1912: the racers edge

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The automobile became more popular as it gained speed and power and became easier and cheaper to produce. Greater speed led to the development of professional racing and caused more accidents. Henry Ford began mass producing the Model T and sold about 1 million cars in 1920.

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"Show me some muscle."(muscle cars; Special Collector's Issue: Hot for the Road; 100 Years of the Automobile in America)

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American's love affair with cars with powerful engines, known as muscle cars, began in the 1960s with the Pontiac GTO developed by John Z. DeLorean. Ordinary cars were customized with special engine and transmission modifications to make them into drag racers.

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1948: dream machine

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The safety innovations developed by Preston Tucker in his new automobile went no where after he was convicted of securities fraud. The evolution of the pink Cadillac as a status symbol and popularity of drive-in theaters is also profiled.

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