History of the automobile
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Henry Ford produced eight models in front of the 1908 T - car, and his name became synonymous. These are the models A, B, C, F, K, N, R, and S. These are not special cars, but the public's response to cheap cars (which originally produced fairly expensive cars), soundness Ford's idea - inexpensive, versatile and easy to maintain cars for luxury goods and Change from toy to necessities
By the mid-1920s, American cars won the revolution that Ford started. This country is moving, and the manufacture and sale of automobiles is an important part of the US economy. A closed car is no longer a wealthy wealth. In 1920, most cars were open models, passengers protected the weather through canvas and curtain side curtains. The Essex coach was a simple two-door sedan released by the Hudson Motor Company in 1922, thereby lowering the cost of safe haven driving to the cost of a station wagon. Ten years later, Detroit manufacturers produced closed models almost exclusively
In the 1920s there were Austin, UK, Morris and Singer, Italian Fiat and French Citroen - European great producers. GM's transportation still has a long way to go, but the concept of compact cars represented by Austin Seven and Fiat Topolino (descendants of Ettore Bugatti's small Bébé Peugeot in 1911) will have a huge impact.
By the middle of this century the American industry became international. Ford has assembled Model Ts in the UK since 1911, and General Motors acquired Opel in Vauxhall and Germany in the UK. Chrysler and Hudson also began to gather in other parts of Europe and the world. After the First World War, American cars were established to be strong, reliable, and cheap - established good trade deals - so some countries imposed taxes and tariffs on it. By the early 1930's, these policies disadvantaged large European vehicles and created a new compact car for smaller markets than Austin Seven. Standard Ford is no longer the world's car
From the 1920s to the 1930s, there were numerous technological advances. Independent front suspension, heater and radio became popular accessories in addition to the four wheel brake which was almost fully hydraulically braked in 1936, and the gearbox of synchronized gear made operation easier. In 1916, six-cylinder engines replaced basically four-cylinder engines, so most manufacturers adopted the "straight 8" engine in 1930. An important exception is Ford's famous V-8 in 1932, known for its single casting and brilliant performance.
The history of the automobile industry is comparable to many other industries, but I am particularly interested because it affects the history of the 20th century. The car was born in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, but the United States completely dominated the world industry through the invention of mass production technology in the first half of the 20th century. In the second half of the century, as Western European countries and Japan became major producers and exporters, the situation changed dramatically.
As car history moves to become the most important means of transportation. We have created demand for new fuels. In the 19th century, petroleum, petroleum, coal, natural gas, kampen and kerosene were used as fuel and lamp. However, automobile engines require fuel that requires petroleum as a raw material. When the car goes offline from the assembly line, the refinery can not convert the crude oil to gasoline fast enough. On 6th September 1892, the first petrol tractor made by John Floric of Iowa State was transported to Langford, South Dakota, where it was used for threshing for about 2 months. It is attached to a beam of wood, J. I. I have a vertical single cylinder gasoline engine that drives case threshing machine. Froelich founded Waterloo Gasoline Tractor Engine Company, which was later acquired by John Deere Plow.