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Q: In what year was Route 66 officially removed from the United States Highway System?

A: 1985

Q: The Reeves Pulley Company invented which piece of automotive tech in 1896?

A: Differential gear

Q: Anti-lock brakes were introduced for the first time in 1966. On which car were these available?

A: Jensen FF

Q: The 1971 Mercury Monterey was the first car to be made available with which piece of safety kit?

A: Driver-side airbag

Q: What was the name of the Italian FIAT factory with a test track on the roof?

A: Lingotto

Q: What was the world's first multi-lane road?

A: Long Island Motor Parkway

Q: What was the first BMW to be officially sold in China?

A: BMW 3-Series

Q: Who said "A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments"?

A: Mario Andretti

Q: What is the town in Illinois, in which Rivian builds its electric vehicles?

A: Normal

Q: What was Citroen's Dyane van called?

A: Acadiane

Q: What is the name of the woman who modeled for the Rolls-Royce "Spirit of Ecstasy"?

A: Eleanor Velasco Thornton

Q: Which car did James Bond drive in the 1977 movie "The Spy Who Loved Me"?

A: Lotus Esprit

Q: What is the name of the first fully electric model produced by Subaru?

A: Solterra

Q: Who founded Aston Martin in 1913?

A: Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford

Q: What material is the official tool kit that came with the McLaren F1 road car made of?

A: Titanium

Q: What car did David Hasselhoff's character, Michael Knight, drive in the eighties TV series Knight Rider?

A: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

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