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August 5th, 2010, 08:32 PM
Test Your Auto Knowledge
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Keri DeVrieze
In the TV series Dukes of Hazzard, what kind of car was the General Lee?
General Lee was a 1969 Dodge Charger. However, sometimes the producers substituted a 1968 or 1970 Charger in some television show shots.
What was the first production car in the United States?
The first car to be mass produced was the Model T. However, the Duryea was actually the first production vehicle, which means more than one at a time was made. Thirteen nearly identical cars were available from the factory in 1896.
What crucial device was installed in Cleveland in 1914?
The first traffic signal was installed in 1914. Although not the same traffic signal as we’re used to today. Back then, the red and green signal lights were operated by a traffic officer sitting in a nearby booth.
Oil shortages prompted the enactment of a national speed limit in 1974. What was the limit?
Although no longer the national speed limit, cars had to proceed slowly on the highways and interstates across the country at a maximum speed of 55 mph.
What year was the first speeding ticket issued?
1902.
What was the first Japanese car to be produced in the United States?
Manufactured in Ohio in 1982, the Honda Accord was the first Japanese car produced in the US. At the time, all other Japanese cars were shipping to the US from overseas.
Seat belts were added to cars as standard equipment in what year?
On January 1, 1968, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration forced automakers to install lap belts as standard equipment. However, most manufacturers had been installing them for decades at that point.
What Ford model did TV cops Starsky and Hutch drive?
They were driving an amazing and beautiful Gran Torino.
What year was the first auto insurance policy purchased in Westfield, MA?
1897.
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Keri DeVrieze
In the TV series Dukes of Hazzard, what kind of car was the General Lee?
General Lee was a 1969 Dodge Charger. However, sometimes the producers substituted a 1968 or 1970 Charger in some television show shots.
What was the first production car in the United States?
The first car to be mass produced was the Model T. However, the Duryea was actually the first production vehicle, which means more than one at a time was made. Thirteen nearly identical cars were available from the factory in 1896.
What crucial device was installed in Cleveland in 1914?
The first traffic signal was installed in 1914. Although not the same traffic signal as we’re used to today. Back then, the red and green signal lights were operated by a traffic officer sitting in a nearby booth.
Oil shortages prompted the enactment of a national speed limit in 1974. What was the limit?
Although no longer the national speed limit, cars had to proceed slowly on the highways and interstates across the country at a maximum speed of 55 mph.
What year was the first speeding ticket issued?
1902.
What was the first Japanese car to be produced in the United States?
Manufactured in Ohio in 1982, the Honda Accord was the first Japanese car produced in the US. At the time, all other Japanese cars were shipping to the US from overseas.
Seat belts were added to cars as standard equipment in what year?
On January 1, 1968, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration forced automakers to install lap belts as standard equipment. However, most manufacturers had been installing them for decades at that point.
What Ford model did TV cops Starsky and Hutch drive?
They were driving an amazing and beautiful Gran Torino.
What year was the first auto insurance policy purchased in Westfield, MA?
1897.