- The Curved Dash Oldsmobile, which debuted in 1901, was sold for $650. Oldsmobile manufactured 425 of them that year.
- A 1969 Dodge Charger. You might have noticed the producers sometimes substituted a model year 1968 or 1970 Charger in some shots.
- While there were organized racing events before the turn of the 20th century, the first race called the Grand Prix occurred in France in 1906.
- Many remember the Model T as the first car to be mass-produced. However, the Duryea was actually the first production auto, meaning more than one at a time was made. Thirteen practically identical cars rolled off the factory floor in 1896.
- The first traffic signal. The red and green signal lights were operated by a traffic officer sitting in a nearby booth.
- Cars had to crawl along freeways and interstates across the country at a maximum speed of 55 mph.
- The Honda Accord holds that distinction, being manufactured in Ohio in 1982 rather than being shipped to the States from overseas.
- Some automakers installed lap belts as standard equipment decades earlier, but the National Highway Traffic Safety. Administration made them mandatory in all new cars on Jan. 1, 1968.
- Surely you remember the stylish Gran Torino.
10. A notoriously congested Los Angeles.
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