Car People
Dead Car Brands
Car Pieces and Parts
Automotive Innovations
100

Recognized as having pioneered the automotive assembly line

Who is Henry Ford

100

Ransom Eli Olds started this brand in 1897

What is Oldsmobile

100
They clear rain from the windshield

What are windshield wipers

100

Saab was first to offer this safety feature as standard in 1958

What are seatbelts

200

Head of a commercial space venture, a social media company, AND an electric car company

Who is Elon Musk

200

A brand named after a planet in our Solar System

What is Saturn or What is Mercury

200

Blocks the flow of coolant to the radiator until the engine is warm

What is the thermostat

200

First hybrid vehicle made available in North America

What is the Honda Insight

300

First female CEO of General Motors Corporation

Who is Mary Barra

300

Last seen for the 2016 model year, this dead brand's name means descendant or offspring

What is Scion

300

It converts carbon monoxide into less harmful carbon dioxide

What is the catalytic converter

300

This member of the "Detroit Three" carmakers was the first to offer a vehicle featuring an airbag in 1974

What is General Motors or What is Oldsmobile

400

Charged with financial impropriety, this former CEO of Nissan fled from Japan to Lebanon to avoid being tried in a court of law

Who is Carlos Ghosn

400

This dead brand only has three letters in its name

What is AMC or what is Geo

400

If the engine is not normally aspirated then it must have one of these

What is a turbocharger or what is a supercharger

400

An electric feature that was first visible on the 1898 Columbia Electric Car

What are electric headlights

500

Largely credited with Chrysler's turnaround in the 1980s including the birth of the "minivan"

Who is Lee Iacocca

500

This brand was born in 1957, died in 1960 - model lineup included Pacer and Citation

What is Edsel

500

In cars with automatic transmissions, it allows a fluid-based coupling between the engine and the transmission

What is a torque converter

500

The 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL was first to offer this engine innovation in a production car

What is fuel injection