Plymouth troubleshooting contest

[Bicylindrico]

I was one of two kids chosen from our auto tech class to compete in Cincinnati in 1992. I still have my hat, jacket and fender cover. Good times

 

[retractable]

I had an Uncle who coached a team in Steam Boat Springs, Co. in the late 60s . I know his team did well and earned some awards. Sounded like a very good program from Chrysler .

 

[Bob Ellinger]

My father, Herbert Edwin Ellinger, was the Chief Judge of the National Troubleshooting contest for the first 10 years. He also "invented" most of the "problems" for the local, state, and national contests. I helped him

 

[bee71]

My father, Herbert Edwin Ellinger, was the Chief Judge of the National Troubleshooting contest for the first 10 years. He also "invented" most of the "problems" for the local, state, and national contests. I helped him

Very,very cool.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

That is very cool!! Must been in Tappen

 

[oneowner]

I still have my trophy around. I was in it in 1974 for the state of Md. Came in third place in State and we were the first to get our car started. Ron

1966 trouble shooting contest for me, wish I had kept all the stuff, trophy, jacket, hat and fender cover. Ron we probably had ours thou earlier in years at the same location in B'more.

 

[sryoung44]

I still have my trophy around. I was in it in 1974 for the state of Md. Came in third place in State and we were the first to get our car started. Ron

Hello Ron. Funny seeing this post since I was your partner in the contest.

 

[383man]

Hello Ron. Funny seeing this post since I was your partner in the contest.

Is this Blair Baldwin ?

 

[383man]

Is this Blair Baldwin ?

Or Tom Young as its been so long I forgot which it was ? Ron

 

[PF-Flyer]

Does anyone remember the Plymouth troubleshooting contest's held in the 60's and 70's...?

Aspiring high school students were selected to compete against time to locate and correct several problems on identically rigged cars.
Sponsered by Plymouth who would supply new cars for the event.

It started as local, then regional and ended up on a national level with a champion team of young mechanics who would win all kinds of cool things and a scholarship to Motech.

The cars each were rigged for a about a dozen simple malfunctions under the hood which would be diagnoised and corrected by the student. Shortest time wins. Some things were simple, (tape around the battery post and the cable reconnected), and others required more complex diagnosis.

I'm not sure when the program was ended...

Heres a couple of shots of one of the trophys awarded.... you 62 guy's will enjoy this...

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I graduated from Lenape Voc Tech Highschool at Ford City Pa. My schoolmate and I won First Place in the 1969 Plymouth Troubleshoot Contest held at the Civic Area in Pittsburgh Pa. We went to the national finals in Indianapolis 500 Speedway. Time goes too fast. The Civic Area in Pittsburgh was torn down a long time ago. Time goes by too fast. Six months after the contest I was on my way to Vietnam.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

http://files.mpoli.fi/The.Dodge.Challenger.Message.Board/challenger.mpoli.fi/board/topic-10194.html

 

[bee71]

http://files.mpoli.fi/The.Dodge.Challenger.Message.Board/challenger.mpoli.fi/board/topic-10194.html

Again,a great time period to grow up in.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Was already a MOPAR motor head!

 

[Minione]

It was called the Chrysler troubleshooting contest, in my area. I believe I was the first girl in Canada to be involved. It was also the first year that the Cadillac converter was on the cars so we had to study up on that. There was also a written test component before the diagnostic portion. My partner and I passed the test, diagnosed the problems, got the car running but the buzzer sounded before we could get it over to the judging. Needless to say, I think my partner blamed me as he wasn’t thrilled to have a girl for a partner. I kept the newspaper clippings but wish I had kept more.

 

[moparedtn]

Does anyone remember the Plymouth troubleshooting contest's held in the 60's and 70's...?
Aspiring high school students were selected to compete against time to locate and correct several problems on identically rigged cars.
Sponsored by Plymouth who would supply new cars for the event.
It started as local, then regional and ended up on a national level with a champion team of young mechanics who would win all kinds of cool things and a scholarship to Motech.

The cars each were rigged for a about a dozen simple malfunctions under the hood which would be diagnoised and corrected by the student. Shortest time wins. Some things were simple, (tape around the battery post and the cable reconnected), and others required more complex diagnosis.
I'm not sure when the program was ended...

Heres a couple of shots of one of the trophys awarded.... you 62 guy's will enjoy this...
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Here's the original post with the font altered. For some reason, that original font is really hard on my eyes.
Maybe this will help others as well?
Very cool post by the way!

 

[383man]

1966 trouble shooting contest for me, wish I had kept all the stuff, trophy, jacket, hat and fender cover. Ron we probably had ours thou earlier in years at the same location in B'more.

I remember we went to a collage to take our written test and then out on the parking lot to work on the cars. I still have my trophy but have lost the shirt and fender cover over the years. Oh and I still have the shirt patches. Ron

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Lost the shirt,patches etc to a house fire along with my dog. Still have my Craftsman tool set tat was offered to all participants.

 

[383man]

It was Bonney tool box and tools offered to us. My dad had just got me a tool box for a graduation gift so I got the Bonney box and tools and gave them to my brother who was taking auto shop in collage. Ron

 

[YY1]

@Minione

There were two girls in my class in 1985/86.

Of the 18, they were probably 3, 4, or 5, in knowledge and ability.

Depending on the day and the task, I was either #1 or #2.

Not to blow my own horn, but I was a clear #1 until we got a new kid halfway through the first year.
Turned out to be really good. No jealousy either, just friendly competition.

He had a 66 chevelle with a warmed up 283 and I had my 66 Coronet.
Interestingly we never lined up. I did get into it with at least 2 other classmates, one with a 65 caprice and another with a 73 laguna with a 350.
Whooped both of them, and that began my history of whipping gm 350 powered cars with that 318-2 Coronet.

One of the girls (mind you, at 16 or 17 years old) had been married twice, and had 2 kids!
(She was hot, too). She knew what she was doing but was absent a lot.

The other, was frequently my shop partner, often by choice. It was good for me to have a consistent partner, and it was kind of easy to get her and be guaranteed a solid second set of hands and eyes.

Was Bonny tools in '86 as well.

We didn't get shirts but I also have my patches and paperwork in a manila envelope, if I can ever find them.

 

[munger77]

it would be cool to have an occasional mopar troubleshooting contest on this forum - post the problem with as much detail as possible; some photos or maybe a short video of the problem - and then see who can provide the answer to the problem with step by step instructions. Maybe a reward or something.