Automobiles in the 1920s
In the 1920s people lived prosperously in the United States. The people of the 1920s partied, gambled, and built amazing cars. The United States won World War I and was in an economic boom. Most people were wasting money, but some people invested into young industries. One of these was the car industry. Companies such as Ford, Dodge, Rolls Royce, and Duesenberg built new technology for cars and more. Even though cars were being built in the 1890s and early 1900s, it was not until the late teens and early 1920s that cars became widely available and had more improvements which caused them to grow into their own culture.
People use automobiles every day for work or just enjoyment. Some people may already know, but for those who don’t “the automobile is a self propelled, wheeled, steerable vehicle” (Von Dare). Many of these early vehicles consisted of, sedans 4 door vehicles, coupes two door vehicles, and wagons four door vehicles with a hatchback (Von Dare). All cars came standard with a manual transmission and had to be shifted manually with a clutch pedal and shift knob (Von Dare). All vehicles have four things in common, an engine, a chassis, a power train, and a body which protects the driver (Von Dare). Many of the cars bought in the early …show more content…
One of these leaders was the Rolls Royce Phantom I (Cheetham 165). It was built in Springfield, Massachusetts (Cheetham 165). This car was one of the first cars to come standard with left hand drive and a right hand shifter (Cheetham 166). 1,241 of these cars were built, and then production was cut (Cheetham 166). Another one of these leaders was the Duesenberg Model J built in 1929 (Morgan 34). Duesenberg’s goal of building this car was to make it the “biggest, fastest, and most expensive” (Morgan 34). Duesenberg succeeded but was later passed as time went on (Morgan 35). Many companies create cars, but some always do not
In the 1920s people lived prosperously in the United States. The people of the 1920s partied, gambled, and built amazing cars. The United States won World War I and was in an economic boom. Most people were wasting money, but some people invested into young industries. One of these was the car industry. Companies such as Ford, Dodge, Rolls Royce, and Duesenberg built new technology for cars and more. Even though cars were being built in the 1890s and early 1900s, it was not until the late teens and early 1920s that cars became widely available and had more improvements which caused them to grow into their own culture.
People use automobiles every day for work or just enjoyment. Some people may already know, but for those who don’t “the automobile is a self propelled, wheeled, steerable vehicle” (Von Dare). Many of these early vehicles consisted of, sedans 4 door vehicles, coupes two door vehicles, and wagons four door vehicles with a hatchback (Von Dare). All cars came standard with a manual transmission and had to be shifted manually with a clutch pedal and shift knob (Von Dare). All vehicles have four things in common, an engine, a chassis, a power train, and a body which protects the driver (Von Dare). Many of the cars bought in the early …show more content…
One of these leaders was the Rolls Royce Phantom I (Cheetham 165). It was built in Springfield, Massachusetts (Cheetham 165). This car was one of the first cars to come standard with left hand drive and a right hand shifter (Cheetham 166). 1,241 of these cars were built, and then production was cut (Cheetham 166). Another one of these leaders was the Duesenberg Model J built in 1929 (Morgan 34). Duesenberg’s goal of building this car was to make it the “biggest, fastest, and most expensive” (Morgan 34). Duesenberg succeeded but was later passed as time went on (Morgan 35). Many companies create cars, but some always do not