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First appearing in the early 1900s, [2] many filling stations offered vehicle repair services as part of their full service operation. This once popular trend has declined significantly over the years as many locations found it more profitable to exchange vehicle service bays for grocery isles, which ultimately led to the emergence of the quick oil change industry.
Mobil paid $3.2 million to the stations for the 8 PM ET/PT Thursday time slot for 10 weeks. In the winter of 1976, Mobil launched its first show, Ten Who Dared, hosted by Anthony Quinn and adapted from a 1975 BBC documentary series, which was originally shown in the UK as The Explorers and presented by David Attenborough.
Mobil Economy Run was an annual event that took place from 1936 to 1968, except during World War II. It was designed to provide real fuel efficiency numbers during a coast-to-coast test on public roads and with regular traffic and weather conditions.
The Lilienthal Bekas (Lilienthal Snipe in English, Лиленталь Х-32 Бекас in Russian) is a 2/3 seat, high wing single engine pusher ultralight from Ukraine. First flown in 1993, it has been produced in large numbers and in several variants.
Towards the end of the vintage era, the system of octane rating of fuel was introduced, allowing comparison between fuels. [citation needed] In 1923 the gasoline additive tetraethyl lead made its debut at the Indy 500 that resulted in a boost in octane from the 1950s to the 1980s [6] In the United States drive-in restaurants were introduced as well as suburban shopping centers and motels.
The Toyota Hilux (Japanese: トヨタ・ハイラックス, Hepburn: Toyota Hairakkusu), stylised as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota.
Robert Bernard Reich (/ ˈ r aɪ ʃ /; [2] born June 24, 1946) is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. [3] He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, [4] and served as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997 in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton.
The history of Facebook traces its growth from a college networking site to a global social networking service. [15]Mark Zuckerberg, co-creator of Facebook, in his Harvard dorm room, November 2005