(TEST) How well do you know your 50's era cars ?

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Oh come on, easy as pie.
 
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and the engines:

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I don't know anything from both. So I guess I was alright.
 
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I could probably see how many cylinders an engine has got. That's about it.
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Haha, all of them are V8s, so there, you have an enormous advantage from the get-go. Now go!
 
Cano
Haha, all of them are V8s, so there, you have an enormous advantage from the get-go. Now go!
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:lol:

I'll give it a try. Although it's going to be pure guesswork.
 
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Man that was a though one.

Gonna try the V8s now. :dopey:
 
Another one in the 80s! Well done, bud.
 
I got 53% right. I got the 9 first ones right, then I ran out of talent. :D
 
haha, not bad. Some of those are pretty hard. The really hard one is the engine test # 1. I got less than 70 in dat one. Several obscure engines in there.
 
I got 40% 19/48.
I'm pretty damn hopeless when it comes to old american cars.
I know what a Ford Fairlane, Chevy Bel Air and Plymouth Fury looked like in some years, but that's about the extent of my knowledge.
 
Pretty good, though I could have done better cause i've worked on some of these V8s before. :D
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Pretty good inded, Soap 👍
 
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I had only missed two until page 11, where I went 0 for 4, and even though I was a pre-teen in the early 1950's, I had never heard of some of those cars.
 
:0 great score for not having even heard about some of those
 
I got 52% (25/48). My knowledge of 50s automotive Americana only extends to a handful of cars and I know virtually nothing when it comes to Olds or DeSoto.

I'm just glad I got more than half of them correct. :lol:
 
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Playing L.A Noire helped me with a couple of questions.
 
I really need to reread my Encyclopedia of American Cars...I'm pretty rusty. :p So, 65% it is.
 
71% on the 50's cars...I can't spot a de Soto (save the ornament) to save my life. But I'm great at picking out Studebakers from a mile away. I'm kind of weak on 1950's cars, so I thought I'd be lucky to hit 60%.
 
I got 88% on the 50's cars. Went through it kind of fast though.
 
Pupik
71% on the 50's cars...I can't spot a de Soto (save the ornament) to save my life. But I'm great at picking out Studebakers from a mile away. I'm kind of weak on 1950's cars, so I thought I'd be lucky to hit 60%.
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Some of those old Dodges, Chryslers, Plymouths, DeSotos can be a little excruciating to tell apart. :confused:. The GM line can be a little rough as well unless your familiar with them. The Chevy's are fairly easy, but some of the older Pontiacs, Buicks, Oldsmobiles ...... grrrrrr.

Just took the engine test (I.D. #2 ... '57 - '72). Scored 100% on it. I'll be honest here, there were 2 of them that made me put on my thinking cap. I could not be 100% decisive on those, so I went with some instinct and nailed them. :D. I'll attempt the other tests tomorrow. :nervous: I think I'll do well on the Vintage Dragster one, the others might be a little shaky ..... we'll see. :lol:

BTW - some nice scores in here, way to go guys. 👍
 
Nicksfix
Just took the engine test (I.D. #2 ... '57 - '72). Scored 100% on it.
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Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-
 
Cano
Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

Damn you Cano ..... YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT !!!!

Your slipping man. :p
 
Nicksfix
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Damn you Cano ..... YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT !!!!

Your slipping man. :p
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Yes it's horrible. The same happened with the 50s car test. I mean I got right the hood emblems for God's sake, and then I blow the only 50s car that had a heart-shaped windshield, knowing exactly what it was. I hate when that happens.
 
I emailed it to my coworker last night. He's a big hot rod/classic car guy, and he got something like 96%. I thought he might get 100, but he blamed it on his reading glasses & his wife operating the iPad. :lol:
 
Cano
Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-
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Don't feel bad I did it too on one of them lol
 
Pupik
71% on the 50's cars...I can't spot a de Soto (save the ornament) to save my life. But I'm great at picking out Studebakers from a mile away. I'm kind of weak on 1950's cars, so I thought I'd be lucky to hit 60%.
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The pointy snout is distinctive.

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If it wasn't for this car I picked up at a store I wouldn't have even guessed. Most of my knowledge on old cars come from collecting hot wheels. :lol:
 
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