Auto Trivia

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What year do you think the first auto trans was put in a production car ?

Nooooooo googling..........

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What year do you think the first auto trans was put in a production car ?

Nooooooo googling..........

1940 Olds?

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What year do you think the first auto trans was put in a production car ?

Nooooooo googling..........

1940 Olds?

Hmmmmmm, I will have to think of something more tricky........

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Try this one, Ford (UK) in their Granada range originally used the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 Essex engine to be replaced with the 2.8 Cologne lump. There were two major changes in internal design. What were they.

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Hmmmmmm, OK, how about the BMC (British Leyland) A series engines, as fitted to many small cars including the Mini.

Regarding the Mini, other than performance differences, bearings, crankshaft etc, there was one thing the Cooper S engine had that the basic Cooper or Mini didn't have.

What was it.

Do you give up on this one ?

[bazmlb]

Try this one, Ford (UK) in their Granada range originally used the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 Essex engine to be replaced with the 2.8 Cologne lump. There were two major changes in internal design. What were they.

Geared cam and siamesed exhaust ports?

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Try this one, Ford (UK) in their Granada range originally used the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 Essex engine to be replaced with the 2.8 Cologne lump. There were two major changes in internal design. What were they.

Geared cam and siamesed exhaust ports?

You could be right on exhaust outlet, but other stuff. They both had cam gears.

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Essex 90 degree V and Cologne was 60 degree V ?

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Essex 90 degree V and Cologne was 60 degree V ?

No, I believe they were both 60's, though I thought the Essex was 90. Other stuff.

[Ace of Pop]

Without Guglin, valve config,and porting.?.

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Without Guglin, valve config,and porting.?.

Nope.

[Woodsie888]

Hmmmmmm, OK, how about the BMC (British Leyland) A series engines, as fitted to many small cars including the Mini.

Regarding the Mini, other than performance differences, bearings, crankshaft etc, there was one thing the Cooper S engine had that the basic Cooper or Mini didn't have.

What was it.

I give up mate, answer please T/A?

[transam]

Hmmmmmm, OK, how about the BMC (British Leyland) A series engines, as fitted to many small cars including the Mini.

Regarding the Mini, other than performance differences, bearings, crankshaft etc, there was one thing the Cooper S engine had that the basic Cooper or Mini didn't have.

What was it.

I give up mate, answer please T/A?

OK, Cooper S had 11 head studs/bolt, all the others had 9 studs..........

[Ace of Pop]

One was 3Litre the other 2.8

[Woodsie888]

Hmmmmmm, OK, how about the BMC (British Leyland) A series engines, as fitted to many small cars including the Mini.

Regarding the Mini, other than performance differences, bearings, crankshaft etc, there was one thing the Cooper S engine had that the basic Cooper or Mini didn't have.

What was it.

I give up mate, answer please T/A?

OK, Cooper S had 11 head studs/bolt, all the others had 9 studs..........

Guess I forgot to put the 's' on the end of 'stud'.

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One was 3Litre the other 2.8

I can see your trying........

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Transam here's a V8 question for you.

2 unusual American V8s in the last 30 years had 60 degree Vs and crankshaft with offset big end journals.

Which engines?

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Transam here's a V8 question for you.

2 unusual American V8s in the last 30 years had 60 degree Vs and crankshaft with offset big end journals.

Which engines?

Hmmmmmmm, Ford did a 351 60 Clevland, and the old flathead was (I think), don't know if there is another unless I googly.

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One is a Ford, but not the Flathead or Cleveland. I thought both of these were 90 degree V's?

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One is a Ford, but not the Flathead or Cleveland. I thought both of these were 90 degree V's?

Nooooooo, 351 Windsor is 90, 351 Cleveland is 60,

What are they ?

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Try this one, Ford (UK) in their Granada range originally used the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 Essex engine to be replaced with the 2.8 Cologne lump. There were two major changes in internal design. What were they.

Give up ?

[Jitar]

Ford Taurus SHO 3.4L DOHC V8 developed with Yamaha and apparently not one of their best from the 90's.

Cat 3408 18L V8 as used in some 80's trucks, 988B loaders, 631 scrapers, D8 dozers etc.

They both have weird looking cranks.

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Nowwwwwwww, got you all here with this one, look at this old (UK) Ford, look at the side lights.

What other car had the same side lights fitted............

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Nowwwwwwww, got you all here with this one, look at this old (UK) Ford, look at the side lights.

side lights.jpg

What other car had the same side lights fitted............

[Woodsie888]

Nowwwwwwww, got you all here with this one, look at this old (UK) Ford, look at the side lights.

side lights.jpg

What other car had the same side lights fitted............

Taunus??

Scimitar??

Aston??

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Nowwwwwwww, got you all here with this one, look at this old (UK) Ford, look at the side lights.

side lights.jpg

What other car had the same side lights fitted............

Taunus??

Taunus is a German variant of the same car, sooooooooo, nope.

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I have another one up my sleeve which might overload GOOGLE.

[Ace of Pop]

What Engine Company proudly named their Diesel Engine the "Clakker" years ago. ??.

[Ace of Pop]

Lotus,used em.

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Lotus,used em.

Perhaps, on there fibre glass stuff. Talking real production car.

Not sure they used the lights in my photo though.