Friddle: Saturn ceased production in October 2010.   In 2009 they were producing five different (final) models.  What was the name of Saturn’s first model, which debuted in 1985?

Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.

Last Week’s Friddle: The Chevrolet Volt is the commercial successor to what General Motors electric car?

Last Week’s Friddle: EV1

One such vehicle that made the trip was a rare 1930 Model A pickup owned by Michael and Denise Cannon of Rolling Prairie, Indiana.  The vehicle’s 3.3L (201 cubic inch) watercooled four-cylinder was remanufactured by JASPER about five years ago.  It was later discovered that many of the Model A’s that made the trip to the Convention had an engine remanufactured at some point by JASPER.

Model A engines were among the first products remanufactured when JASPER first opened in 1942.  The same can be said for the transmissions, after that division was started in 1957.  The ability to remanufacture both components remains today in our Jasper Authentic Custom Drivetrain division, putting 50 plus years of experience into each transmission and over 60 in each engine.

“We still have the equipment necessary to pour the babbitted bearings in-house & cut them to the strict tolerances & specifications required to meet JASPER standards,” says Division Manager Alex Ernst.  “Replacement parts for the engine and transmission are still readily available.”

The Model A was the second huge success for the Ford Motor Company, replacing the iconic Model T.  Ford produced over 4.8 million Model A’s between 1927 and 1931 in many different body styles, including roadsters, coupes, sedans, pickups, panel trucks, station wagons, taxi cabs and top-of-the-line Town Car.