CARS IN THE 1930S

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CARS IN THE 1930S

• By Doniel Frisoli
• And
• Dan Marone

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INTRODUCTION

• For our project we researched cars in the 1930s
  and compared them to present day cars.

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CARS

• The first gas powered car was invented in 1885,
  by Gottlieb Daimler.

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CAR PRICES

• Car prices are a lot more then they used to be in
  the 30s. this car in the 30s cost 317 euros.
  This fancy chevy costs about 50,000 euros today.

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IMPORTANT CAR COMPANIES

• In the 30s some of the most inportant car
  companies were Chrysler and Ford.
• Henry Ford was the first person to mass produce
  cars for sale.

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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD CARS IN THE 30S

• Only approximately 5 of Americans had cars in
  the 30s.

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HOW FAST THEY GO

• The average speed in the 30s is around 90km/h.
• The average speed in the 21st century is about
  200 km/h.

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SIZE OF CARS

• In the 30s the average lenght was 3-4m.
• In the 21st century the average length is 3-5m.
• So there was not much change in the size of cars
  from the 30s to today.

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HORSE POWER

• The average of HP in the 30s was 30hp.
• The average of HP in present is in between
  80-100hp.
• Since the 1930 HP has increased radically.

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SHAPE OF CARS

• In the 30s cars were not very arrow dynamic,
  which made them slower. They were usually just
  straight and box-like.
• Cars today are very arrow dynamic, they have a
  lot of curves and almost no straight lines so
  they can go faster.

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THE FASTEST

• The fastest streetcar today can go up to 400km/h
  and has 1001hp.
• The fastest streetcar in the 30s could only go
  167km/h and had only 56hp.

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FUEL CONSUMPTION

• Cars in the 1930s consumed a lot of gas.
• Cars averagely got 25 miles per gallon.
• Fuel consumption for US automobiles averages 599
  gallons of gasoline per year.

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USES

• Cars are fun to play with.(going fast, crashing
  them, and getting air off jumps.)
• amazing car crash
• If you want cars can also transport you from
  place to place.

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TRANSPORT

• There are lots of different kinds of cars.
• Some are very small. Some very big.
• some are used just for transport.
• A taxi is a kind of car you can use for transport.