Ford Mondeo

Once a year Hot Rod magazine hosts a Top Speed Challenge in Ohio in which they have loads of street legal cars competing to go the fastest in the standing mile. The Death Proof Camaro, Geezer II Firebird, and the DIYAutoTune 240sx are Three of the most dangerous cars competing in the Top Speed Challenge. Each one of these cars are capable of going over 200 miles an hour during a pass. At the event there is 20 different classes based on engine size, brand, and configuration. The Death proof…

model of Springfield Massachusetts in 1893. Frank Duryea made a more improved version of the car and was then noticed more in 1895 after he won multiple races, one of them had a prize of $2,000 for who ever wins. Though most people know that Henry Ford was most known and noticed for his invention of a car in America, but he wasn’t the one who made the first american automobile. That credit goes to the Duryea brothers, Frank and Charles. Who built their first car in a workshop. Frank Duryea won…

Ford Motor Company Introduces the Maverick The Maverick: Ford's Big Idea for a Little Car A loose definition for the term maverick is an independent thinker that blazes their own trail. In 1971, Ford launched their version of a small car with a large engine bay that proudly wore the descriptive moniker. Smaller in statue when compared to the large Ford's of the past they considered it a compact midsize car. Intended as a comfortable four passenger vehicle capable of holding V8 power, it would…

On 28 May 1937, Volkswagen (VW) was founded by the National Socialist Party of Germany. The meaning of Volkswagen is German for “people’s car.” Volkswagen’s goal was to mass produce an inexpensive vehicle for the people. This car would be known as the Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle also known as the Bug in the United States, is the longest running and best-selling single design in history with over 21,000,000 vehicles sold from 1938 to 2003. The Beetle was manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the…

The Remix of Jack and the Beanstalk by DeMarco Cooley Once upon a time, in a mountain village lived a boy named Jack. He lived with his mother and a cow named Milky-White. They lived on the milk from the cow. They carried the milk to the market day to sell it. One day Milky White was not able to give milk. So, Jack's mother told him to take cow town and sell it, Jack concurred. Jack took the cow’s halter in his hand, starts heading for the market. He didn’t get far and he met an old man…

James A. Garfield James A. Garfield grew up on a farm in Cuyahoga County in Ohio. He was the youngest of three children. At the age of two, his father, Abram Garfield died unexpectedly. Because of his young age, he barely knew of him. Shortly after his father died, he began to help his mother, Eliza Garfield, around the family farm until he turned 16. After his 16th birthday, Garfield decided to run away to help work on and build canal boats that traveled between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.…

Case 1: Highway Safety Improvements David Weber wanted to install some new signal that were known to reduce accidents. There was only $50 000 at his disposal that afforded him to implement them at only one intersection. David was faced with a challenge of having to choose between two intersections, a rural and an urban intersection. This case can be argued from an act utilitarian perspective using cost-benefit analysis that the course of action that produces the greatest benefit relative to cost…

In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, names serve as an important characterization tool, giving further insight into the novel. Names such as the Bokanovsky’s Process, Ford, and Bernard Marx, show the values and reasons for efficiency and stability in the society of Brave New World. Huxley’s apt use of allusion to modern leaders, ideas, and industry enhances understanding of the story. Bokanovsky’s Process is a way to create “standard men and women; in uniform batches”, used as a “major…

The Ford Mustang has been an American icon since Ford introduced it as a 2-seat concept car at the world's fair, built on the compact Ford Falcon platform in 1962. The car evolved into a 4-seater and was officially released partway through 1964 as a 1965 model. Ford’s intention with the Mustang was to fill a gap between the average commuter car and the Corvette. The Mustang inspired a new class of cars referred to as “pony cars.” Pony cars were affordable compact cars with sporty styling and an…

Cyrus McCormick invented another significant agricultural invention that revolutionized farming, the mechanical reaper. He invented the reaper so it would cut the grain. It came in handy because before this, people would have to do it by hand and it took several hours. He spent all of his time in his father's workshop trying to figure out stuff to do A lot of other people tried to invent the reaper and they kept failing and couldn't figure it out. In 1832 Cyrus tried to make the reaper himself.…