Automotive bull5hit facts thread

[62 Austin]

A Jaguar XK8 was a re-badged Ford Contour.

[62 Austin]

After Janis Joplin sang: "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz", someone gave her one.

[62 Austin]

The exportation of the Subaru 360 to the US about 1968 was unsuccessful, despite it being bigger than the BMW Isetta and slightly less freaky-looking than a Robin Reliant or a 2CV.

[For Fiats Sake]

Autoshite is illegal in Muslim countries.

[John F]

Statistically, Harley Davidson owners are more likely to have had sex with a chicken than any other animal.

[fordperv]

I always thought Harley riders had sex with pigs, that's why they are overheard saying they love riding hogs

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Vin Diesel drives a diesel van, which is normally powered by red diesel.

[John F]

fordperv, on 03 Nov 2015 - 4:03 PM, said:

I always thought Harley riders had sex with pigs, that's why they are overheard saying they love riding hogs

 

Well yes, of course... but this is a *bullshit* thread.

[Split_Pin]

On a Facebook Corsa forum this afternoon there was one complete n00b who still believed the old Vauxhall "hazard switch upside down" old wives tale and worse still he thought it would work for a Corsa.

[warren t claim]

Vin Diesel drives a diesel van, which is normally powered by red diesel.

His full name is Vin Michael Diesel and made his fortune supplying engines for Range Rovers.

[martc]

The exportation of the Subaru 360 to the US about 1968 was unsuccessful, despite it being bigger than the BMW Isetta and slightly less freaky-looking than a Robin Reliant or a 2CV.

 

Now if this story referred to Reliant Robins I would call foul as it sounds almost true, luckily the Robin Reliant is one of the automotive worlds biggest bull5hit facts. 

[chaseracer]

After Janis Joplin sang: "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz", someone gave her one.

 

As it were...

 

 

[Tamworthbay]

Cross ply tyres were named after the anger caused in drivers who crashed their cars due to poor grip.

[Noel Tidybeard]

I always thought Harley riders had sex with pigs, that's why they are overheard saying they love riding hogs

RED CARD that is in fact, an fact!

[Arthur Foxhake]

Bruce Forsythe invented the wheel.

[Felly Magic]

Bruce Forsyth The Ever Living invented the wheel.

 

FTFY

[Noel Tidybeard]

junkman will prolly not buy all 405 badermatics

[fred]

Bruce Forsythe invented the wheel.

No he invented the never wearing velour seat fabric  - he has a particular fine example stapled to his onion

[anonymous user]

After Janis Joplin sang: "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz", someone gave her one.

But did she get a car as well?

[rml2345]

No he invented the never wearing velour seat fabric - he has a particular fine example stapled to his onion

Sadly incorrect also as Bruce Forsyth was created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1956. He did however invent door mirrors as it's nice to see you...

[inconsistant]

'Mudflaps' and 'Flickwipe' are both titles of gentlemen's jazzy wrist magazines.

[Sloth in a bowl]

All Deloreans are actually painted a unique metallic silver colour.

 

The rumours of the car being unpainted were started by two garages in the U.S. that couldn't be arsed to sort out some paint damage caused on the journey from the factory and said to their customers that they 'all do that sir, it's the natural metal finish.'

[John F]

New small Hondas come factory-equipped with a tartan blanket, a box of Werthers and a faint smell of wee to cater for their target segment.

[I_am_Diesel]

All Autoshite Roffles are sponsored by Paddy Power.

[Felly Magic]

New small Hondas come factory-equipped with a tartan blanket, a box of Werthers and a faint smell of wee to cater for their target segment.

Careful now, that's almost true

[Felly Magic]

Derek Cook was a legitimate automotive retailer, who was never, ever done for clocking

[Pillock]

The Nissan 300ZX was amusingly named by engineers who claimed that because it accelerated, braked and cornered so well it was good on both the X and Z axis.

 

As such, buyers of 120Ys were severely disappointed.

[For Fiats Sake]

Ah, so that explains why my Lancia Y10 won't start then.

[inconsistant]

Cars are usually fitted with a cigar lighter rather than a cigarette lighter because a cigar lighter is lighter than a cigarette lighter.

[fred]

If every single tyre on the planet was deflated at the sane time the oxygen added to the atmosphere would cure wars - make the seasons correct again  and snow would fall on Christmas eve and fuck off on new years eve.