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Car facts that will stir you up. Explore archive page 271 of Daily Car Facts, featuring automotive trivia about Mercury's, Nissan, Nissan Quest, Mazda, February 10, Mazda MX 5, Chevrolet, Bel Air, Brazil, DKW-Vemag Belcar, Ferrari's, Oliver Bearman, Fulda's, Maybach Exelero, Opel Blitz, and Opel Grandland, and other remarkable car history facts.
Q: Mercury's first minivan was a rebadged version of which Nissan model?
Nissan Quest
Q: Which famous Mazda model was launched on February 10, 1989?
Mazda MX 5
Q: What was the last year Chevrolet created a Bel Air model?
2002
Q: What was the first four-door model produced in Brazil?
DKW-Vemag Belcar
Q: Who was Ferrari's youngest-ever F1 driver?
Oliver Bearman
Q: What Maybach model was the second vehicle to serve as a one-off show car for Fulda's high-performance tire range?
Maybach Exelero
Q: What Opel model features the first-ever illuminated Opel Blitz logo?
Opel Grandland
Q: What Range Rover model was the first luxury armored vehicle to be fully engineered in-house by a manufacturer's own Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) team?
Range Rover Sentinel
Q: Which major automotive personality went into the chicken-raising business in 1949?
Carroll Shelby
Q: What Ford model is considered the first pursuit-rated pick-up truck?
Ford F150 Police Responder
Q: In which country was the Buick Regal TourX actually built?
Germany
Q: What was the name of the 1997 Peugeot 806 concept car, a nautical-themed open-top speedster that included a custom-designed jet ski with a winch for recovery?
Peugeot 806 Runabout
Q: Who was the first woman to test a Formula 1 car designed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering?
Desire Wilson
Q: What was the name of Datsun's first car of the modern era?
Datsun Go
Q: What was the name of the first fully electric vehicle launched in India by Lexus?
Lexus ES 500e
Q: In which African country are Pegado SUV models produced?
Angola
Q: Who is popularly known as "The Drift Queen of China"?
Echo Gao
Q: In what year did Michelin introduce the first radial tire for earthmovers?
1959
Q: What was the first Pony car to be used as a regular highway patrol police car?
AMC Javelin AMX
Q: What was the name of Renault's first all-electric sedan?
Renault Fluence ZE
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