It's Time to Play "WHO AM I"?

boomchek

Correct qborzen, I am Lexus.

Mr_Shiftright

My original trade was as a machinist. I did a lot better later in life than David Buick, although I ran his company for a while, too.

I was the last American to successfully put, and keep, his name on a car. I made a lot of money but I never forgot where I came from---in fact, I kept my old tools right there in my office until I retired.

There will probably never be another giant like me in the auto industry.

Who Am I?

210delray

Walter P. Chrysler. His tools are still in his namesake museum in Auburn Hills, MI.

Mr_Shiftright

What a guy!

Got his start in locomotives, so I guess the transition to Buicks was easy :P

boomchek

My posters adorned the walls of every teen
In my time I was a fast machine
My cheesegrater friend was also quite fast
My "devilish" descendant replaced me at last
What became of my once timeless looks?
I ended up in replicar kit car books

isellhondas

Were very unique at the time and my parent company only used these for three years before going back to a more "common" engine.

Some felt my unique engines were troublesome while others thought they were pretty good.

An overseas company picked up the rights to these engines years later and used them for many years in some very expensive vehicles they produced.

What am I?

xwesx

That one must be a Lamborghini Countach; is it not? Although I was not a teen yet at the time, I did actually have a poster of one of these. I never put it up, though.

boomchek

Correct Xwesx, it's the Lambo Countach.

For bonus points can you guess what the cheesegrater friend was?

boomchek

You are the Wankel rotary engine?

isellhondas

Nope.

But that is a good example of a great engine that gets a lot of bad press.

I've owned three RX-7's and they are fast, fantastic cars unless you don't follow a few rules.

1. NEVER, EVER get one overheated or it's toast immediatly.

2. These use some oil by design. Change it often and don't EVER let one run low on oil.

These are not for people who are careless or skimp.

Anyone else?

isellhondas

What year did I debut on production cars and which production cars?

Bonus question...Year that they first appeared on Chevrolets? Be careful and tell us which Chevy model equipped in which way?

isellhondas

This thread was a good idea Shifty!

My looks were a huge departure from previous years of my make. I was a good seller but some people hated my looks as being over the top.

From the rear, some said I looked like an "Oriental Teahouse"

This really should be an easy one.

boomchek

I like this thread too. I have a few riddles made up already. I don't wanna hog the board though so I'll take my time posting them.

Not sure about your teahouse thing. Still trying to figure out your engine. :confuse:

hpmctorque

Are you implying that Buick's handle as if they were on tracks? I knew they handled and cornered well, but I didn't know they were that good!

au1994

"Pagoda" MB SL's 280 etc??

au1994

is the cheesegrater the Jalpa?

lemko

I was once considered for a revival of the LaSalle marque. My designer called me a cross between a Ferrari and a Rolls-Royce. Who am I?

au1994

Buick?

lemko

Close. Which model and year?

andre1969

My posters adorned the walls of every teen
In my time I was a fast machine

I was going to say either Farrah Fawcett or Catherine Bach. :P

lemko

Uh, it wasn't an ad for the 1958 Buick Limited? That's the poster that was on my wall.

210delray

1963 Buick Riviera, one of Bill Mitchell's all-time greats.

lemko

Correct!

isellhondas

I didn't think mine were that hard?

OK, a hint on my last one...

I'm a half century old now.

210delray

I don't think they're too hard, but I'm at work and shouldn't be playing this right now.

Also, Shifty recommends not to have too many riddles in play at the same time -- makes them too hard to follow.

Mr_Shiftright

It really helps if you give your riddle a very descriptive title, (like I just did to this post) which will show up in bold in the header and which tells everyone else who is responding to which riddle. I think about 4 at once is close to the limit.

Also when someone gets it right, you should declare a winner so the others can drop out and do another one.

au1994

So it's not the pagoda topped Benzes?

british_rover

Oh we have talked about those All aluminum Buick V8s many times Craig.

Those engines were first used in 1961 in the Buick Special.

Rover Group in the UK bought the rights and used them in everything from Triumphs to Range Rovers and just about everything in between. It was the small block of the United Kingdom and finally went out of production in 2004 when it was put in the last 2004 Discoveries.

isellhondas

I knew you would know. Good Job!

It's amazing how long that little engine was around!

It's also amazing hiw that little 215 cubic inch engine could move a Land Rover!

isellhondas

How long do you want us to leave questions hanging before we give the answers?

I think if they remain unanswered too long they'll get lost in the shuffle.

ateixeira

I looked like a bumble bee
Few people bought me
Engine said 1.8
With 6 cylinders I ate
From another land
People just didn't understand

british_rover

Mazda MX-3.

It was produced through most of the 90s and had a funky 1.8 liter V6 that was very thirsty.

ateixeira

Good call. Didn't think it would go that fast.

british_rover

A guy that used to work for me at UPS had one in red.

au1994

I was produced by an American company as the answer to another American vehicle that would go on to become and icon. I was produced fron 1961-80 and initially came in 3 configurations. I was available with a variety of engines, even a few that were produced by Nissan. I'm getting harder to find in good shape as the people who had me, really used me and wore me out.

fintail

International Scout?

isellhondas

One of the three guys who started UPS (In Seattle) was Charles Soderstrom who for many years owned the Ford Dealership where I grew up in San Pedro California.

Just a bit of trivia for you!

au1994

Right...Man that didn't take long.

boomchek

No, the Jalpa would be a cousin or brother to the Countach. Good guess though.

The Testarossa would be a friend. :shades:

boomchek

Isell, so what was the answer to your teahouse? I couldn't find it.

isellhondas

1959 Chevrolet.

boomchek

Here's an easy one to warm up for the day:

I upset the purists with my unveiling
But the numbers prove that I'm very well selling
I have a cousin who's slower than me
But offroad we're great, as great as can be
Now in my family a brother was born
That ticked off the purists cause he's a sedan!

boomchek

Ahhh I see, thanks :shades:

isellhondas

In 1960 Chrysler products came with alternators.

1962 Chevys with factory air conditioning came with alternators. By 1963 All GM cars had them.

Ford was last to switch from generators in 1965.

isellhondas

As a kid I remember somone looking at the rear of a '59 Chevy and saying.." It looks oriental, like the front of a teahouse"

texases

Porsche Cayenne? Cousin Touareg, brother Panamera (which ticks me off because of its looks, really).

Mr_Shiftright

that's right...Ford's mid-year switch to alternators gave us the mythical "1964 & /12" Mustang designation that you see sometimes in magazines---which of course does not actually exist. All first year Mustangs are 1965.

Mr_Shiftright

If no one guesses your riddle after a few unsuccessful attempts, I wouldn't let it go too long. If people stop guessing, that probably means they're frustrated and want to go on to the next one.

boomchek

Very good texases, you get all the bonus points too!

boomchek

Here's something a bit tougher:

I'm the biggest there ever was in my clan
I sold in small numbers, well I still am
I even had an option to save
The environment with how my powertrain behaves
I have a cousin who's as big as me
But our competition smokes us with glee
They're bigger and nicer and faster than us
They're more popular among the rapper crowds
My name is one you can find on a map
But you won't find me referenced in any rap