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Click here to learn more.- The word 'tarmac' comes from 'tarmacadam,' which is a mixture of crushed stone and tar used for surfacing roads.
- In 1900, more than 2,300 automobiles were registered in New York City, Boston and Chicago. Of these, 1,170 were steam cars, 800 were electric cars, and only 400 were gasoline cars.
- Most American car horns beep in the key of F.
- In the U.S., most cars travel an average of 35 mph on interstate highways during peak morning and afternoon rush.
- The first Porsche 911 was introduced in 1964.
- A car radio was first offered as an accessory in 1923.
- During the 1980s and 1990s, manufacturers trimmed 450 kg (1,000 lb) from the weight of the typical car by making cars smaller.
- During the early 20th century, steam cars were popular in the United States. Most famous was the Stanley Steamer, which established a world land speed record in 1906 of 205.44 km/h (121.573 mph).
- The record for exceeding the speed limit by the most mph (167 mph) belongs to the driver who was issued a speeding ticket for allegedly going 242 mph in a 75 mph zone.
- For a few decades in the 1800s, electric engines enjoyed great popularity because they were quiet and ran at slow speeds that were less likely to scare horses and people.
- A top fuel dragster can get about 0.042 miles per gallon.
- In 1963, Swedish car manufacturer Volvo offered seat belts as standard equipment for the first time.
- The first gas gauge appeared in cars in 1922.
- Starting in 1903, the Ford Motor Company rolled out new car models each year, and each model was named with a letter of the alphabet.
- Most American car horns beep in the key of F.
- The only British car to finish the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was a Mini Marcos.
- In 1876, German engineer Nikolaus August Otto built a four-stroke gas engine, the most direct ancestor to today's automobile engines.
- The history of the automobile actually began about 4,000 years ago when the first wheel was used for transportation in India.
- In 1885, Germans Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach mounted a gasoline-powered engine onto a bicycle, creating a motorcycle. In 1887, they manufactured their first car, which included a steering tiller and a four-speed gearbox.
- Gear wings were introduced in Grand Prix racing by Ferrari in the 1968 Belgian GP.
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