Archive for 2010
Friddle: Which automobile manufacturer was first in equipping a vehicle with a mechanical speedometer?
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Last Week’s Friddle: Oldsmobile, the oldest U.S. automotive brand name, produced its last Oldsmobile on April 29, 2004. Featuring 4500 employee signatures under the hood, what model was the last to roll off the assembly line?
Last Week’s Friddle: Alero
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We wish you safe travels and joyful times with family and friends. Let us pause for a moment, from our busy lives, to reflect and give thanks for the truly important things in life. May you and your family enjoy this day and have a memorable holiday weekend.
Jasper Engines & Transmissions, the leader in remanufactured drivetrain products, has added the following late-model GM engine to its remanufactured gas engine line-up.
The GM 3.9L OHV V6 is available on exchange for the following 2006-2007 vehicles:
- Buick Terraza
- Chevy Malibu
- Chevy Impala
- Chevy Monte Carlo
- Chevy Uplander
- Pontiac G6
- Pontiac Montana
- Saturn Relay
Every JASPER Remanufactured Engine is subjected to strict, high-quality processes…
- Disassembly, meticulous inspection and cleaning of components.
- Moving parts machined or replaced for reliable performance.
- Head surfaces statistically monitored to assure proper sealing with the block.
- JASPER’s research and product development ensures inherent problems in OEM design are corrected.
- Live-Run Testing provides peace of mind and assures reliability.
- An available Premium Service Plan that offers customers even greater value.
Each engine is covered by JASPER’s 3-Year/100,000 mile nationwide transferable warranty. Full warranty disclosure is available on our website or upon request.
Friddle: Oldsmobile, the oldest U.S. automotive brand name, produced its last Oldsmobile on April 29, 2004. Featuring 4500 employee signatures under the hood, what model was the last to roll off the assembly line?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: With approximately 8,200 current locations, what is the oldest and largest car rental company in the world?
Last Week’s Friddle: Hertz
A special Veterans Day luncheon was held yesterday, November 11th, to honor JASPER Associates who served in branches of the U.S. military. Approximately 90 Associates participated in the lunch (pictured above) at the Jasper facility. It was JASPER’s way of saying “Thank You” to the men and women who served in the Armed Forces of our great country.
Friddle: With approximately 8,200 current locations, what is the oldest and largest car rental company in the world?
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Last Week’s Friddle: Can you name the first diesel-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Last Week’s Friddle: Audi R10 TDI (LMP1)
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Friddle: Can you name the first diesel-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s 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?
Last Week’s Friddle: S-Series
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.
