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In 1924 a Ford automobile cost $265.
The first auto insurance policy is purchased in
Westfield, MA, in 1897.
An airbag moves up to 4500 mph within a second when
triggered. A force of 200g is generated. They are
designed to explode at an impact speed of 19 mph. The
bag inflates within 40 milliseconds of a crash.
The first known
automobile was built in 1668, it was a two foot long
steam powered model constructed
by Ferdinand Verbiest,
a Belgian Jesuit priest.
The 'PEANUTS' (comic strip) characters were first
animated in a 1957 commercial for a Ford Fairlane.
In 1901 the Curved Dash Oldsmobile becomes the first
mass-produced gasoline-powered car. It sold for
$650 US, got 40 miles to the gallon and was adopted by
the U.S. Postal Service for use as a mail truck.
Hondas traditionally rank among the most frequently
stolen cars in North America, particularly Civics and
Accords. Hondas and Toyotas are popular among car
thieves largely because they’re plentiful and their
parts are often interchangeable between makes and model
years.
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