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  • Early Cars
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    History of the Automobile- 1920-present The United States became the forerunner in the automobile industry early and the automobile quickly found a place in almost every American home. In the decades after World War I, American demands on automobiles increased and the increased demands imbued many changes in the form and function of cars. The United States was host to countless developments for the car and became a large influence in the future of the automobile and its industry. Pre-World War I...
  • Honda Insight
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    honda insight the next generation of cars Grab some pavement with the Insight: the hybrid that paved the way. The Honda Insight was the very first petrol-electric hybrid sold in the United States, and it remains a benchmark the others strive to meet. In fact, the EPA named this remarkable car the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the two-s eater class, and the Insight holds its title as the overall fuel efficiency leader in America. Those prestigious accolades translate into great gas mileage: just...
  • Lead In The Air
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    Privately Owned Gasoline Powered Vehicles Should Be Limited The automobile has become a very important part of today's society. It is a necessity to own or to have access to a car in order to keep up with all of the competition of the business world, and also one's social demands. Most people would not be able to travel around a country or the world without this incredible machine, for it provides freedom and mobility, even for people who do not own a car. Unfortunately, the car has a very destr...
  • Larger Engines The Crankshaft
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    The gasoline engine has changed the world forever. When Karl Benz improved the internal combustion engine and put it into an automobile he started something that to this day is still being improved on. The Germans are known for there fine luxury vehicles, but it's America that wants bigger and better. Americans have raced their automobiles from the time before Henry Ford rolled his first car of the assembly line. The basic principle of the gasoline engine is the fuel is mixed with air in the car...
  • Engines Heat Inside The Car
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    Igor Gali bov Comp#110 6/13/00 Analogy Have you ever wondered what could be as satisfying and pleasuring as an excellent night of passionate and unforgettable sex Did you ever think that drag racing could be just as pleasing and gratifying as sex While the two may seem worlds apart in their maneuvers, sex and drag racing are both exiting, riveting, and stimulating experiences. From the initial roar of the engine to the initial electrifying touch, the two are quite parallel in their enjoyable nat...
  • Engine Room Telegraph For Half Speed
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    The passengers on the ferry had nowhere to sit and almost nowhere to stand. Only the ship's officers ad a little space and this was on the bridge, which, along with the wheelhouse, was situated on a wooden platform erected over the engine-room. Here the captain of the vessel was in command. The bridge and wheelhouse were separated from the rest of the platform by a little wooden gate, secured only with a string catch. 5 The captain was distinguished from his fellow officers by his hat, a black f...
  • Henry Ford
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    THE LIFE OF HENRY FORD Henry ford was born July 30, 1863. He was the first child out of six born to William and Mary Ford. He grew up on a big farm in Dearborn, Michigan. He went to school in a one room building and did many chores every day after he got home. He did not like farm chores. He did like to work on mechanical things. When he was 16, he left home to move to Detroit. He got a job there working on machinery. Three years later he went back home and began to work on repairing steam engin...
  • Automobile Motors
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    Starting in the late 1700's, European engineers began tinkering with motor powered vehicles. Steam, combustion, and electrical motors had all been attempted by the mid 1800's. By the 1900's, it was uncertain which type of engine would power the automobile. At first, the electric car was the most popular, but at the time a battery did not exist that would allow a car to move with much speed or over a long distance. Even though some of the earlier speed records were set by electric cars, they did ...
  • Last 50 Cars Tucker
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    The 1948 Tucker was dreamt up by Preston Thomas Tucker and designed by Alex Tremulis. This was one of the last attempts made by a small enterprise to break into large volume car production. This car was said to be "The first new car in 50 years". Many people felt that a car this great wasn't possible. The many new innovations in the car were always surrounded by controversy. The car seemed to be doomed, and it was. Much of the appeal of the Tucker was the man behind it. Preston Thomas Tucker was...
  • Major Engine Work After My Car
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    Some Tips on Car Restoration Whenever someone decides to take the initiative to restore a car, it requires a serious commitment. I have seen too many people begin work and never finish. The successful car restorer chooses a car that fits his / her personality and budget, and follows the job through to the end. One must have a love for the process as well as the product, or the project will be rushed and end up to be worthless. I learned this tedious process when I was just fourteen years old, ba...
