The
period during and after the First World War saw continued development
of the automobile. It was the Roaring Twenties and the Flapper
Era and the automobile could be simple and functional like a Model T
Ford, or exotic like the classic Packards and Cadillacs - or anything
in between.
Some of the features or innovations of this period include:
- vacuum tank fuel systems
- oil and air filters
- windshield wipers - vacuum and electric
- high and low beam headlights
- stop lights
- higher compression engines
- radios and heaters
- synchromesh transmissions
- chrome plating
- balloon tires
- four wheel brakes, hydraulic brakes
- front wheel drive
- boattail speedsters
- suicide doors
- vent windows
- 12 volt electrical system
- rumble seats
- headlights that turn with the steering
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