Facts on Automobiles of the 1920's
- Did you know that the automobile was the most popular product in the 1920's
- Back in 1920's only cost about $264 in 1924
- By 1929 there was a car for every five Americans
- Did you know the model T was originally supposed to be a car for farmers which would help them move there crops.
- By the mid-1920s, over 100,000 gas stations were in America.
- Did you know the number of active automobile manufacturers dropped from 253 in 1908 to only
44 in 1929
- Modern fast food joints/drive thru's came to be because of cars during this time.
- Cars for the first time ever in the 1920's had mechanical brakes on all four wheels.
- In 1921 the first Federal Highway Act was passed. This act helped the building of roads and made improvements in navigating them.
- Did you know some modern enhancements for cars originated in the 1920's for example, front wheel drive, four wheel drive, electric powered cars, and even hybrid fuel/electric cars.