  • The History Of The Ford Mustang
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    It seems that almost everyone has a favorite Mustang. With so many different generations of the Muscle Car to choose from the list is varied. To some, a Candy Apple Red 65' with a 289 is the best ever. Or how about a fastback with theHighPower V 8 and GT package? Ever heard the rumble from a Boss 302? And yet others consider the 5.0 Liter Mustangs the best largely because of the variety of low cost add-on parts available. These cars are inexpensive to buy and modify. And then there is the Cobras...
  • New Corvettes
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    The Corvette From Beginning To Future The corvette was first introduced in January 1953. To experiment with the car, they only made 300 cars, which were all made by hand and powered by a 235-cubic-inch 6-cylinder engine. The corvette was designed to show the world that General Motors could make a sports car that was a stylish two's eater. All 1953 corvettes were polo white with red interiors. The engine of the car generated 150 horsepower and had a 2-speed power glide automatic transmission. Res...
  • Triumph Tr Sports Cars
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    Imagine for a moment; Driving down the road on a hot summers day with the top down, wind blowing, clear field of vision all the way around. The feeling is freedom. A Triumph is a great car to own because it is fun to drive, it looks great and it is the type of car that not many people have, so you can drive an individual car and drive it with style. They handle great, go reasonably fast and it is not extremely hard to modify one to make it even better. A Triumph is definitely one of my favorite ...
  • Quad Engine Cars
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    The history of the automobile begins as early as 1769, with the creation of steam engine automobiles capable of human transport. In 1806, the first cars powered by an internal combustion engine running on fuel gas appeared, which led to the introduction in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern gasoline- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by electric power briefly appeared at the turn of the 20th century, but largely disappeared from use until the turn of the 21st century. The need...
  • New Sports Cars And Retro Muscle Cars
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    Cory Rai righ Composition 1 10-4-02 page 1 A New Family of Sports cars - Modern Horsepower Can you remember back to the days of the sixties and early seventies, when cars were purely about performance and horsepower? Lately in America, we seem to be experiencing some form of deja vu with some models of cars being produced. Within the past ten to twelve years, we are entering the fourth major car trend. The first big car craze started way back in the fifties, with consumer appeal, or looks, being...
  • Internal Combustion Engine
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    Before the 1800's most people lived on farms and their job was working on their farms. Most people didn't leave their farms because they had no real means of transportation. After the 1800's the automobile was invented and people started leaving in cities. People also began traveling and taking more vacations since they could get around easier. The automobile has increased the amount of jobs and changed the life style of people in the 20th century. The internal combustion engine is any group of ...
  • 6 Cylinder Engine Into A Car
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    VOLKSWAGEN GTI And this car may indeed come here in one form or another if VW thinks it can attract enough bass to the bait. It likely won't be called the 25th-Anniversary Edition because the American GTI doesn't reach that milestone until 2007. However, it may approach in price this car's in-Germany tariff of $24,787. That would represent a $1047 premium over a loaded 2002 GTI V-6 and a $2787 hike up from a fully loaded GTI 1.8 T. For their extra deutsche marks, German buyers receive a new chin...
  • Their First Five Hundred Mile Race
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    C entries following the times of ancient Rome, the four- horsepower chariots are no longer the fastest set of wheels in town. The illustrious Ben Hurt would be proud of the racing machines of today. Motor sports have a long history of fortification. Comp trolling organizations, immense speedways, eminent drivers, and unique automobiles paved this history. Behold the history of NASCAR, the NHRA, drag racing, muscle cars, and the Muscle Car Era. The idea of racing cars as a spectator sport was an ...
  • Acura Nsx And Acura Integra Gs R
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    Acura's Entry in the American Market Satisfying the consumer. Whether it is little Johnny from down the street putting a little more sugar into his cups of lemonades in hopes of boosting sales, or Manager Joe, head of the huge corporation in New York City lowering prices of his shampoo line, satisfying the consumer has always been, and always will be, one of the top priorities of the American business market. Five decades ago, emerging into the automotive scene, which was overflowing with big, g...
  • Volkswagen Beetle Combi
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    in this paper I intend to introduce to the reader, the aims and objectives which will hopefully set the foundations to the arguments which will be raised in, the cultural biography of the Volkswagen. I shall be predominantly observing the Volkswagen beetle in my research, although, parallels will be drawn by also including the Volkswagen combi which I believe will help demonstrate and strengthen my overall approach. We need to understand that the beetle is primarily an object which has been prod...

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