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Did you know... The Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.

Did you know... Little Tikes, red and yellow Cozy Coupe toy car reached 6 million units in sales by its 25th anniversary in 2004 and was called the worlds best-selling car for much of this decade by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus.

Did you know... The first car to use a rear-view mirror was driven by inaugural Indy 500 winner Ray Harroun in 1911 to see the cars catching up behind him.

Did you know... You can instantly cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening and closing the door on the other side five to six times. Or you can call today & book your car to get the A/C fixed with our experts.

Hot Rod Fast Fact - The fastest speed ever reached by a vehicle powered through its wheels is 737.794 km/h (458.444 mi/h), by the turbine-powered Vesco Turbinator, driven by Don Vesco (USA) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on 18 October 2001. Wheel-driven refers to the fact that the power of the engine is directed to the car's wheels, which then power it forwards. Thrust SSC, the car that set the absolute land speed record, was jet-powered, meaning that it was the thrust of the jets that powered it forward - the wheels were 'passive'.

Did you know... That the Nissan Patrol holds the world record after a successful attempt in 2013 saw the car earn the record for Heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car after it was used to haul a 170.91 tonne (376,792 lb) plane at Sharjah Airport, Sharjah, UAE.

Did you know... During a car crash, 40% of drivers never even hit the brakes. Book Your brake inspection with our specialists today. 705-327-1921

Did you know... Famous people who have died in car accidents include Princess Diana (1997), James Dean (1955), Jayne Mansfield (1967), Paul Walker (2013), Jackson Pollock (1956), Grace Kelly (1982), Linda Lovelace (2002), General George Patton (1945), Harry Chapin (1981), and Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes (2002).

Hot Rod Fast Fact - Chevrolet Viewed upside-down, the 348/409 valve cover resembles the letter W. But thats not where the W-Series 348/409 engine got its name. Following this logic, the engine should be known as the M-Series, right? The designation actually stems from the development codes assigned to a trio of experimental engine types, the W, X, and Y. The best engine joined the small-block for use in larger vehicles. I dont have specific details on why the W engine beat out the X and Y, but that is where it got its name.

Did you know... Car crashes cost $518 billion globally and cost individual countries 1-2% of their annual GDP. Just another reason for your brake inspection by our specialists! Call 705-3271921 and book your appointment today!!!

Did you know... The Porsche logo features the colors of the German flag, the name of the city where the company is based (Stuttgart), and also depicts an image of a horse to denote power and speed. The word Stuttgart literally translates into stud farm.

Did you know... Statistics show that there is a 1 in 4 chance that a car accident in the United States involved a cell phone.

Did you know... Mercedes three-point star in its logo represents its mission to make transportation easier on land, on water, and in the air.

Hot Rod Fast Fact: Harold Kite drove a 1949 Lincoln to victory in the 200-mile NASCAR Grand National race on the Daytona beach and road course. Kite, a former tank driver in the Army, took the lead when defending GN champ "Red" Byron pitted on lap 25 to repair gear shift problems. Kite was unchallenged for the remaining 23 laps, taking the checkered flag 53 seconds ahead of Byron's Olds 88.

Did you know... The car company Chevrolet is named after the companys co-founder Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss-born car racer.

Did you know... The record for the most fuel-efficient prototype vehicle is 0.01857 liters of petrol for 100 km (15,212 mpg) and was achieved by PAC-Car II from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland, on the Shell Eco Marathon in the Michelin Technology Centre, Ladoux, France, on 26 June 2005. (Or 3,836 km/l)

Did you know... Quite a few high-end cars are already using technology to be more autonomous. Some features include automatic braking that activates when sensors identify a crash is about to happen, self-adjusting cruise control to keep you from following another car too closely, anti-drifting steering, and self-parking. This is another one that is since a bit outdated, I wont even try and update as the subject has changed greatly since we originally wrote this in 2012.

