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Fact: 30/50
Ferrari makes a maximum of 14 cars in a day
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What was the best selling car of 2007?
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Fact: 29/30
The UK’s best selling car of 2007 was the Ford Focus with 126,928 registered. Second was the Vauxhall Astra with 113,894.
Source: Top Car News
How many people can be squeezed into a Mini Cooper?
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On August 20th, 2004, 21 people squeezed into a Mini Cooper in Athens, Greece setting a new world record.
Source: Top Car News
What is the longest running motoring event
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The world’s longest running motoring event is the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, an annual event which takes place on the first Sunday of November and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14th November 1896.
Source: Top Car News
How long is the world’s longest car?
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The world’s longest car is the 100 foot limousine built by Jay Ohrberg of Burbank, California. The car features a king-size waterbed and a swimming pool, complete with diving board.
Source: Top Car News
If a car is hit by lightning, how safe are its occupants?
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If a car is hit by lightning its occupants are generally safe. The Faraday effect (discovered by Michael Faraday in 1845) causes the electricity to dissipate around the car’s metal frame.
Source: Top Car News
What Was The Cause of Minis to Break Down in the Sixties
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In the early sixties, the cause of a spate of broken down Minis was traced to the red feather duster used by one of the cleaning ladies on the production line. Its feathers were becomming clogged in the cars’ carburettors.
Source: Top Car News
What is the record for most cannon rolls?
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The record for the most cannon rolls of a car in a film was set during the filming for the 2006 James Bond film, “Casino Royale”, when an Aston Martin DBS was rolled seven times. The stunt crew fitted a nitrogen cannon to propel the car in the air.
Source:Top Car News
What Was The Car Driven By Steve McQueen in Bullet?
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The car driven by Steve McQueen in the film Bullitt is a dark “Highland Green” 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback.
Source: Top Car News
Why is the paint on a Ferrari F40 so thin?
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The paint on a Ferrari F40 is so thin you can see the carbon fibre weave through it. More layers would have added undesirable weight.
Source: Top Car News