Q Cars Quiz 2

[Q]

Next batch of Q cars, 1 point for make, 1 point for model, my second ever car is amongst this lot, a bonus for the first person to name it.

1.
Daimer SP250


2.
Spyker C8

3.
Bond Bug

4.
Austin A40

5.

Ac Ace





6.
Ford Cortina MkIII

7.
Orca C113 prototype


8.
Renault 8 Gordini

9.
TVR Vixen


10.
Vauxhall Viva HA - My second car!!!

11.
Talbot Lago T150CSS Pourtout Coupe


12.
Ford Consul Capri

13.
Colin McRae R4 (I want one!!!)


14.
Mercedes 300SL gullwing

15.
Marcos 3 Litre

16.
NSU Ro80


17.
Morris Oxford Estate


18.
Singer Gazelle

19.
Wolseley 18/85

20.
Maserati Birdcage (well done I thought that one was tough, but not as tough as 2, 7 & 13)

[Chris_Sav]

3)'s a bond bug, used to go like s---t off a shovel for a small car.

Sav

[Q]

Early lead for Sav 1pt for Bond and another for Bug, only 19 more to get.

Sav - 2pts

[petem]

1 Daimler Dart
4 Austin A40
6 Ford Cortina Mk 3
8 Renault Gordini
9 TVR Tuscan
10 Vauxhall Viva HA
11Jaguar XK 120
12 Ford Consul Capri
14 Mercedes
15 Marcos
16 NSU RO80
17 Austin A55
18 Hillman Minx
19 Wolseley 6

[Sir Chancelot]

sav said:

3)'s a bond bug, used to go like s---t off a shovel for a small car.

Sav

What a coincidence. There was a picture of one in the Guernsey Evening Press on Friday 24th November.
Correctly identified as a 1972 Bond Bug 700ES.
One of only two in Guernsey, was for sale at £3,500 although it may be sold by now.
With a top speed of 90mph it probably has never reached that as the legal max speed limit here is 35mph.
The owner mentioned that it used to attract more attention than a Rolls-Royce, and he is quoted as saying "you would have to be pretty brave to take it up to its top speed".
Don't think you would fit inside though Sav, so stick to your go-carts with no roofs !

[iang]

17 Austin cambridge estate also appeared as Morris oxford.
I learnt to drive in a cambridge, then raced one later on in banger racing

I think 8 is a Renault Dauphine.

[Q]

A stonking 18pts for PeteM storms into the lead, but they weren't all correct...

1. Correctly identified as Daimler, but its the other one not a Dart.
4. Austin A40 - correct
6. Ford Cortina MkIII - too easy
8. Renault Gordini - spot on, but it has a model number??
9. TVR yes, Tuscan NO
10. Vauxhall Viva HA - correct
12. Ford Consul Capri - Perfect, most people would call it a Classic, and even those that know tend to leave out the Consul bit -Bonus point.
14. Mercedes, but which one?
15. Marcos, these were defined by engine size, which is it?
16. NSU Ro80 - perfect, bonus point available if you can tell me its 'first'
17 ISN'T an Austin A55, I'll give IanG the point for Morris Oxford estate, also known as an A60.
18. ISNT a Hillman Minx
19. is a Wolseley, but not a 6

and Ian as you've probably just noticed 8. isnt a Dauphine.

Leaderboard.

PeteM -18pts
Sav - 2pts
IanG - 2pts

q said:

16. NSU Ro80 - perfect, bonus point available if you can tell me its 'first'

First Rotary Engined car.
Mazda are the only marque to produce Rotaries now, as they hold the sole licence.
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow ! ;)

[Chris_Sav]

tommo said:

First Rotary Engined car.
Mazda are the only marque to produce Rotaries now, as they hold the sole licence.
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow ! ;)

Not strictly speaking correct I would guess Clive. Lot of confusion on that.

What most people call rotary is actually a radial engine

In a rotary, the crankshaft stays still and the engine spins around it as in most aero engines, NOT suitable for a car engine bay!!!!!

In a radial engine the block stays still and spins the crank and that's what cars use.

Bonus point??

20) Maserati Birdcage

Sav

Well it's a point for debate, Sav.
The "true rotary engine" as you describe has been used in aircraft. The whole assembly spins, agreed.
The car rotary engine as pioneered by Felix Wankel was first used in the NSU RO80.
The car I drive myself has a Renesis Wankel Rotary engine, which has twin rotors, each of which does the full internal combustion cycle in one rotation - half the time it takes a normally-aspirated engine to achieve the same with pistons moving inside cylinders(four 'strokes').

