AS Xmas Car Quiz

[warren t claim]

1. In the mid to late 90s Peugeot cars fitted with aircon had an auto temperature setting. What degrees Celcius was that temp?

2. How can you tell the difference between a pre and post facelift Mk3 Cortina just by looking at the side profile?

3. What was the official project name for the P38 Range Rover?

4. What was the last car sold with static seat belts fitted in the front?

5. What was the registration number of the last LTI Fairway taxi?

6. What name was the Triumph 2000 sold under in South Africa?

7. What was the first British made car sold with a belt driven camshaft?

8. What was the first car offered for sale with the Pug XUD diesel engine?

9. What was the date that the wearing of seatbelts in the front seats of cars made compulsory?

10. What was the last car offered for sale in the UK with drum brakes on all four wheels?

[dozeydustman]

1. 21 celcius
2. Wheeltrims?
3. Pegasus
4. Reliant Rialto
5. ?
6. Chicane
7. Vauxhall Victor FD
8. Talbot Horizon
9. 1.1.83
10. Reliant Robin (final iteration withe the Corsa B headlamps)

I’m confident on 4

[warren t claim]

3 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

1. 21 celcius
2. Wheeltrims?
3. Pegasus
4. Reliant Rialto
5. ?
6. Chicane
7. Vauxhall Victor FD
8. Talbot Horizon
9. 1.1.83
10. Reliant Robin (final iteration withe the Corsa B headlamps)

I’m confident on 4

6 correct.

[sheffcortinacentre]

MK3  cortina the red part of the rear lense  is linked vertically by an inch strip , whereas the facelift the indicator continues to the edge creating upper & lower red sections. ( Ie it appears to be red, orange,red strips).

[Shite Ron]

For the mk3 Cortina I would say the stripes from side profile, facelift L had  twin pinstripes along the lower quarter, XL twin pinstripes upper 3/4 , pre facelift had no stripes, GT had tripe thicker stripes at same height as XL on facelift, for the top of the range the badge on the rear pillar is GXL on pre facelift and E on facelift.

[warren t claim]

17 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

MK3  cortina the red part of the rear lense  is linked vertically by an inch strip , whereas the facelift the indicator continues to the edge creating upper & lower red sections. ( Ie it appears to be red, orange,red strips).

Correct.

[sheffcortinacentre]

10. Fiat 126.

Wasn't there a big argument over this last time (plastic pig only has 3 road wheels not 4).

[sheffcortinacentre]

8 .  Horizon Just sounded like it had one. While in actual fact it was an air-cooled diesel engine.

[mintwth]

5. R1 PFX 

(the R1 engined Fairway 😉 ) 

[Asimo]

I am confident about 7 (FD Victor) and 8 (Horizon) but just guessing about all the others.

[dozeydustman]

11 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

10. Fiat 126.

Wasn't there a big argument over this last time (plastic pig only has 3 road wheels not 4).

I missed the 4 road wheels bit!

[dozeydustman]

The only reason I answered wheeltrims to the Cortina question is because I have only ever seen these trims on pre-facelift Mk3s

along with Rostyles and plain steels with the little cone things over the hub centre.

Whereas every facelift I I’ve seen has chrome hubcaps on steels or dartboards.

I’m no expert as the blue oval produces IMO mostly junk.

[Bren]

Wasn't the FD victor also the first car with a bonded windscreen?

[sheffcortinacentre]

6 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

The only reason I answered wheeltrims to the Cortina question is because I have only ever seen these trims on pre-facelift Mk3s

along with Rostyles and plain steels with the little cone things over the hub centre.

Whereas every facelift I I’ve seen has chrome hubcaps on steels or dartboards.

I’m no expert as the blue oval produces IMO mostly junk.

74 XL facelift got those then went to sports rims .

Rostyles were replaced by sports rims on GXL at the update in 71  same time as they replaced the rostyle hubcap on the GT (rostyles were optional on GT).