COA Motoring Quiz No: 2

[editor]

Q1. A Ford vehicle was first spotted on Australian roads in which year ?

A. 1904

Q2. Australian car manufacturers abandoned their high performance programs on the likes of the Ford GTHO following Government pressure. It is said that the ?Supercar Scare? was instigated by a newspaper article published on 25 June 1972, causing fear amongst consumers that car companies were making Australian roads more dangerous.

Which Australian newspaper published the article and can you name the motoring journalist who wrote the story ?

A. The Sydney Morning Herald on June 25, 1972 and the artcle was written by Evan Green.

Q3. The fitting of Seat Belts in motor vehicles first became a legal requirement in 1964 in which two Australian states.

A. Victoria and South Australia in 1964

[Ozstatman]

[tudorchev]

[editor]

Thanks for the correction guys.............it was a FORD vehicle pre-dating the T Model that was first seen in Australia in 1904.



JEff - Editor