Some points to be hoovered up, here.
Firstly can I say to Q, can you check Petem's answer to number 11, as I too think that it's a Jaguar XK120 and you didn't say yay or nay.

No.1 if not a Dart is a Daimler SP250 Sports car with Edward Turner V8 engine. (The clue being the anti-roll bar.)

No.4 is the A40 Farina Mk 1 (if not, it's the Mk 2).

No.7 is a Lamborghini Diablo GTR.

No.8 is the Renault 8 Gordini (as opposed to the 9.)

No.9 is a TVR Vixen - a quite rare variation of the Griffith.

Thinking cap back on, more to come hopefully.

Further vacuuming.................
Re the Marcos in picture 15, which is a Coupe GT3000.
If this is the real McCoy, it was raced in 1971 with a V6 Ford Essex engine (2994cc).

However, these were also popularly sold as kit cars, with a Ford 105E engine (997cc) or a 109E engine (1340cc).

Your second car, maybe ? If not then maybe the Singer Gazelle in picture 18. ;D

Try as I might, no inspiration is forthcoming on numbers 2 and 5, so just to add that no.19 if not a Wolseley Six must be an 18/85S

And in connection with your immaculate Gazelle, it was very similar to the Hillman Minx - and also to the Sunbeam Rapier.
They were all part of the Rootes Group (Humber, Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam-Talbot and Commer(=commercial vehicles)).

[Q]

Having been on my 4 'on shift' days it is now time to straighten up the poinys in this quiz.

PeteM - 18pts
Tommo - 8pts
Sav - 5 pts
IanG - 4pts

1. Daimler SP250
8.Renault 8 Gordini
9. TVR Vixen
15. Marcos 3 litre
19. Wolseley 18/85
20. Maserati Birdcage
11. IS NOT a Jaguar... It predates the XK120 by about 12yrs... and is FRENCH.
7. Although I agree it looks like a Lambo IT ISNT... and it is built in Switzerland

I can also categorically state that I have never owned a Singer Gazelle, or a Marcos (though I used to dream of the latter)

[Chris_Sav]

7) I'd been looking at the Saubers, but couldn't find one with all the grills on the front

[Q]

So... left to answer are:
2. Think of Dutch F1 team
5. Britiains oldest automobile manufactor
7. As I said earlier, built in Switzerland
11. French, from the late '30's
13. Currently a concept but due to go into production soon, penned by a Rally champion.
14. Someone must know the model of this Merc.

[iang]

2. Spyker

[iang]

I reckon your second car was the good old viva ha

[Q]

Well done Ian
1pt for 2. Spyker, which model though (I think theres only 2 to choose from)
Bonus point for finding my second car - Vauxhall Viva HA, mine was in a lovely shade of beige ???

Points updated on previous post.

[Q]

An alternative picture of No 11 to help you out

[Chris_Sav]

7) Wouldn't have got it without the Swiss clue, Orca 113

[Q]

Another 2 points for Sav.
7. Orca C113

PeteM - 18pts
Tommo - 8pts
Sav - 7 pts
IanG - 4pts

[Chris_Sav]

Wasn't going to as it wasn't my work, but if gets me level with the Quizmeistr/sheepmeister/tartmeister I will

Spyker C8 Spider

11) 1937 Talbot-Lago T150ss

I'm getting seriously sad, must be catching from Tommo, sitting here trawling the web for cars, hills, sheep!!!

Where's the crumpet gone???

Sav

Re 11) at first I thought the Jaguar-type car might be a Delage, but the grille is more related to the Delahaye.

[Q]

Well done Sav
1pt for C8 (Q2)
and 2pts for Talbot Lago T150CSS Pourtout Coupe (to give it its full title).

PeteM 18pts
Sav 10pts
Tommo 8pts
IanG 4pts

Just 5, 13 & model of Merc in 14 to go.
I'll try to think of some more clues ;)

[Q]

OK some clues:

5.

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13.

Should be easy now, and then there the question of which Merc No14 is?? well part of the answer is a number.

[Chris_Sav]

derrrrrrrrrr, I guess 13) might just be a Subaru Impreza WRC, cnat find a piccie of the concept car though

[Chris_Sav]

5) AC Ace

I can go to bed now!!

[Q]

Yep.. 5. is an AC Ace (my next car... dreaming)
But 13. has nothing to do with Subaru, more to do with the driver.

PeteM 18pts
Sav 12pts
Tommo 8pts
IanG 4pts

[iang]

q said:

-mine was in a lovely shade of beige ???

Vinyal silk or matt
or was that when you worked in halfords & had access to all those spray cans. ?? ;D