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Obscure car quirks. Explore archive page 408 of Daily Car Facts, featuring automotive trivia about Lincoln, Lincoln Cosmopolitan, Peugeot 106, Peugeot 106 XA, Austin, Land Rover, Austin Gipsy, Mahindra Pikup, Merkur Scorpio, Renault Kaptur, Cadillac Soleil, Serbian, Macau Guia Race, Dusan Borkovic, Venezuela, and Chevrolet, and other remarkable car history facts.

Q: What was the commercial van version of the Peugeot 106 called?

A: Peugeot 106 XA

Q: What was Austin's first attempt at an off-road vehicle capable of competing with the Land Rover called?

A: Austin Gipsy

Q: Which of the following model names is misspelled and therefore never existed: Mahindra Pikup, Merkur Scorpio, Renault Kaptur or Cadillac Soleil?

A: Cadillac Soleil

Q: Who was the first Serbian driver ever to win the Macau Guia Race?

A: Dusan Borkovic

Q: Which brand produced the first car assembled in Venezuela?

A: Chevrolet

Q: Which Jeep model was equipped with the world's first nine-speed automatic transmission in the small SUV class?

A: Jeep Renegade

Q: What was the first car from Volvo Car BV to bear the Volvo name called?

A: Volvo 66

Q: Which team did Ayrton Senna begin his Formula 1 career with?

A: Toleman

Q: What was the engine displacement of the smallest engine fitted to the Volkswagen Scirocco?

A: 1.100 cc

Q: Which BMW model had the least powerful Diesel engine in the 1-Series range?

A: BMW 114 d

Q: What was the first-ever concept car to come out of the Morgan factory?

A: Morgan AeroMax

Q: In what year did the first Citroen arrive in Australia?

A: 1923

Q: Which prominent figure in the automotive industry was involved in the first racing crash caught on camera, which occurred at Coney Island in 1919?

A: Louis Chevrolet

Q: Which Citroen model was the world's first plastic-bodied production car with an ABS?

A: Citroen Mehari

Q: What was the first Acura model to feature airbags?

A: Acura Legend

Q: Where is the De Tomaso Pantera owned by Elvis Presley currently on display?

A: Petersen Automotive Museum

Q: Which Simca model is considered France's very first hot hatch?

A: Simca 1100 Ti

Q: What was the first Volkswagen to offer partially automated driving at cruising speed?

A: Volkswagen Passat

Q: Which Volvo model was the first car in the world to be fitted with a catalytic converter and a Lambda sensor?

A: Volvo 240

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