A 1962 Porsche 804. Looks like a F1 racing car doesn't it?
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1959 |
Chrysler offers non-glare rearview mirrors.
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| 1960 |
80% of
U.S.
families have cars.
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| 1961 |
Warranties are extended to at least 12,000 miles/12 months.
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| 1963 |
The first emission controls are mandated, to keep the rising emissions of pollution down ( duh ).
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| 1964 |
All new American cars have front seatbelts standard. Incidentally, crash test dummies were
introduced around this time.
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A 1964 Lincoln Continental.
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| 1966 |
Rear seat belts become standard in the United States.
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| 1968 |
Front shoulder harnesses are required in addition to seatbelts, in America.
All the recent developments in safety devices were evidence of the
growing speeds of cars.
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A 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
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1971 |
Emission controls are on their way up, horsepower is on its way down,
and muscle cars are on their way out.
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| 1973 |
Chevrolets are offered with air bags, but there are few takers.
Remember when no one bothered about seat belts? Hmm..
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| 1974 |
Traffic deaths are reduced by the new
55 m.p.h. speed limit in the United States.
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| 1975 |
U.S. domestic cars install catalytic converters to cut emissions.
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A Chevrolet Corvette.. in the 90s!
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| 1984 |
Chryslers launches the modern minivan.
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| 1986 |
Center-mounted brake lights are mandated.
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| 1999 |
Hey.. 1999 is this year! It doesn't belong to the past... if you wanna know more about cars today, well, you know where to click.
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The Photo Gallery of Cars in the Past! Not to be missed.
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