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CHEVROLET TRIVIA II

11) What was Chevrolet's first long-range electric vehicle?


Unlike the hybrid Volt, the completely electric Bolt could go up to 200 miles on one charge, which spurred a host of awards from Motor Trend, Green Car Journal, Time Magazine, and Green Car Reports.

12) What transmission debuted in 1950 Chevrolet models?


When introduced on upper-level Chevrolet models in 1950, the Powerglide represented the first automatic transmission offered in a low-priced automobile. It was available primarily on Chevrolet from January 1950 through 1973, although some Pontiac models also used this automatic transmission after the fire at the Hydra-Matic factory in 1953.

13) What was the first automobile manufactured by Chevrolet?


The Chevrolet Series C Classic Six was much larger, more powerful, more stylized and also more expensive than the cars that would ultimately replace it. Louis Chevrolet loved it, but William Durant had a cheaper car in mind.

14) How many years did co-founder Louis Chevrolet stay with the company?


Louis Chevrolet had differences with Durant over design and, after only three years, sold Durant his share in the company along with the right to produce cars bearing his name.

15) Which model debuted last?


The Camaro was first shown at a press preview in Detroit on September 12, 1966, and later in Los Angeles, on September 19, 1966. It was preceded by the Malibu (1964), Impala (1957), and Corvette (1953).

16) What year did Chevrolet first offer a fuel injection option?


Chevrolet introduced a mechanical fuel injection option for its 283 V8 engine in 1956 (1957 U.S. model year). This system directed the inducted engine air across a "spoon shaped" plunger that moved in proportion to the air volume. The plunger connected to the fuel metering system that mechanically dispensed fuel to the cylinders via distribution tubes. This system was not a "pulse" or intermittent injection, but rather a constant flow system, metering fuel to all cylinders simultaneously from a central "spider" of injection lines.

17) Where were the first 300 Corvettes built?


The first 300 were built by hand in Flint, Michigan in 1953, shortly after the Corvette was unveiled as a "dream car" in the Motorama show in New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel.

18) What was the first Chevrolet vehicle built with a steel bed floor instead of wood?


Unlike a pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.

19) What color trim did the Chevrolet C/K have in 1977?


1977 was the only year the C/K had yellow painted trim instead of black.

20) Which vehicle, produced from 1987 to 1996, shared the L-body with the 2-door Beretta?


Corsicas were built alongside the Beretta by both the Wilmington Assembly in Delaware and Linden Assembly in New Jersey.

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