Archive page 106

Q: Who was the first woman to purchase a Porsche in 1948?

A: Jolantha Tschudi

Q: What is the longest name of a car?

A: La Petite Voiture Qui Roule Sous Les Etoiles

Q: At what age did Christian von Koenigsegg found the famous company?

A: 22 years

Q: What was the first production car to feature a targa top?

A: Toyota Sports 800

Q: What was the first Italian car offered with an automatic transmission?

A: Maserati Sebring

Q: What type of body did the first Renault Laguna prototype have?

A: Roadster

Q: What was the last small Opel to feature rear-wheel drive?

A: Opel Kadett C

Q: Which celebrity bought the very first Mosler MT 900 S?

A: George Lucas

Q: What was the first car to bear the legendary Jaguar name after 1945?

A: Jaguar Mark IV

Q: What was the name of the high-performance version of the Plymouth Belvedere?

A: Plymouth GTX

Q: What was the last project under Sir Frederick Henry Royce?

A: Rolls-Royce Phantom II

Q: How many horsepower did the first car with the name Porsche have?

A: 32 hp

Q: Which car was actually destroyed instead of the Aston Martin DB 4 model in the film The Italian Job (1969)?

A: Lancia Flaminia

Q: In what year was the first Ute produced (in Australia)?

A: 1934

Q: What speed did "L'Oeuf Electrique" (The Electric Egg) created by Paul Arzens in 1942 reach?

A: 37 mph

Q: Who created the first BMW Art Car?

A: Alexander Calder

Q: In which country is the oldest functional Ferrari model, the 166 Inter, still in use?

A: New Zealand

Q: Who created the first Monster Truck in history?

A: Bob Chandler

Q: With the engine of which sports model was the Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter (also known as the "Blue Wonder") equipped?

A: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

Q: In which American state was a Mercedes-Benz first produced?

A: Alabama