Q 01/05

Which black Pontiac did Burt Reynolds drive as the Bandit in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit?

A) Grand Prix

B) Trans Am

C) Bonneville

D) LeMans

Answer · why

B) Trans Am

Trans Am sales almost doubled within two years of the film's release. Director Hal Needham picked the car after seeing an advertisement for the not-ye...

Q 02/05

Which red Ford with a white stripe carried the detectives of 1970s TV's Starsky & Hutch?

A) Thunderbird

B) Fairmont Futura

C) Gran Torino

D) Maverick

Answer · why

C) Gran Torino

Gran Torino coupes were picked from Ford's lease stock, then given the white stripe by the studio's transport chief. Star Paul Michael Glaser thought ...

Q 03/05

Which Volkswagen overtook the Ford Model T in 1972 as the most-produced car in history?

A) Beetle

B) Karmann Ghia

C) Microbus

D) Squareback

Answer · why

A) Beetle

Beetle number 15,007,034 broke the record on 17 February 1972. The original stayed in production until July 2003, when the last one was built in Puebl...

Q 04/05

Which British sports car turns into a submarine in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me?

A) Aston Martin V8

B) Jaguar XJ-S

C) Triumph TR7

D) Lotus Esprit

Answer · why

D) Lotus Esprit

Lotus Esprit bodyshells showed each stage of the change, but only one was a real submarine, nicknamed Wet Nellie. Elon Musk later bought it.

Q 05/05

Which Lamborghini with scissor doors was first shown as a prototype at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show?

A) Miura

B) Countach

C) Silhouette

D) Urraco

Answer · why

B) Countach

Countach comes from an exclamation of astonishment in the Piedmontese language. The wedge-shaped supercar stayed in production from 1974 until 1990.