... average cost of the car itself, it seems clear that "Motor Town became something of a soda jerk to the 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 maraschino cherry on top. "As Detroit began to accessorize, option lists just kept growing. There were ... implications on the fundamentals of American society and culture. This trend directly influenced society through its emergence as an American obsession, the transformation the nuclear fami...

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... poorly trained and thus affect test results and the assertions by dealers and mechanics that over one thousand cars have falsely failed the test for mysterious, unknown reasons. With such hot debates circling through newspapers like the Rocky Mountain News on an almost daily basis, Envirotest has been confronted by a virtual public relations nightmare while trying to work out its problems ... ...

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... top of the pass the roads were icy but our Dunlop winter tires did the trick. We got through onto the Italian side. Here there was no blizzard only a steaming hot sun. There were still snowdrifts lining the edge of the road. As we drove on we saw a car which had broken down, and could not get onto the side of ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School