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

[Cano]

Oh come on, easy as pie.

 

[Encyclopedia]

Oh come on, easy as pie.

I could probably see how many cylinders an engine has got. That's about it.

 

[tronrider345]

and the engines:

I don't know anything from both. So I guess I was alright.

 

[Cano]

I could probably see how many cylinders an engine has got. That's about it.

Haha, all of them are V8s, so there, you have an enormous advantage from the get-go. Now go!

 

[Encyclopedia]

Haha, all of them are V8s, so there, you have an enormous advantage from the get-go. Now go!

I'll give it a try. Although it's going to be pure guesswork.

 

[Phoenix]

Man that was a though one.

Gonna try the V8s now.

 

[Cano]

Another one in the 80s! Well done, bud.

 

[Encyclopedia]

I got 53% right. I got the 9 first ones right, then I ran out of talent.

 

[Cano]

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.

 

[Apok]

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.

 

[Phoenix]

Pretty good, though I could have done better cause i've worked on some of these V8s before.

 

[Cano]

Pretty good inded, Soap 👍

 

[TigJackson]

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.

 

[Cano]

:0 great score for not having even heard about some of those

 

[Wiegert]

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.

 

[Encyclopedia]

Playing L.A Noire helped me with a couple of questions.

 

[Driving Park]

I really need to reread my Encyclopedia of American Cars...I'm pretty rusty. So, 65% it is.

 

[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%.

 

[Adamgp]

I got 88% on the 50's cars. Went through it kind of fast though.

 

[Nicksfix]

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%.

Some of those old Dodges, Chryslers, Plymouths, DeSotos can be a little excruciating to tell apart. . 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. . I'll attempt the other tests tomorrow. I think I'll do well on the Vintage Dragster one, the others might be a little shaky ..... we'll see.

BTW - some nice scores in here, way to go guys. 👍

 

[Cano]

Just took the engine test (I.D. #2 ... '57 - '72). Scored 100% on it.

Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-

 

[Nicksfix]

Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-

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

Your slipping man.

 

[Cano]

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

Your slipping man.

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.

 

[a6m5]

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.

 

[Slash]

Oh go to hell. I misstook a Ford for a Studebaker -__-

Don't feel bad I did it too on one of them lol

 

[AOS-]

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%.

The pointy snout is distinctive.

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.