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IN THIS ISSUE
* Car-Guy Trivia Questions
* Formula One
* Bits and Pieces
* On Order
* Recent Receipts
* Car-Guy Trivia Answers
* 10% Off Visit For Your Trivia Questions
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Car-Guy Trivia (answers are later in this email)
1) What was the first Japanese car company to set up a plant here in the
U.S., in 1982?
2) What innovative inventor's Dymaxiun car could carry 11 passengers,
exceed
120 MPH and get a whopping 30 miles per gallon, in 1934?
3) When air bags go off, they are usually inflated with:
A-Oxygen
B-Helium
C-Carbon Dioxide
D-Nitrogen
4) What movie had Professor Fate, played by Jack Lemmon, racing a Hannibal
Twin 8?
5) What year was this?
Every baby boomer Car Guy should be able to figure out this year.
Vice President Nixon spoke at the National Auto Show. Russia's Sputnik
went
up, but our Viking satellite exploded before it ever took off. On the big
screen was 'The Bridge over River Kwai' and 'Gunfight at OK Corral'. On
the
small screen, there was 'Perry Mason' and 'Maverick'. Dick Clark created
'American Bandstand', and you could 'Leave it to Beaver'. Everyone sang
'Bye
Bye Love', 'Wake Up Little Suzie', and 'Lucille'. There were The Asian
Flu,
Slinkys, Hula Hoops, and Sony transistor pocket radios.
Studebaker and Thunderbird stuck superchargers on their V8s. Ramblers and
Metropolitans dropped the Nash name, and Hudson disappeared altogether. It
was Pontiac's 50th year, Oldsmobile's 60th. Mercury's Turnpike Cruiser was
Indy's Pace Car.
Chrysler introduced its "Forward Look", with soaring fins on every model.
But the Caddy Eldorado had some of the wildest.
Ford and Mercury had new sculptured bodies, but Chevy face lifted its body
styles, now in their third year. But this ended up a good thing for Chevy
Lovers. OK, how about this? Their black coupe was the hot thing to have.
Chevy and Pontiac had fuel injection on their hot setups. Corvettes with
fuel injection could do zero to 60 in 7 seconds. Plus, you could get
heavy-duty suspension for racing. But the Corvette SS lasted only four
hours
at Sebring.
Juan Manuel Fangio won Monaco and his fifth World Championship. A record
to
stand for years till some guy named Schumacher came along.
Ford's director warned that petroleum production may 'Peak' in the next
twenty years.
J.C. Whitney sold fender skirts, club plates, continental kits, and
spinner
hubcaps. Come to think of it, they still do.
--- Retreads ---
These last three questions are from over a year ago. If you remember them
from before, consider this a memory test.
6) What car did Sean Connery drive in "Goldfinger"?
What car did he drive in "Dr. No"?
7) For you British Iron guys: Here in the colonies, a green race car was,
at
one time, considered bad luck. But in the UK, BRG, the famous British
Racing
Green, was the national racing color. Where did it start?
8) Although probably not remembered by many today, the original Corvettes
were one of the earliest users of fiberglass, and the quality in terms of
panel fits and leaks was not very good. As a result, sales were poor, and
the car was about to be killed after just a few years of production. What
saved it?
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Formula One
Continuing last month's scenario, what if Michael, Rubins, and Ferrari
were
not running this season, who would be the Top Guns for the year? We
adjusted
the points as if the boys in red were not there. Not just dropping the top
two from the existing points, we scored all the drivers in the positions
they would be if the Ferrari positions were disqualified or not there at
all. Those in third would go up 4 points from 6 to 10, fourth would go up
from 5 points to 8, etc. Plus ninth and tenth would suddenly get 2 and 1
points, respectively. This is what the F1 world would be without the Red
Blitz.
With/Without Ferrari
136....00...Michael
..98..00...Rubins
..71...104...Button
..46..70...Trulli
..45..68...Alonso
..42..61...Montoya
..28..38...Kimi
..24..44...Coulthard
..23..39...Sato
..19..40...Fisichella
..12..21...Ralf
..10..23...Massa
....7..20...Webber
....6..13...Panis
....6..11...Pizzonia
....3...7...da Matta
....3...7...Heidfeld
....2...4...Glock
....1...5...Baumgartner
....0...8...Klien
....0...1...Mark Gene
....0...1...Zonta
Jenson Button would be this year's champion. Second place would be a tight
race between Jarno Trulli, Fernando Alonso, and Montoya, with Coulthard as
long shot.
