Q 01/05

Which 1950s concept car was rebuilt into the Batmobile for the 1966 Batman TV series?

A) Cadillac Cyclone

B) Lincoln Futura

C) Buick Centurion

D) Chrysler Norseman

Answer · why

B) Lincoln Futura

The Lincoln Futura was already a decade old when a Hollywood custom shop reworked it in three weeks, because filming was about to begin.

Q 02/05

Which actor had a pinstriper letter 'Little Bastard' on his Porsche 550 Spyder in 1955?

A) Steve McQueen

B) Paul Newman

C) James Dean

D) Marlon Brando

Answer · why

C) James Dean

James Dean drove the new Porsche to the Lynwood shop of Dean Jeffries, a young hot rod striper who went on to build cars for television.

Q 03/05

Which toy line did Mattel launch in 1968 as wild custom cars with big rear tires and flame paint?

A) Hot Wheels

B) Matchbox

C) Dinky Toys

D) Corgi Juniors

Answer · why

A) Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels began when Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler watched his son play with Matchbox cars and pictured exaggerated customs instead of scale model...

Q 04/05

After World War II, hot rodders built streamlined racing bodies from which surplus aircraft part?

A) Bomb casings

B) Engine cowlings

C) Wing floats

D) Drop tanks

Answer · why

D) Drop tanks

Drop tanks built for fighters like the P-51 Mustang sold as surplus for $35 or $40 each, and they were already shaped to slip through the air.

Q 05/05

Which rock band put a customized 1933 Ford coupe on the cover of its hit album Eliminator?

A) Van Halen

B) Def Leppard

C) ZZ Top

D) Aerosmith

Answer · why

C) ZZ Top

ZZ Top named the album for a drag racing term, and the guitarist's coupe went on to appear in the band's MTV videos.