GREAT CLASSICS part 2

In the thirtys, cars were used by everyone.Car makers put huge engines in thare cars.One was cadillac who put in  a v16 .When the fortys came, ww11 raged and car companys stoped production of cars and started making tanks,machine guns,jeeps,planes,and ships.When the war ended in the mid 40's, everyone wanted a new car.

 

This was the era when car companysdeul barrel carberaters.they raced it on the dirt tracks on daytona beach.Cars of the early 50's had sloping tails in the rear. In 1955,general motors invented the small block v8.It was a fast, durable,powerful,and efficient engine.they used the engine in the 55 chevy.This was the first car of the tri five chevys.In 1956,cheverolet raced their 56 belair up pikes peak in colorado.This boosted their sales.later on,Plymouth  raced their Fury up pikes peak,followed by several other car comanys.In the mid 50's cars were starting to have tail fins.In 1957 cars had huge tail fins.                                                                      In 1959 chevy came out with the el camino.The 60's and 70's was the  muscle car era.Pontiac came out with the Gto in 1964. it is always called "The first muscle car".In the 70's cars had long hoods and tails to keep the driver safe in an accedent.In the 80's and 90's cars were small .Now cars are ugly because car companys focus to much on feul milage and dont think about how ugly the cars look.They are also made out of chinsy crap to make them light,like recycled bottles.thare is nothing cool about new cars. here is a cool website

great classics part 1

When automobiles were first invented,people thought of them as "rich mans toys,"because they were expensive.They were expensive because the motor companies didn't have assembly lines,and they usually built there cars in a small garage at their house. Companies were started by a few brothers working together to build cars.Most cars are named after the founders of the company.Sense they didn't have assembly lines, progress was slow. The earliest cars looked just like buggies without a horse which is why they were called "horse less buggies". They had small engines in the back and a long handle to steer. One car was the Stanley steamer. There were hundreds of car makers all around the globe.many lasted only two or three years,others lasted decades,and some are still in business today. Many names people have no idea they existed. like" the America" and hundreds more.These cars are called "orphan cars".people who own these rare special cars usually have big car shows full of orphans.Lots of these motor companies are well known,like Kaiser,Hudson,Studebaker,and others.People grew more interested in the automobile. lots of advertisements read "good by horse". the early automobiles,even the ones with a single cylinder,were noticeably faster than horse and carriage. top speeds were in the 20-40 mph range which was fast at the time compared to carriages.   Henry ford,an important figure in the automobiles history,had a solution to the problems.He wanted to make a car for the masses, rich and poor. He wanted to put the world on wheels. And that's just what he did, on  September 27 1908  he started producing one of the most famous cars in history, the Model T . he set up an organized assembly line which let them produce millions of  the cars . it only weighed a shocking 1,300 pounds.Its rugged four cyl. was a perfect fit for the car. the T was in production for  19 years. the company built a total of 15 million model T fords.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      click here for oldride.com