EVERYTHING CARZ TRIVIA!

     Yes it's that time again...time to NAME THAT CAR! With your host....Mr. Spark Plugs! 
Thank you for that wonderful intro Dirty Camshaft. Now readers here's the deal. If I had a ton of cash there would be some pretty cool prizes awarded to whomever actually guessed all of these cars correctly. BUT....since i live paycheck to paycheck like thousands of other folks in this day & age this means YOU DON'T GET JACK SQUAT for being right! 
     Sounds like fun right? Alright....here's Round 1...GOOD LUCK!

UPDATE...ANSWERS POSTED AT BOTTOM OF EACH QUESTION IN RED....

ROUND 1

THIS IS A...

1.  BMW Isetta
2. Jaguar 420
3. Yugo GV
4. Cadillac Catera

1. Ford Maverick
2. Datsun 710
3. Mazda GLC
4. AMC Javelin

1. Chevrolet Chevelle
2. Buick Skylark
3. Pontiac T-37
4. Oldsmobile F-85

1. Plymouth Duster
2. Oldsmobile Omega
3. Buick Apollo
4. Dodge Dart Sport 

1. Ford Maverick
2. Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
3. Renault Fuego
4. Mercury Comet

ROUND 2

THIS IS A...

1. Citroen SM
2. FIAT 124 Spider
3. Ferrari Dino
4. Lamborghini Espada

1. Plymouth Belvedere
2. AMC Matador
3. Chevrolet Biscayne
4. Ford Custom 500

1. Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna Type S-3
2. Buick Regal Colonnade
3. Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon
4. Pontiac Grand Am

1. Triumph TR-7
2. Mercury Capri
3. Chevrolet Monza
4. Pontiac Sunbird

1. Buick Century Custom
2. Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser
3. Ford Gran Torino Squire
4. Dodge Coronet Crestwood

USELESS CAR TRIVIA WILL RETURN 

AFTER THESE MESSAGES...

& NOW IT'S TIME FOR ROUND 3!

THIS IS A...

1. Chevrolet Malibu Classic
2. Pontiac T1000
3. Mercury Grand Monarch
4. Pontiac Grand Ville Brougham

1. Cadillac Eldorado
2. Oldsmobile Toronado
3. Buick Riviera
4. Volkswagen Dasher

1. Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham
2. Buick Regal
3. Pontiac Can Am
4. Cadillac Coupe deVille

1. FIAT 128
2. Ford Aspire
3. Chevrolet Chevette
4. Pontiac Aztek

1. Chevrolet C20
2. Ford F-150
3. Jeep J-10
4. International Scout II

ROUND 4

THIS IS A...

1. Pontiac LeMans Safari
2. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
3. Chevrolet Malibu Classic Estate
4. Toyota Camry 

1. AMC Javelin
2. Mercury Capri II
3. Ford Escort
4. Toyota Celica

1. Ford Gran Torino
2. Lincoln Continental Mark III
3. Oldsmobile 4-4-2
4. Nissan Pulsar NX

1. Ford Thunderbird
2. Holden Caprice
3. Ford Fairmont Futura
4. Ford Falcon Futura

1. Chrysler Cordoba
2. Dodge Coronet Super Bee
3. Ford Torino Talladega
4. Dodge Mirada CMX

FINAL ROUND!

THIS IS A...

1. Chevrolet Citation
2. Buick Skylark
3. Oldsmobile Omega
4. Pontiac Phoenix

1. Mercury Colony Park
2. Chevrolet Caprice Estate
3. Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
4. Volkswagen Vanagon

1. Dodge Omni 024
2. Plymouth Turismo TC3
3. Volkswagen Rabbit
4. Alfa Romeo GT-V6

1. Buick Electra
2. Oldsmobile Firenza
3. Buick Regal
4. Porsche Cayman

1. Chrysler Laser
2. Dodge Daytona
3. Mitsubishi Eclipse
4. Ford Pinto

How many did you get right?

THE 1968 FOREIGNERS

     For the second half of my post highlighting 1968's automotive production, we'll take a gander at what the overseas competition consisted of before the Japanese & Germans dominated the automotive marketplace like they do today.

BMW

1600
1600i
1600 GT

1800

2000
2000 C
2000 CS

2000i

2002
2002i

2800 CS

MERCEDES-BENZ

200
200 D

220
220 D

230 S

250
250 S

250 SE
250 SL

280 S
280 SE

280 SEL
280 SL

300 SEL
300 SEL 6.3

600

VOLKSWAGEN

Beetle

Karmann Ghia

Fastback

Squareback

Transporter
Camper

PORSCHE

911
911 S
912

VOLVO

122 S

142
144

145

P1800

SAAB

Sonett

95
96

FIAT

124
124 Spider

850
850 Spider

Dino

FERRARI

206 GT Dino

275 GTB

330 GTC
330 GTS

365 GT
365 GTB Daytona
365 GTC
365 GTS

LAMBORGHINI

GT

Espada
Miura

JAGUAR

XKE

420

TOYOTA

2000 GT

Corona

Crown

Land Cruiser

Stout

DATSUN 510

ROLLS-ROYCE / BENTLEY CORNICHE

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW / BENTLEY T1

SUBARU 360

HONDA S 600

THE YEAR WAS...1968

     The Beatles were still bigger than life, the Ford Thunderbird had 4-doors, and an 8 lbs. 9oz. bundle of a joy was born in the quiet little suburb know as Covina, CA. This post looks back at what shiny hunks of metal both foreign and domestic could be found in dealer showrooms across the country. 

