scoring:
26 to 20: Superior.
19 to 10: Good.
9 to 5: Fair.
Like to learn more about
vintage and historical autos?
Write Antique Automobile
Club of America, (AACA), 501
W. Governor Road, Hershey,
Pa. 17033.

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