Historical Car Stuff
This Michigan native spurred a transportation revolution with the Tin Lizzie.
Who is Henry Ford?
The more of this the better - it will save you money at the gas station!
What are miles per gallon?
Steve McQueen famously drove this car in the movie Bullitt.
What is a Ford Mustang?
Vroom vroom - the more of these, the louder the noise of the engine!
What are revolutions per minute?
This inventor's wife famously took his creation on a famous adventure through the German countryside.
Who is Karl Benz?
What is the Ford Model T?
This system is typically known by its initials and is really handy when you've got to brake real fast.
What is the anti-lock braking system (ABS)?
It's almost Halloween! Which Ford car might you see at a dinosaur exhibit?
What is a Ford Explorer?
This car part charges the battery while the car is being driven.
What is an alternator?
Ford Motor Company's proto-henchmen really did not like these guys in the 1930s.
What are union representatives?
Affectionally called the Pony Car, this car represented a major success for Ford Motor Company.
What is the Ford Mustang?
Ford Motor Company refers to their turbocharged engines this way.
What is EcoBoost?
The DeLorean needed to reach this speed in order to time travel in the famous film, Back to the Future.
What is 88 miles per hour?
This now-outdated car part was responsible for setting the correct mixture of gas and air for the proper running of the engine.
What is a carburetor?
This shadowy and misleadingly named former agency kept tabs on Ford factory workers who might be interested in joining the union.
What was the Ford Service Department?
This was the Ford Motor Company's first car.
What is the Model A?
Electric cars have a lot of this.
What is torque?
Shaken, not stirred - a suave British agent once drove this car through all kinds of places.
What is the Aston Martin DB5?
This typically easy-to-reach car part could affect the inside of your car if you forget to clean it.
What is a cabin air filter?
This Brazilian village focused on rubber production didn't work out as intended.
What is Fordlandia?
This was the first Ford car model to offer an electric variant.
What is the Ford Focus Electric?
You connect a device to this port in order to find out what's wrong with your car.
What is an OBD/OBD2 port?
Dominic Toretto drives this iconic vehicle in Fast and Furious.
What is a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429?
These small nozzles spray gasoline directly into car's engine while it is running.
What is a fuel injector?
Tiny, tiny, tiny cars with 4 wheels and street-legal even in the US!
What is kei car?