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The Saturday evening post (1920) (14783785192)
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Title: The Saturday evening post
Year: 1839 (1830s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Graham
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Doubtless no year has thrown a clearerlight upon the Dort and its high standingin the esteem of the American public thanthis year. Enthusiasm toward the car and appreciationof its remarkable performance ability andoperative thrift have grown and extendedfurther and further, day after day, andmonth after month. The regular Dort clientele that inevitablyreplaces one Dort with another has aug-mented with a rapidity that has outstrippedour closest calculations. And the only conclusion that can be drawnis that more and more people who in pastyears have sought other cars are now turn-ing to the Dort as the most desirable auto-mobile investment they could make. PRICES Touring Car - - - $1085 Roadster - - - 1085 Fourseason Sedan - - 1765 Fourseason Coupe - - 1765
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THE SATURDAY EVENING POST 59
The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1890s. Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry after WWI. Throughout this initial era, the development of automotive technology was rapid. Hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included the electric ignition system, independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted and safety glass also made its debut. Henry Ford perfected mass-production techniques, and Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s. Car manufacturers received enormous orders from the military during World War II, and afterward automobile production in the United States, Europe, and Japan soared.
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