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In 1949, Nash became the first American car with seat belts as a factory option. [21] They were installed in 40,000 cars, yet buyers did not want them and had dealers remove them. [ 22 ] There was "heated debate despite increasing scientific research" about their value and the option was "met with insurmountable sales resistance" with Nash ...
Today, this is known as "the first Marcus car" but would be better described as a cart. His second car, built and run in 1875 according to some sources, was the first gasoline-driven car and is housed at the Vienna Technical Museum. [30] [31] However, the latest research shows that it was not built until 1888/89. [32]
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...
A 1913 Empire model 31 "Little Aristocrat", a five-seat tourer at the Haynes International Motor Museum in the UK. The Empire was an American automobile manufactured from 1910 until 1919. Marketed as "the little aristocrat", the Empire 20 was a four-cylinder shaft-driven runabout built in Indianapolis .
New cars produced in the early 1990s contained the new refrigerant in their air conditioning systems. Owners of older cars with R-12 systems would either have to invest in an R-12 to R-134a conversion system, buy a new car, or find a qualified technician to recharge their older R-12 system. R-134a has been used in cars for almost 30 years.
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The last Baker cars were made in 1916, but electric industrial trucks continued for a few more years. Baker, Rauch & Lang produced the Owen Magnetic under contract. Founder Walter C. Baker's Torpedo land speed record racer was the first car to have seat belts. The car was capable of over 75 miles per hour (120 km/h). [citation needed]
Stout Scarab on display in Genoa, Italy Stout Scarab on display at Houston Fine Arts Museum 1935 Scarab at Owls Head Transportation Museum (Owls Head, Maine). The Stout Scarab is a streamlined 1930–1940s American car, designed by William Bushnell Stout and manufactured by Stout Engineering Laboratories and later by Stout Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan.