The Annual Sound Classics “Classicly Tough Trivia Quiz”

So you think you know everything about classic cars, eh?  Now is the time to prove it!  The following 20 trivia questions test a wide range of trivia regarding collector automobile design, marketing and importance to pop-culture.  Knowing just about one type of cars, such as American muscle cars, CCCA Classics or little British cars only gets you a handful of points.

  1.  Name the “High Impact” colors for 1970 Mopar cars, such as the ‘Cuda and Challenger.(1 point  each, with a bonus point for the name given by the auto press to the purple color prior to its launch.)

  2. Which famous production engine started its life as a water-pump for firefighters?

  3. What was the original number designation for the Porsche 911? Why was the model’s name changed? (1 point each)

  4.  Name the first production car to utilize fuel injection.

  5.  Which production cars not to wear the “Prancing Horse” emblem utilized Ferrari’s Dino six-cylinder engine? (1 point each)

  6. It was the first rotary engine powered car.

  7.  Name two non-American production cars to utilize American Ford V8s, two that used Chrysler V8s and three that used Chevy small blocks. (1 point each)

  8.  Identify the car in the picture.

  9. Upon removing which production Corvette styling element was Chevrolet stylist Bill Mitchell quoted as saying it “spoiled the whole car”?

  10. Name two companies to offer production V-16 engines. (1 point each)

  11. According to Ford records, how many 64½ model year Mustangs were produced?

  12. Name the cars (year, make and model) that were the stars of the following movies: Bullit (including the villains’ car,) Vanishing Point and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Bonus point for the car’s trim-level and engine in Vanishing Point (1971 version, not the silly 90s remake.) (1 point each)

  13. The only picture Adolph Hitler kept in his office was a life-sized one of this automotive man.

  14. This 1300 pound, 44 cubic inch engine powered American production car won the Index of Performance at Sebring in 1951.

  15. How much wider were Pontiac’s first-year “Widetrack” cars than their GM platform-mates?

  16. How many production two-seater cars did American companies offer in 1969? Name them. (1 point each)

  17. A fire at Jaguar’s factory ended the production of this model after only 16 cars.

  18. The tops were chopped-off two of the 337 of this car’s total production, so Sean Connery could fit while filming scenes for the James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice.”

  19. This marque’s slogan was “Ask the Man Who Owns One.”

  20. Opening all four doors at once on this 1961 automobile risked bending its floors and frame.

Ready for the answers? Check and see how you did!

Sam Barer writes for Apex, an Olympia, WA based freelance writing company. To submit a car for a future “Sound Classics” story, email soundclassics@apexstrategy.com

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