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BMW has had the "Motorsport" division for more than 30 years. This is their premium line of cars most famous today is the M3.
Their first M car was the M1 which was actually designed by another auto company, not BMW. Just the engine in the M1 was designed and built by BMW.
What car company designed the M1 and what did the "M" originally stand for before BMW changed it to "Motorsport"?
Baur, i think was guna be Lambo but at the time they were too poor
im pretty sure the M stands for mid-engine could be wrong though
What car company designed the M1 and what did the "M" originally stand for before BMW changed it to "Motorsport"?
Ford Miracle
Wait, it can't be Ford.
Fuerd Miracle
Yes, both are correct! Lamborghini did design and style the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by endo..jay
Even though the M1 achieved great success in the racing circuits, because of it complicated and troubled production process with Lamborghini and the fact that parts of the car were being built all over the place in a handful of different plants, (they were only able to make about 2 cars a week!!!) the BMW execs decided they hated it even before the first one rolled off the production line. Because of this BMW decided to drop their whole mid-engine car line plans and changed the â??Mâ? from meaning â??mid-engineâ? to â??Motorsportâ?.
To this day BMW has never made another production mid-engine car.
And here is a little M1 trivia that only a total car geek like me would know. In the movie "Scarface" they show an outside shot of one of the clubs that Tony goes to. In this 3 or 4 second shot you can see a red M1 parked outside. ;)
I'm gonna start crackin' skulls pretty fucking soon.
This is also NOT a quiz. It's a SINGLE FUCKING QUESTION!
You know what? I'm gonna go put ONE Cheerio in a bowl, add a drop of milk, and call it a bowl of cereal. Then, I'm going to your house, and I'm gonna ram it up your ass until my shoulder's touching prostate.
If you look at it, it was 2 questions, therefore by definition it IS A QUIZ!!! And if you donâ??t like it stay the fuck out of the threads!!!... tough guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkamander
Whatâ??s the deal with all the dumb kids making threats in posts?? I think there needs to be some banning going on.
Nice try, broseph, but 2 q's ain't a quiz either.
3 or more. Them's the rules.
If you don't like them,
I'll murder you.
Hey idiot, here is the definition of "Quiz" and yes you can have a Quiz of 1 question!!! So STFU now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkamander
Quiz \Quiz\, n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-fours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.]
1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
3. An odd or absurd fellow. --Smart. Thackeray.
4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dude. 1913.
Dude, word definitions DONâ??T CHANGE!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkamander
Why donâ??t you ask one of your teachers if you can have a â??Quizâ? consisting of a single question.. Then again itâ??s doubtful you actually go to schoolâ?Ś.
Really? Word definitions don't change? Hmm.
I guess you shouldn't take any offense by being called GAY, then, right?
I think someone needs an enema and a prozac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkamander
The definition of the word "gay" has not changed, it has just had a new meaning added to it. When using the word "gay" for the meaning happy, or jolly, etc. the word and meaning has not changed at all for hundreds of years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkamander
Now in the last 40 years or so it has also come to mean homosexual but that does not affect the word when used in its original context. Of course this new meaning has caused the word not to be used much for describing "happy" or "jolly" but that does not mean it is incorrect to do so.
So the word "QUIZ" when being used to describe posing a question has not changed. Maybe you know some new ways to use the word "quiz" but I doubt it. And the definition stands, the word "quiz" can be used when asking a single question, it does not need to be more that 1 question.
i cant believe you guys are fighting over the fuckin word QUIZ!
Yeah I'm out of pot and really, really bored! Thats the only reason. Its funny, I have noticed I never post on message boards when I have weed. I just am never in the mood for it when I'm high. But when I run out I get so damn bored I sit around and argue abut really stupid shit like this... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by endo..jay
Fuck that! Gay means gay. I called you gay, and you knew exactly what I meant. If you say gay and mean happy, you are a stickler-bitch and should be sucker-punched accordingly.
But, this isn't about homos. It's about a definition. And it shouldn't be this complex.
When you say quiz, you mean 1 or more questions.
When I say quiz, I mean 3 or more questions.
We could leave it at that.
But damnit, I still want to convince you.
Imagine, if you will, you and your mom are sitting at the table. You are studying. Then, she says, "Hey. Want me to quiz you?". And you say, "Okay Mom!"
Then, she askes you one question.
Then she leaves.
Is that what you had in mind? No. Was I expecting one question when I opened this thread in the first place? Also no.
When you say quiz, you gotta keep in mind the millions and millions of other quizzes that were much more than one question. And when you bring out your measly, little, isolated question, you are letting down your public. And that ain't right.
And, there's nothing wrong with healthy debate. No matter how trivial.
Imagine going to school and having a pop "quiz". The Quiz consists of a single essay question. Itâ??s done all the time.
You loose!
Ok... car questions:::
A- How many aluminum block 427 Camaros were built in 1969? What was the engine code?
B- In 1970, the Corvette didn't get GM's best engine, the 454 LS6... what car was the only one to get it?
C- What companies have done serious research in Wankel engines? (ok, Mazda is obvious)
D- Who engineered the Chevy Corvette's ZR1 engine? (no, it wasn't Chevrolet, or GM)
E- What's the kick-ass car used in "Dazed and Confused"? It was the 1st musclecar...
F- How many rocker-arms did the Ford Flathead engine have?
:)
-turtle420 :cool:
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What engine did the DMC (DeLorean Motor Company) have?
Yeah... it was a mid-engined V6... ok, who built that engine? It wasn't one company... it was three. The engine code is PRV6...
dazed and confused is my fav movie there were a few muscle cars in it but im assuming the first one you see its a GTO!!
HA!Quote:
You loose!
Totally right...Quote:
Originally Posted by endo..jay
What I was looking for was "Pontiac GTO The Judge"... you win anyways :)
D. Lotus, which was owned by GM at the time. Do you know who owns Lotus now??Quote:
Originally Posted by turtle420
True. Lotus is a kick-ass engineering company.Quote:
Originally Posted by BaseRSX
They designs/engineered the 1990's Bugatti safety systems (ABS, airbags, etc.)
Who owns Lotus now... isn't it Petronas? The F1 company that has petroleum companies and stuff?
my mom
Lotus is now owned by Proton headquartered in Malaysia.Quote:
Originally Posted by turtle420
Also its ironic that they designed the Z1 engine because their more recent cars use engines from other companies. Like the Elise/Exige comes with a Rover/Ford engine in europe and a Toyota engine in North America.