12/07/2015

Things You Might Not Know About Cars And Driving 4

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In South Africa it is legal to attach flamethrowers to the bottom of your car in order to ward off car jackers

In South Africa it is legal to attach flamethrowers to the bottom of your car in order to ward off car jackers
Source: wikipedia, Image: Bala Sivakumar via Flickr
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During the 1978 Formula One, there was a so called "fan car" competing. It had fans on the underside that created a vacuum and sucked the car to the road. It was disqualified shortly thereafter

During the 1978 Formula One, there was a so called
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The Cozy Coupe toy car by Little Tikes was named the "best selling car of the decade" in 1998. It outsold both the Honda Accord and the Ford Taurus

Source: nytimes, Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr
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The Honda Prelude was the first mass produced car to have a mechanical 4-wheel steering system. It's first year it even beat its Porsche and Ferrari contenders in the slalom test

The Honda Prelude was the first mass produced car to have a mechanical 4-wheel steering system. It's first year it even beat its Porsche and Ferrari contenders in the slalom test
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Lincoln Town cars are the last US luxury car to use body-on-frame construction rather than a unibody frame. This allows for the vehicle to easily be lengthened and is also why almost every limousine is a Lincoln Town Car.

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