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Savage, MD 20763
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IN THIS ISSUE
* 10% Purchase-Pair
* 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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10% Purchase-Pair
We have the largest collection of automotive videos in the Mid-Atlantic
Region, and we would like you guys to take advantage of it. So for the
next
month, for every video (VHS or DVD) that you buy, all purchases that day
are
10% off. You don't have to wait for our Open House Days, you don't have to
contribute a trivia question, just buy any video and all of your purchases
for the day are 10% off.
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Car-Guy Trivia (answers are later in this email)
1) In what musical key do most American car horns beep?
2) What do these low-volume, high-performance cars all have in common?
Allard
Apollo GT
Cobra
Cunningham
De Tomaso Mangusta
Gordon-Keebler (You remember that one, don't you?)
Griffith
Iso
Jenson Interceptor
Muntz Jet
Omega
Pantera
3) Some cars are coming out now where the headlights will turn a few
degrees
towards the direction the wheels are pointing. What car of the 40's
featured
a central "cyclops-eye" headlight that turned with the front wheels?
4) Jaguar, the name of the big cat appropriately fits the sleek
automobiles
that have come from the heartland of England. But where did the word come
from?
5) We are always glad when we can find a question for you drag-racing
guys.
(Isn't that where most of us first got our taste for cars?) Why would a
drag
racer put STP in an exhaust pipe?
--- Retreads ---
These last three questions are from over a year ago. If you remember them
from before, consider this a memory test.
6) When you hear the name Mercedes 300SL, you probably think 'Gull Wing'.
One of the most beautiful and fastest cars to come from the 50's was the
300SL, but what prompted the Gull Wing doors?
7) Who holds the record for the most pole positions for the Indy 500?
8) During the free practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix in 1979, he
decided he did not want to spend the rest of his life "driving around in
circles" and quit on the spot, leaving his team boss without a driver for
the race. The driver went on to build and manage a profitable company. He
did return to F1 and win another championship. The team boss has gone on
to
much bigger things himself. Who was the driver, and who was the team boss?
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Formula One
Team / Driver Lineup for 2005
Ferrari Schumacher / Barrichello
Bar Button / Sato
Renault Alonso / Fisichella
Williams Webber / Heidfeld
McLaren Raikkonen / Montoya
Sauber Villeneuve / Massa
Red Bull Coulthard / Klien
Toyota Trulli / Schumacher
Jordan Montiero / Karthikeyan
Minardi Albers / Friesacher
CBS will air four F1 races this year; they will be tape delayed except the
Canadian race.
Speed Channel will air the rest at real-time and tape delay.
2005 Formula 1 World Championship
March 6 Australia (Albert Park, Melbourne)
March 20 Malaysia (Sepang)
April 3 Bahrain (Bahrain International Circuit)
April 24 San Marino (Imola, Italy) CBS Taped
May 8 Spain (Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona) CBS Taped
May 22 Monaco (Monte Carlo)
May 29 Europe (Nurburgring, Germany) CBS Taped
June 12 Canada (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal) CBS
June 19 USA (Indianapolis)
July 10 Britain (Silverstone)
July 24 Germany (Hockenheim)
July 31 Hungary (Hungaroring)
August 21 Turkey (Istanbul)
Sept. 4 Italy (Monza)
Sept. 11 Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
Sept. 25 Brazil (Interlagos)
October 9 Japan (Suzuka)
October 16 China (Shanghai International Circuit)
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Bits and Pieces
OK, last month, we went over a few benefits of the American highway
system.
Let's recap, then see what else we have.
-All North-South Interstate highways are odd numbered. And East-West
Interstate highways are even numbered.
- Most state's North-South highways mileage markers are at one-mile
increments from zero at the south end of a state to the northern end of
the
state or the end of the highway. The numbers start all over again at each
new state. Most East-West highway's mileage markers do the same from the
western end of a state to the eastern end, restarting when you pass from
one
state to another.
-The lowest numbered North-South Interstate highways are on the west
coast.
The highest numbered North-South Interstate highways are on the east
coast.
-The lowest numbered East-West Interstate highways are in the southern end
of the country. The highest numbered East-West Interstate highways are in
the northern end of the country.
-State routes follow generally the same rules, but the lower numbered
routes
are on the east coast, and the higher routes are on the west coast.
-Many states use milepost numbers to identify exits. But, others still
number their exits consecutively, with the lower exit numbers at the
southern end to the highest at the northern end of the highway, and
east-west routes run low to high from west to east.
Now, a couple more facts:
- When there is a yellow rectangle on the large green Interstate exit
sign,
it will tell you which side of the highway the exit ramp is on. Usually,
the
exit will be on the right, and the yellow exit sign will be on the right
side of the large green direction sign. But, if the yellow rectangle is on
the left, then the ramp on the left.
- Pavement markers have the last helpful hint. Hopefully, one you won't
find
this the hard way. On a divided highway, there is a line painted along the
edge of the road. The left side of the highway has a yellow line along the
edge. The right side has a white line along the edge. The same is true on
freeway ramps, yellow on the left edge, white on the right edge. So if you
ever see the yellow line on the right, buddy you're going the wrong way.
Sometimes, the government actually does things that work.