The Musical Chairs of Formula One 2005 began almost at the start of the
2004
season with Montoya announcing he is going to McLaren, but it is picking
up
speed now. Webber is going to Toyota, and Jag is disappearing. Panis is
retiring. Word is that Villeneuve is coming back to do the last three
races
for Renault. That lets Trulli go to Toyota. Depending on what the F1
POWERS
THAT BE decide, Button is either going to Bar or Williams. And Coulthard
will probably go to whichever team Button does not take. How much of this
is
true? Your guess is as good as mine.
2004 Formula One Season:
Sept 26 China
Oct 10 Japan, Suzuka
Oct 24 Brazil
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Bits and Pieces
Most of you know of the legendary video Rendezvous. Some of you have seen
it. Shot from the nose of French Director Claude Lelouch's Ferrari coupe,
screaming from one side of Paris to the other. No staged scenes, no
blocked
off traffic, no police cooperation, pure and simple flat out through city
streets. We had the video, but it was a whopping 49.95 for a nine-minute
film. Now it is on DVD for 36.95. We've ordered them, and they're on their
way, somewhere between Europe and our shop. We should have them within a
week.
***
I read a magazine the other day. It said there was cautious optimism for,
and visible signs of reduction in prices in fuel oil. They then went on
with
convoluted reasons why prices would be dropping: production developments
were making strides, curtailed demand in foreign countries, etc. I hope
this
didn't get too many peoples' hopes up; this was from Autocar, February
4th,
1949, 55 years ago.
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Another magazine, Cars Magazine of August 1953, had an article on the Car
of
the Future. This is what they predicted 51 years ago:
-Modified teardrop body with a roof of glass or clear plastic, with
interiors light and airy
-Fuel Injection and up to 9 to 1 compression
-Seats would be made of the new miracle fibers and colors blended with
outside paint
-Instrument panels would be simple and contoured to please the eye, with
instruments completely recessed
-Powered by gas turbine, solar power, jet power, or atomic engines. The
gas
turbine was most likely, and solar power was rated as a dark horse
-All Engines in the rear, made of aluminum, plastic, or magnesium
-Electronic aids from locking doors to warming windows, plus radar safety
devices
-Tires softer and wider; Goodyear had one watermelon shaped
-Headlights fluorescent or sodium, and non-glare
-Body of plastic, magnesium, steel or aluminum - or a combination of any
two
of them
Many things are here now in one form or another. Some things are still in
the works. But that atomic engine is going to take a while.
(Thanks to Dan, Historian of the Z Cars Club, for sharing the magazines
with
us.)
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Here are highlights of a few things we have on order now:
All models are 1:18 unless otherwise stated.
Auto Art
Jaguar XKE V12 Coupe
80306 Corvette C5-R #50
80307 Corvette C5-R #53
Beanstalk
10029 Ford F150 FX-4 Pickup
Ford SVT Lightning Concept
Brumm
1:43 Porsche 356 James Dean
Carousel
Coyote 1977 winner Foyt
Coyote 1966 G. Snider #82
Lotus Gurney #17 1965
CMC
Mercedes SLR McLaren
1962 Ferrari 250GT SWB - Red
Mercedes 300SL silver
Ertl
33685 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator - yellow with black interior
33765 Authentics 1950 Oldsmobile
we had a case and sold out in a week
33793 Saleen Mustang
Exoto
Exoto is behind on all of their new numbers; some of these numbers have
been
on order for over a year. Don't hold your breath.
McLaren MP4/6 Berger #2
McLaren MP4/6 Senna #1
GMP
1:24 Buick GNX black
1966 Fairlane 427 White
Mustang Malco "Ohio George"
Highway 61
60065 1967 Dodge R/T
60066 1957 Chevy
60071 1968 Barracuda
Hot Wheels
2004 Ferrari F1 Schumacher
1:43 1970 Mustang Boss red
1:43 1968 Camaro light blue
Kyosho
1977 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 red #64
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 yellow
Lane / Exact Detail
1967 Camaro RS/SS 396
603 Chevelle red and black
504 1965 Malibu SS Hardtop
MIC
1964 Pontiac GTO Beswick Tameless Tiger
It should arrive this week.
