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Cars became a major source of freedom and adventure as well as travel, and cars greatly altered the standard of living, the social patterns of the day, and urban planning; and cars differentiated suburban and urban living purposes. In addition, the rise of cars led to the creation of new leisure activities and businesses.
Use of cars for transportation creates barriers by reducing the landscape required for walking and cycling. It may look like a minor problem initially but in the long run, it poses a threat to children and the elderly. Transport is a major land use, leaving less land available for other purposes. Cars also contribute to pollution of air and water.
Increasing numbers of cars propelled the growth of the petroleum industry, [51]: 60–61 as well as the development of technology to produce gasoline (replacing kerosene and coal oil) and of improvements in heat-tolerant mineral oil lubricants (replacing vegetable and animal oils). [51]: 60 There were social effects, also.
Standard's best year was 1917 when about 2,300 cars were built. The standard Eight was initially a mid-priced car growing annually until by 1920, the lowest priced Standard Eight Touring Car was $3,000, (equivalent to $45,628 in 2023) with the limousine model luxury car priced at $4,300, equivalent to $65,400 in 2023. [2]
A large part of the success of Ford's Model T stems from the innovative strategy which introduced a large network of sales hubs making it easy to purchase the car. [25] As independent dealers, the franchisees grew rich and publicized not just the Ford but the very concept of automobiling; local motor clubs sprang up to help new drivers and to ...
Wadden redesigned the car at the end of the war, and the Simplic now featured an 8/10 hp JAP engine and twin-speed chain drive. [1] Although selling for only £185, and advertised as "Positively the best value in Cyclecars", production ended in 1923.
The 1927 Fiat 520 was one of the first cars, presumably in recognition of this trend, to place the steering wheel on the left side of the car. The 520 was replaced by the Fiat 521 in 1928, although the 520 appears to have continued in production until 1929, by when more than 20,000 six-cylinder Fiat 520s had been produced.
1920s cars (10 C, 222 P) M. Military vehicles introduced in the 1920s (26 P) Motorcycles introduced in the 1920s (30 P) S. 1920s ships (11 C)