Your most random car fact,,,

[Chris71]

What's your most random piece of car-geek trivia?

Today I discovered that Ferdinand Porsche produced the first ever limited slip differential for the Auto Union racecars in 1935. So there you go, we have the nazis to thank for drifting.

[elster]

You want random.

The auto cancel for the indicators on the Lexus IS200 that is in the steering wheel is yellow.

Is that random enough?

[Mr Gear]

The Model T Ford and VW Beetle are often accused of being the world's most popular car.

It is in fact, the Toyota Corolla.

[maser_spyder]

When the Mini Pick up was first launched, the passenger seat was an optional extra!

[ceriw]

BMW introduced the worlds first lightweight alloy V8 engine in the 502.
The old man had a supercharged version (ex cop car)

[abarth130]

The cup holder in a Mk1 Fiat Strada is referred to in the owners manual as a 'wine-bottle holder'. Ah, them were the days!

[OJ]

The Model T ford is widely credited with being the first ever mass produced product, that honour actually belongs to the Colt 45

Also, the NSU Ro80 was contrary to popular belief powered not primarily by petrol, but almost entirely by rotor tip seals

Note - this may not be true

Edited by OJ on Tuesday 3rd March 15:14

[ceriw]

[ So there you go, we have the nazis to thank for drifting.
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yep - often into neighbouring countries.....

[Agoogy]

probabaly widely known but I love it.... the front indicator spaces for the TVR Chimera were designed by Trevor's dog...who chomped a bit out of the foam styling buck.

[HighOctane91]

ceriw said:

BMW introduced the worlds first lightweight alloy V8 engine in the 502.
The old man had a supercharged version (ex cop car)

While we're on BMW's, the BMW 525i/ix were the first cars with their series to the Variable Valve Timing (VVT) in their M50 engines.

[tossbag]

Lego are the worlds largest tyre manufacturer.

[german tony]

BMW stood orginally for British Motor Works.

[pits]

The Triumph Dolomite Sprint was the first mass produced 16v engined car

Other I forget how it goes but IIRC
Charles Goodyear created Vulcanised rubber
John Dunlop invented the first rubber tyre
but Michelin were the first to use them on a car, I could be wrong

The Veryon and Metro use funny tyre sizes

[dougc]

Agoogy said:

probabaly widely known but I love it.... the front indicator spaces for the TVR Chimera were designed by Trevor's dog...who chomped a bit out of the foam styling buck.

PW's dog Ned.

[Urban_Ninja]

elster said:

You want random.

The auto cancel for the indicators on the Lexus IS200 that is in the steering wheel is yellow.

Is that random enough?

ummm....... huh?

[Conceited]

The rear track on the 6K SEAT Ibiza is 14mm narrower than the front- This is as a result of the mix of Golf and Polo parts.

[Invisible man]

ceriw said:

BMW introduced the worlds first lightweight alloy V8 engine in the 502.
The old man had a supercharged version (ex cop car)

some say.....that this was the origin of what became the RV8. If can find any pitures of it, it does look very similar

[colonel c]

The Range Rover is the only vehicle ever to be classified as a work of art by the Louvre.

[stifler]

The Morris Minor was the first car in the world that the production reached 1 million cars.

The parcel shelf was an optional extra on Morris Minors. As were carpets.

[Invisible man]

Conceited said:

The rear track on the 6K SEAT Ibiza is 14mm narrower than the front- This is as a result of the mix of Golf and Polo parts.

The track on a lot of cars is narrower at the rear, helps the handling. The Volvo 240 and Citroen DS seem to feature this more visibly than most