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allautocarparts Guest
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: hey everyone new here [have some fun car facts] |
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well i have started to list and more on the way here are some fun car facts
The first cars did not have steering wheels. Drivers steered with a lever.
The New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists in 1898.
The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.
In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
The first gas gauge appeared in cars in 1922.
In 1923, 173 new inventions by women for cars had been reported. Among these inventions were a carburetor and an electric engine starter.
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Periwinkles
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ribbonbytheyard Guest
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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I LOVE your car facts! Those were interesting....of course, I'm a trivia nut. lol
Welcome to eCrater!
Kim
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FandSTreasureChest
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Welcome to eCrater and good luck with your new store !
Take Care,
Fred & Sharon
F and S Treasure Chest
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maxandsadie Guest
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Good to have you at ecrater and good luck
Sadie Bell's Books
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allautocarparts Guest
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: SEAT BELTS INVENTED BY WHO ????/ |
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Volvo had the first safety belts in 1849. The first U.S. patent for automobile seat beats was issued to Edward J. Claghorn of New York, New York on February 10, 1885. Claghorn was granted United States Patent #312,085 for a Safety-Belt for tourists, described in the patent as "designed to be applied to the person, and provided with hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object."
Swedish inventor, Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt - not the first but the modern seatbelt - now a standard safety device in most cars. Nils Bohlin's lap-and-shoulder belt was introduced by Volvo in 1959. |
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