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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
80426 Cadillac CTS-V #8 Andy Pilgrim
80425 Cadillac CTS-V Sebring Winner
88846 1984 BMW 635 CSI Hans Stuck Jagermeister
Ertl
33685 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator - yellow with black interior
33874 1964 ½ Mustang Pace Car (From the Precision 100 mold)
366735 Firebird Formula assortment
GMP
1969 Camaro Penske/Donohue
1:24 1971 GTO Judge, black/black
Tommy Ivo Buick Four Engine Dragster
Highway 61
60066 1957 Chevy
Kyosho
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 yellow
Shelby Cobra 427/C blue
Lancia Delta 'Integrale 6'
Lane
222 1967 Crusher Camaro
Minichamps
Bar Honda F1 006 Jenson Button #9
Precision Miniatures
These have been on order since the Toy Show February of 2004.
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
Ricko
1933 Cadillac V16
Most of these are put on hold before we receive them. Please let us know
as
soon as possible if you want one.
-50229 1970 AAR Cuda Yellow / Black
-50239A 71 Challenger T/A blue, blacked out hood
-50240A 1971 Challenger in Hemi orange
-50241 71 Rod Shop Challenger S/S, white4/red/blue
-50244 1968 SS/A Hemi Dart
-50246 1964 Dick Landy SS/A Dodge, silver Air Research car
-50249A 71 Hemi Cuda, orange w/black billboards
-50291 1957 Chevy 150 Bel Air 2 Door Sedan Super Street in black
-502HB 68 Hemi Barracuda, gray prime & black
-502SM 68 S&M S/S Hemi Barracuda
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We received these lately:
Auto Art
70901 2001 Bugatti Veryon
70902 2001 Bugatti Veryon silver
73012 2005 Ford Mustang GT, red
ERTL
33765 Authentics 1950 Oldsmobile
33867 Authentics 1965 Chevelle Z-16 Black
33704 1973 Eldorado Pace Car
GMP
Tommy Ivo Buick Twin Engine Dragster
Mustang Malco "Ohio George"
1:6 1960's Hemi Blown 392 Engine (Fantastic Model!)
Highway 61
60065 1967 Dodge R/T
50323 1941 Ford Pumper Firetruck
Hot Wheels
2004 Ferrari F1 Schumacher
2004 Ferrari F1 Barrichello
1:43 1970 Mustang Boss red
Lane / Exact Detail
406 1967 Car Craft Firebird
405 1967 Firebird 326 HO Hardtop
403 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible, Red
Minichamps
1973 Porsche 917/10 Brumos
2004 Jaguar F1 R5 Webber #14
2001 BMW M3 GTR Muller
Signature
1934 Aston Martin Ulster Le Mans car.
Super Car Collectibles
50253 1971 Cuda 440-6 Black / White
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Car-Guy Trivia Answers
1) Most American car horns beep in the key of F. Now, don't you feel
better
knowing that?
2) All of these cars have bodies built in-house, but they all turn to the
big American V8 for power.
3) The Tucker featured a central "Cyclops-eye" headlight that turned with
the front wheels and if you have never seen the movie Tucker, it is worth
watching.
4) The name Jaguar is from the word 'Yaguara' given to the big predatory
cat
by South American natives, meaning 'A beast that kills its prey with one
bound.'
(Thanks to our friend, Jack, for this one.)
5) According to Don Garlits, as noted in his book "Tales from the Drag
Strip", STP is thick and gooey and tends to stick to the inside of the
pipe.
Then, when the engine gets hot, a certain part of it turns to smoke each
time that cylinder fires. The psychology is that your opponent in the
other
lane will see this and think you have a cylinder about to blow up. He will
probably be a little less aggressive coming off the line as a result, and
since you know what it is, you get the jump. Sneaky, huh?
(Thanks to our friend, Jeff, for this one.)
--- Retreads ---
6) What prompted the Gull Wing doors on the 300SL? The car had a
lightweight, aircraft- type, multi-tube space frame with tubes running
high
on the body side. Typical doors opening to the side would have been too
prohibitive for any attempt at graceful entry and exit. The Gull Wing
doors
were their logical solution.
7) Rick Mears leads the list of the most poles at Indy with six poles
('79,
'82, '84, '88, '89 and '91). Rex Mays ('35, '36, '40 and '48) and A.J.
Foyt
('65, '69, '74 and '75) are tied at four poles each.
(Thanks to our friend, Larry.)
8) It was Niki Lauda who left team boss Bernie Ecclestone stranded. Out of
exasperation, and probably even as a joke, Bernie asked someone from his
pit
crew to make an announcement on the track PA system asking whether anyone
could drive an F1 car. It so happened that a former F3 and Aurora F1
driver
who had quit racing because he was not getting any openings in F1 was
among
the spectators that day. Half an hour later, he was strapped into the car,
all set to go. He qualified 19th and finished 7th in the race, just
outside
the points, dumbfounding everyone.
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We try to choose these trivia questions from several groups and still be
interesting. This month, we have tooting horns, rumbling V8's, swiveling
headlights, bounding cats, smoking pipes, rising doors, Pole-Setting
drivers
and F1 millionaires. Not too bad.
Happy motoring,
Dave
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