     First, from AMC to Lincoln lets take a look at what good 'ol American car makers had to offer...

AMERICAN MOTORS

Javelin
American 220
American 440
American Rogue

Rebel 550
Rebel 770
Rebel SST

Ambassador
Ambassador SST
Ambassador Diplomat

BUICK

GS 350
GS 400

Riviera
Riviera GS

Special Deluxe

Skylark
Skylark Custom

Sport Wagon

Wildcat
Wildcat Custom

LeSabre
LeSabre Custom

Electra 225
Electra 225 Custom

CADILLAC

Eldorado
Calais

DeVille

Fleetwood 60 Special
Fleetwood 75

CHEVROLET

Corvette
Corvette L-88

Camaro
Camaro RS
Camaro SS
Camaro Z28

Corvair
Corvair 500
Corvair Monza

Chevy II
Chevy II Nova
Chevy II Nova SS

Chevelle 300
Chevelle 300 Nomad
Chevelle 300 Deluxe
Chevelle 300 Deluxe Nomad
Chevelle Malibu
Chevelle Malibu SS 396
Chevelle Greenbriar
Chevelle Concours Estate

Biscayne

Bel Air

Impala
Impala SS

Caprice

Caprice Custom
El Camino
El Camino Custom
Suburban

Trucks

Vans

GMC

Suburban
Trucks

Vans

OLDSMOBILE

4-4-2

Toronado
Toronado Custom

F-85

Cutlass
Cutlass S
Cutlass Supreme

Vista Cruiser

Delmont 88

Delta 88
Delta 88 Custom

98
98 Luxury

PONTIAC

Firebird
GTO

Grand Prix

Tempest
Tempest Custom

Tempest LeMans

Tempest Safari
Catalina

Catalina Ventura
Catalina Safari

Executive
Executive Safari

Bonneville
Bonneville Safari

CHRYSLER

300

Newport
Newport Custom

New Yorker

Imperial Crown

Imperial LeBaron

Town & Country

DODGE

Charger
Charger R/T

Dart
Dart 270
Dart GT

Coronet
Coronet 440
Coronet 500
Coronet R/T
Coronet SuperBee

Polara
Polara 500

Monaco
Monaco 500

Trucks

Vans

PLYMOUTH

Barracuda
Barracuda S

GTX

Road Runner

Valiant 100

Valiant Signet

Belvedere

Satellite
Sport Satellite

Fury I
Fury II
Fury III
Sport Fury

VIP

FORD

Mustang
Mustang California Special
Mustang High Country Special
Mustang GT

Thunderbird
Thunderbird Landau

Falcon
Falcon Futura
Falcon Club Wagon
Falcon Squire

Fairlane
Fairlane 500
Fairlane GT

Torino
Torino GT
Torino Squire

Custom
Custom 500

Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500 XL
Ranch Wagon
Country Sedan

LTD

LTD Country Squire

Bronco

Ranchero
Ranchero 500
Ranchero GT

Trucks

Vans

LINCOLN-MERCURY

Cougar
Cougar GT-E
Cougar XR-7
Cougar XR-7G Hertz Special

Comet

Cyclone

Marquis

Montego
Montego MX
Montego Villager

Montclair

Monterey

Parklane
Commuter

Colony Park

Lincoln Continental Mark III

Lincoln Continental

ESTATE UPDATE

     Here is the latest & greatest regarding the ongoing restoration of my 1970 Buick Estate Wagon. I replaced the battery which was relatively easy. Initially, the non-working power window issue was thought to be a bad 40 amp circuit breaker. However, the end result after replacing this $20 part is that they still don't work. So, I had an annoyingly smart co-worker delve a bit deeper & not only did he manage to raise the windows up but he also semi-diagnosed the issue as being a faulty wire running between the main window switch on the door panel to this circuit breaker. Which wire? Well that is still yet to be determined.
     Another hiccup I recently encountered concerns replacing the windshield. According to the technician from Safelite Auto Glass, there is too much rust in the windshield frame to successfully hold the new windshield. So, again I have another co-worker now grinding/sanding out all of the rust & cleaning up around the side windshield trim for me so I can try the windshield install again. Fingers & eyes crossed....!
     In the meantime, here are a few photos of the Estate Wagon's competition back in 1970...big, bigger, & good lord!

AMC 
Ambassador

Dodge 

Monaco

Plymouth 

Fury Sport Suburban

Chrysler 

Town & Country

Ford 

Galaxie 500 Country Sedan

Custom 500 Ranch Wagon

LTD Country Squire

Mercury 

Monterey 

Marquis

Marquis Colony Park

Chevrolet 

Brookwood

Townsman

Kingswood

Kingswood Estate

Pontiac 

Catalina Safari

Executive Safari

Bonneville Safari