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Automotive Quiz 1. What was the first year for the Chevrolet Corvette? 2. What was the first year for factory fuel injection in the Corvette? 3. What was the first year for air conditioning as an option in the Corvette? 4. What was the 1957 Thunderbird "F" model? 5. Who sang Little GTO? 6. What were the two main cars in the Steve McQueen movie Bullitt? 7. What size V8 engine was installed in the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air? 8. What was the last year for the "solid axle" Corvette? 9. What does G.T.O. stand for? 10. How many Chevrolet Nomads were produced between 1955-57? 11. During what years could you choose a "rent-a-racer" from Hertz Car Rental? 12. What years was the Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing" coupe produced? 13. What was the first year for the Pontiac GTO? 14. What was the first year for the "C5" "fifth generation" Corvette?
Answers: 1. 1953. 300 were produced in Flint, Michigan. 2. 1957. 3. 1963. Only 278 1963 Corvettes were equipped with air conditioning. 4. The 1957 Thunderbird "F" model had a factory installed supercharger and special camshaft. Reportedly 211 were produced. 5. Ronnie and the Daytona's. 6. A 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 and a 1968 Dodge Charger. 7. A 265 c.i.d. 8. 1962. 9. It was Italian for Grand Tourismo Omologato, or Homologated Grand Touring automobile, this was "lifted" from the 1962 Ferrari of that designation. 10. Total: 23,167 1955: 8,530 1956: 8,103 1957: 6,534 11. Hertz ordered 1000 of Shelby's 1966 GT350 Mustangs, designated them GT350Hs, and rented them to members of Hertz's Sports Car Club. More than a few of them were rented on Saturday, raced on Sunday, and returned on Monday. In the early 1960's Hertz rented Chevrolet Corvettes. 12. 1954-57. 13. 1964. 14. 1997.
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