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Did You Know?
1910
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Henry Ford opens a
production plant in Highland Park near Detroit
to produce the Model T.
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William Durant
founds Chevrolet.
1911
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Charles Kettering
develops first electrical self-starter and sells
8,000 to Cadillac.
·
Painted center
lines begin appearing on highways.
·
Louis Chevrolet
drives a Buick in the Indianapolis 500.
1912
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Cadillac is the
first U.S. car to feature an electric starter,
along with new lighting and ignition devices.
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Standard Oil
Company opens its first gas station in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
·
The price of a Ford
Model T, introduced in 1908, drops to $575.
1913
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Ford's Highland
Park plant, the "Crystal Palace," becomes the
first to use a moving assembly line to produce
over 1,000 cars per day.
1914
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Ford engineers John
and Horace Dodge start their own company.
·
The first stoplight
and the first stop sign appear in Detroit.
·
Henry Ford
announces a 40-hour work week at pay of $5.00
per day, up from $2.34 per day. The Ford Model T
has nearly half the market.
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Cadillac develops
the V8 engine
1915
·
The Budd Co.
produces an all-steel body for Dodge.
1916
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Stoplights,
rear-view mirrors and mechanical windshield
wipers appear on some cars.
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Work begins on a
nation-wide coordinated highway system.
1917
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Henry and Wilfred
LeLand leave General Motors to found the Lincoln
Motor Company.
1918
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In 1918 Sunday
driving is banned to conserve gasoline during
World War I.
1920
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The 1920 Duesenberg
introduces hydraulic brakes.
·
LeLand's Lincoln
luxury car appears in September.
1921
·
W. M. Folberth
invents the automatic windshield wiper.
1922
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Ford buys the
bankrupt Lincoln Motor Company for the bargain
price of $8 million. The Leland brothers leave
six months later.
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George Frost
invents the car radio.
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Instrument panels
feature gasoline gauges.
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The 1922 Essex
features an affordable, closed car for
year-round driving.
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Some car models
feature back-up lights.
1923
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Firestone
introduces the automobile balloon tire.
1924
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Henry Ford lowers
the price of his Model T to $290.00
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Vincent Bendix
markets a four-wheel brake system.
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Purolator develops
an automotive oil filter.
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Walter Chrysler
leaves General Motors's Buick division to form
Chrysler Motor Corporation
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Nash installs
electric clocks in its dashboards.
1925
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Front and rear
bumpers become standard equipment.
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The first
interstate highway, the Lincoln Highway (today's
Interstate 80), opens between New York and San
Francisco.
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Walter Chrysler
adds the Maxwell-Chalmers Motor Corp. to his
year-old Chrysler Motor Corporation and changes
the company's name to Chrysler Corporation.
1926
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Route 66, a paved
highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, is opened.
1927
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Ford ceases Model T
production after 18 years and more than 15
million cars.
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Harley Earl designs
the LaSalle for Cadillac.
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Chrysler produces
the first Plymouth and DeSoto motor cars and
buys Dodge
1928
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In 1928 Ford
introduces the Model A.
1929
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In 1929 the Cord
features front-wheel drive.
1930
In 1930 Motorola introduces the first commercial
car radio; and Cadillac develops the V16
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