... and culture collide. With the broad explosion of automobile production in post-World War II America, the automobile had far-reaching societal and cultural impacts beyond the production lines in Detroit. In short, the massive increase in post-war automobile production fundamentally altered American Society. In post-war America the automobile would take hold and retain its intense grip on ... nation, dishing up a series of increasingly elaborate confections "loaded with extras "; hot fudge, air conditioning, whipped cream, chrome, chopped walnuts, "diamond lustre"" enamel paint with a mara...

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... that few people other than a handful of tinkerers had even set foot in one. In 1903, the year the Ford Motor Company went into business, the city of Detroit fixed a speed limit of eight miles per hour for almost a mile around city hall. Convicted speeders paid $100, which was about two months' wages for an ... a dream that would help out the common man and the entire world. Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm a few miles from Detroit. As a boy Henry was very creative and liked to work with tools. However, he hated doing chores and he always wanted to make things easier to do ...

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