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I received an e-mail awhile back that was packed with historical
information about automobiles. I really liked it so I decided to keep it
and share everything that was attached without altering any pictures or
editing the text in anyway. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, plus
you might learn something along the way too.
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Q: What was the first official White House car?
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A: A 1909 White Steamer, ordered by President Taft. |
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Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station?
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A: Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913. |
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Q: What city was the first to use parking meters?
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A: Oklahoma City , on July 16 , 1935. |
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Q: Where was the first drive-in restaurant?
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A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921. |
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Q: True or False? The 1953 Corvette came in white, red
and black?
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A: False. The 1953 'Vett's were available in one color, Polo White.
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Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy Corvette, and other legal street
racers of the 1960's?
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A: Carroll Shelby's Mustang GT350. |
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Q: What was the first car fitted with an alternator, rather than a
direct current dynamo?
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A: The 1960 Plymouth Valiant.
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Q: What was the first car fitted with a replaceable cartridge oil
filter?
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A: The 1924 Chrysler.
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Q: What was the first car to be offered with a "perpetual guarantee"?
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A: The 1904 Acme, from Reading, PA. Perpetuity was disturbing in this
case, as Acme closed down in 1911.
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Q: What American luxury automaker began by making cages for birds and
squirrels?
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A: The George N. Pierce Co. of Buffalo, who made the Pierce Arrow, also
made iceboxes.
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