Hot Rod Fast Fact - Ford Did the mighty 1964 427 Fairlane Thunderbolt Super Stock really have a single exhaust system? Yes. To save weight (versus a dual-exhaust arrangement) while meeting the NHRA mandate for street-legal exhaust systems on stock class entries, Ford had Dearborn Steel Tubing fit each T-Bolt with a solitary 1-inch pipe running under the passenger side of the floorpan. A stock six-cylinder Fairlane straight-through muffler was positioned in the standard location beside the gas tank. In race service, the header caps were unbolted, allowing the 427 high-riser to breathe freely.

Did you know... The Ford GT Is So Strong That During The "Roof Crush" Test, It Broke The Crushing Machine!

Did you know... In 1958, the Sunbeam Rapier Series II was announced, available in hardtop and convertible forms. It was a great improvement over the Series I. Rootes arranged for nine of the new cars to be in Monte Carlo for the press to try at the end of the Monte Carlo Rally (in which Peter Harper came 5th overall in a works-prepared Series I).

Did you know... In 1938, Harvey S. Firestone (89), founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, died in Miami Beach, Florida. At the age of 31, Firestone developed a new way of manufacturing carriage tires and began production with only 12 employees.

Hot Rod Fast Fact: In 1967, the Daytona 24 Hour Race was won by Danny Chris Amon and Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari P4. After having lost in 1966 both at Daytona and at Le Mans to the Fords, the Ferrari Prototypes staged a triumphant 1-2-3 side-by-side parade finish at the banked finish line in 1967. To celebrate the victory over the rival at his home race, Ferrari named its V12-powered road car Ferrari Daytona after the race.

Did you know... The first electric streetlight was installed in Wabash, Indiana. The city paid the Brush Electric Light Company of Cleveland, Ohio, $100 to install a light on the top of the courthouse. A month later the city commissioned four more lights to be installed.

Did you know... Captain Malcolm Campbell established a new World Land Speed Record of 246.09 mph on Verneuk Pan, South Africa driving the 23.9 liter supercharged aero engine powered Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird.

Did you know... The buzz these days over electric cars seems a little funny when you consider the nations first electric car was built more than 100 years ago, in 1893. Using a battery and motor designed by William Still, Frederick B. Featherstonehaugh commissioned the Dixon Carriage Works to build it. The two-person car was capable of about 25 km per hour.

Did you know... In 1941, Henry Ford made a car out of soybeans. True story!

Did you know... Sweden's Volvo made the three-point seat-belt design patent open and available to other car manufacturers for free, in the interest of safety. It saves one life every 6 minutes.

Did you know... A 21 yr old Chinese inventor has come up with a new design for a car that will work on tarmac, sand, ice... and even water, which has a top speed of 62 mph and works like a hovercraft. It has two motors that are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, which has zero carbon emissions! For the competition, they asked designers to come up with an original 'Chinese off-road vehicle' and the Aqua is just that.. Just based on technology that is currently available today.

Did you know... Washington D.C. has the worst traffic in the United States, with commuters waiting 82 hours a year in traffic.

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Did you know... In 2004, Nevada was host to the first-ever DARPA Grand Challenge. This is a competition for driverless cars, and the first year none of the participants completed the course. Since then, Googles self-driving cars have completed over 140,000 miles of road travel, with only two small incidents; one of them caused by human error.

Hot Rod Fast Fact:- Horsepower! Using the actual formula for horsepower (1 HP = power needed to lift 550 lbs. 1 ft. in 1 sec.), the average horse, over a longer period of time, will only produce around .7HP. Currently, a typical compact car will contain a 150HP engine; or the horsepower contained in around 214 horses.

Did you know... Seat Belts Safety became a major focus in automobile manufacturing in 1968. Government standards required car manufacturers to equip front seats with shoulder and lap seat belts and back seats with lap belts. The shoulder and lap belts became standard in front and rear seats over time.

Did you know... Electronic Fuel Injection 1966 was the year of the electronic fuel injection system. This milestone meant better fuel delivery to the car engine and improved engine efficiency and eliminated the need to pump your accelerator or pull a choke knob to get fuel to the engine. The 1967 Volkswagen 1600 was the first car to sport the new technology from Bosch.