1969 Dodge Daytona #22
Minichamps
1:43 Bentley EXPSP Le Mans '03 #8
Bar Honda F1 006 Jenson Button #9
McLaren MP4/2 Nikki Lauda
Precision Miniatures
Prm-04 1933 Willys Ohio George
Prm-05 1933 Willys KS Pittman
Pmsc-01B Black Landau Style Hearse
Revell
Porsche 962C 1986 Le Mans winner
1969 Targa top Porsche 914/4, in yellow and in blue, we sold out twice.
The first 1:18 Porsche 914
Ricko
1934 Lincoln Model K black
1933 Cadillac V16
2003 Cadillac 16 black
Super Car Collectibles
Most of these are put on hold before we receive them. Please let us know
as
soon as possible if you want one.
29411 Sox & Martin 1970 Duster Pro Stock red-white-blue
50239 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A black
50240 1971 Challenger R/T Curious Yellow
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We received these lately:
Auto Art
71121 Corvette 25th Anniversary Collector Edition
CMC
Auto Union Type C
Mercedes 450 SL Blue
Mercedes W196 Stromline Fangio #18
ERTL
33704 1:18 M4 '73 CADILLAC
33709 18 M4 '67 PONTIAC GT
33716 18 M4 '63 THUNDERBIRD
GMP
1:18 1969 Nova Hot Rod black
1:24 1987 Buick GNX black
Ertl
33718 Range Rover - Silver
GMP
1:24 1969 Mercury Cyclone Yarbough
1:24 1969 Mercury Cyclone Gurney
All Sport Mustang #1
Highway 61
1970 Mustang Boss 302
Dodge Racing Maverick
Dodge Racing Ram Chargers
Kyosho
Ferrari 365 GBT/4 red
Ferrari 365 GBT/4 black
Lane - Exact Detail
701 1967 Shelby GT 350 Fastback
602 Chevelle black with white stripe and black interior
Minichamps
1:43 2003 Corvette C5-R Le Mans #50
1:43 1914 Model T Ford black
McLaren MP4/18 2003 Coulthard
Ricko
2004 Cadillac CTS-V series black
1963 Lincoln Continental
Road Signature (Yat Ming)
1955 Chrysler Imperial
18126 Chrysler Airflow black
1961 Lincoln Presidential convertible
Super Car Collectibles
29353 Sox & Martin 1970 Superbird S/Stock red-white-blue
29412 1969 Yenko Street/Strip 427 Nova, Green w/white Yenko stripes
This has slicks and drag wheels and a second set of street wheels.
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Car-Guy Trivia Answers
1) Honda was the first Japanese car company to have a plant here in the
U.S.
2) Buckminster Fuller was the creator of the incredible Dymaxiun car.
3) When air bags go off they are usually inflated with:
D-Nitrogen.
4) The movie with Professor Fate was The Great Race. It's a good family
comedy farce of a turn-of-the-century New York to Paris race, with Tony
Curtis as the hero and Natalie Wood as the heroine. And this month, we
have
the DVD for $15.95; that's 20% off its regular $19.95 price.
5) The year was 1957, and Chevy's Black Widow was the killer car.
Chrysler,
Ford and GM were all in the High Performance race. Muscle Cars were in
their
infancy. It was a great time to be a Car Guy.
--- Retreads ---
6) Sean Connery, as James Bond, drove an Aston Martin DB5 in "Goldfinger"
and a Sunbeam Alpine in "Dr. No."
7) The origin of British Racing Green was the Napier automobile (1914 or
1915). Before then, it was considered bad luck to race a green car. And
they
did call it Napier Green for a while until Napier's green cars started
winning races. Soon after that, BRG was the color of choice for all good
Brit racing teams.
(Thanks to our friend Michael B., VSCCA, SVRA, SCCA.)
8) The thing that saved Corvette from extinction was the introduction of
the
two-seat Thunderbird in 1955, which outsold the Corvette that year by
better
than 16 to 1. GM's corporate ego could not tolerate a failure in the face
of
Ford success, so, thanks to Ford, the Corvette soldiered on.
(From 'Corvette From The Inside' by Dave McLellan, Corvette Chief
Engineer.
Thanks to our friend, Jeff M.)
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Two years ago, we ran a list of 41 automotive-related acronyms. They were
groups like European (FIAT), muscle car and hot rod (DOHC), and diecast
collector terms (MIB). I know we missed lots of acronyms and phrases, like
Two-fours, and we want to run it again. Send us an email with ones you can
think of, and if it's new to the list, you will get 10% off on your next
visit.
Thanks,
Dave
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