Trivia!

Every one loves a little brain workout, this page will be the place for that. I welcome input if you have any interesting trivia questions that you would like to add.  

   ALL QUESTIONS COVER '81 and older

                     GEAR HEAD PORTION

1. How many production Pontiac V-8 engine sizes can you list?

2. What is the rod length of all production Pontiac V-8s

3. What was the first year that Pontiac offered the 400 thm?

4. What was the smallest Pontiac V-8?

5. What was the first year that Pontiac offered air conditioning?

6. What was the first year for Tri-Power?

7. What year did Pontiac switch to the smaller 5/8" style spark plugs?

8. What is the advertised duration of the Ram Air IV cam?

9. What year was a 2bbl carb offered on the Tempest 4?

10. Were there more 455SDs built in '73 or'74?

                           General Knowledge Portion

1. What year (s) was Pontiac " Car of the year" ?

2. What was the highest production year of the Trans Am ?

3. What was the date that GM announced its racing ban forbidding Pontiac to actively participate in racing and forcing the termination of all Super Duty programs ? (chevy was 'officially' told the same thing but, was allowed to get away with much more)

4. What years was Pontiac #3 in sales ?

5. Name the famous person that did ads for Pontiac in '69.

6. What was the first year that Pontiac offered rectangular headlights ?

7. What was Pontiacs advertising theme in 1959 ?

8. What years was the 326 produced ?

9. Who suceeded John DeLorean in 1969 ?

10. What was the last year for the fiberglass hood for the Formula Firebird ?

I hope that you found at least some of the questions challenging.  You can e-mail me with your answers and I will let you know. 

Here are some more to add.................

1. What was the last Pontiac V-8 to have only 2 freeze plugs on each side of the block ?

2. What was the first full year that Pontiac used the 4 bolt style balancer and lower pulley?

3. Pontiac was the first US auto maker to have this in '69.  What was it ? ( hint it was on the Grand Prix )

4. What was a required option in '80 and '81 when ordering a 301 Turbo?  ( the answer is not the WS-6 pkg )

5. What was the last year of the Honeycomb wheel?

6. What was the first year that Pontiac offered Disc brakes?

7. What was the last year of the full size Ventura?

8. What is the highest horsepower rating of the 350?

9. What was Pontiacs advertising theme in 1969?

10. What was the last year of the Star Chief?

Enjoy !  The purpose of this page is to expand your knowledge of vintage Pontiacs.   If you have any you wish to share, let me know.  thanks, Steve Barcak