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Friday, July 29, 2011

Some fact you never knew about Cars


Did you know:
It’s rumored the Chevy Nova sold poorly in Mexico because the word “Nova” is close to the Spanish phrase “doesn’t go.” Maybe it didn’t sell because it was a Chevy…or because it was Mexico.
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Only FOUR automobiles were registered in the United States in 1895. I guess everybody had to learn to share!
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Toll Booths on The Garden State Parkway in New Jersey were supposed to remain until initial construction was paid off, sometime back in the late 1950′s.
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Over 90% of car owners admit to singing while behind the wheel.
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The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.
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In 1960, you could purchase a brand new Buick La Sabre for under $3000. With that you basically got two-doors, a (manual) steering wheel and an engine.
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Early Ford vehicles contained Dodge engines. Some 1980′s Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouths contain Mitsubishi Engines.
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Mary Anderson patented the windshield wiper in 1905 after she noticed snow and rain gathering on the fronts of trolley cars and automobile windows.
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In 1898, the New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists.
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Japan produced the most passenger vehicles/most total vehicles world wide in 2006.
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The World’s Oldest Car was built in France in 1884 for French Count De Dion.
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In 2009, New York and New Jersey were surveyed as having the Worst Drivers in America.
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