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A Small History Behind A Big Car

Everyone out there loves a muscle car. From the roar of that huge engine to the flames on the hood it is hard to resist looking when you hear one rumbling down the road. But most people don’t really know the history behind the “muscle car” like who created the first one and when were they introduced on the market?

Almost every historian and car buff credits Pontiac with the first “muscle car” on the market which was a variation on the Tempest the 1964 GTO. This first muscle car offered a huge V8 engine that boasted 389 cubic inches and a floorshift manual transmission instead of on the column. With a newer sleek look and trim inside and out that was to die for who could resist the car that was born that year. These cars sold like hotcakes even though Pontiac was in direct violation of a General Motors policy on the size of the engines that are placed in their vehicles. It didn’t matter the muscle car was born and everyone rushed to get in on the action.

These muscle cars had great performance that was fit for the street or the races and allowed them to completely dominate every race that they were placed in. It wasn’t long before other auto companies wanted a piece of the action and more styles of muscle cars were born. While some of these other muscle cars bragged about bigger engines and more options the youth market in America didn’t care. The muscle car was all the rage because they embodied rebellion style and “coolness”. But with every era comes an end and in the later 1960′s there was an uprising about the prices and weights of these muscle cars which prompted the auto manufacturers to create a “budget muscle car” which carried names like the “Road Runner”.

Though they were wildly popular the muscle car didn’t quite sell as many as their manufacturers would have liked but their rise in popularity has not been matched since. No other type of car in history has been able to create such an air of personality as the muscle car has. But toward the mid 1970′s these smaller budget muscle cars once again got a boost. The competition in the auto industry was heating up once more and the muscle cars produced during this time boasted some of the biggest engines ever thought of like the 450 big block. Although this created yet another spike in sales and popularity concerns about the safety of these cars gave way to more protests and problems. With some of the other industries like the insurance agencies protesting the larger muscle cars and refusing to insure them the sales of these powerful icons plummeted. Then another crushing blow to the muscle car the oil problems that plagued the world in the late 70′s and early 80′s ended the muscle car altogether and auto manufacturers removed them completely from the market.

But even today the muscle car is still sought after by car buffs collectors motorheads and rebels in general. They are sought out fixed up and rumbling down the road in every town across the United States and even all over the world. No matter how old or young you are the muscle car still holds unquestionable bragging rights as well as an instant pass to “coolness”.

About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Shane Morgay is a 34yearold native of Ohio. She love cars and knows detailed information about them. She has a collection of miniature car collectibles and would love to have these collectibles become real ones. She works for a car part supplier most days of the week.

Some Of The Important Accessories Of A Car

A car accessory is something that will adorn your car further adding on some style. It helps you customize your car according to your taste. There are accessories that will embellish your car and there are some accessories that times act as a necessity along with style. Often a car accessory turns to be pricy. The cheapest among them is the car stickers and the funny bobble heads that are always the youngsters taste and the expensive accessories blacklight neon headlights CD player or even a DVD player.

Car music systems Every one would love to hear some music while driving. It is very important that the sound should not be distorted when the car is moving. Usually car audio sound effect is different from what we hear at home. The distortion can be removed by adding up some accessory that supports the audio system. Here is the price range of the car audio system that will l help you get some idea about its market price.

Price Range:

The car audio systems are starts from Rs.2 000 Rs.1 00000.
Car speakers are available from Rs. 1000 onwards.
Amplifiers are available from Rs.1 000 onwards
Woofers are available from Rs.1 000 onwards.

Some time more than adorning the car an car accessory becomes a necessity. For instance:

Car Seat covers they are a good investment as they give your car a new look again as well as protect the original seats. The car upholstery helps you protect your car from pets kids and some times even the mechanics. You can have the variety of designers car seat covers that starts from Rs.750/ onwards.

Car Perfumes: They make your car smell fresh and pleasant remove all the odor from the car and is available between Rs. 200 Rs.10 000.
Steering Wheel Covers: It helps protecting the steering wheel cover protects and gives good grip that will allow the comfortable use of and is available from Rs. 500 onwards

Wheel Cups: The wheel covers guards the car in all weather and starts from the price range of Rs 1000 onwards.

Car Covers: A very useful cover that will safeguard your car body from rain dust and the sun bird dropping. If you have an open car parking then you should consider having a car cover which is easily available from Rs. 500Rs.4 000 and vary with your car model

Carpets/Rubber Mats: one of the very import accessories of a car. Car mats will help from all of the mud tar dirt falling on the car floor. Before making your purchase ensutre that these mats or carpets are easy to remove and washable. These come in the range Rs. 500 onwards.

Another pricey yet sometimes essential car accessory is an in dash GPS global positioning system. A GPS assists many drivers get to and from various locations. It is kind of like an onboardautomated map. A GPS system starts from Rs.24 000.
It is not necessary that you opt for the entire accessory that is available in market. Take your time and look for the one that is best and required for your car.

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Save Gas Money With Hydrogen Technology

Exxon Mobile just posted record profits. They beat their own record and also the highest quarterly net profits ever in the United States history. While they are raking in the cash the everyday soul is challenged with making ends meet.With gas prices rising and oil prices following suit you may be looking for a way to improve gas mileage. As technology changes there are options available to choose from.

Currently hybrid technology is becoming one of the hot topics in fuel economy. Hybrid vehicles which use gas and battery power to run an auto is currently popular but it is also has high upfront costs ranging from 20000 and up. some other technologies that are not yet on market are completely battery powered vehicles which will go an average of 40 miles on a 80 cent charge. While the battery car is not out and the hybrid vehicle may be out of your league there may be other options.

Another option that is available is a hydrogen gas saver. This is a system you can use to modify your car to save gas with water. Now this may sound odd but water has energy in it and the energy of water combined with Hydrogen has been shown to improve gas mileage in autos.

A hydrogen gas saver when used to modify your car to save gas with water does not mean that your car will run completely with water it uses water and gas in a hybrid technology all of it’s own. A converter is used to take water and a salt and convert the energy in the water into combustible energy in this case for a vehicle.

Basically a hydrogen gas saver is a set of little devices that use a little electricity out of your car’s battery to separate water into a gas called HHO 2 Hydrogen 1 Oxygen. The electrolytes separate the atoms of water H2O into HHO also called Brown’s Gas or Hydroxy. While the molecules are separate they are a low form of energy. However when recombined the energy created by the recombination is very powerful. This power burns clean and provides combustible energy while the end product is just water.

The result is Hydrogen energy with water as a by product. The water exhaust can go back into the atmosphere and does not cause environmental damage.

The HHO gas is typically supplied to the auto’s intake manifold or carburetor just like gasoline would be. The power it needed to create the HHO comes from the car battery. The cost for a set up like this runs for under 200 dollars and when compared to gas savings studies show that a return on investment can be reached in about 2 months.

As technology changes we will see many improvements and advancements in alternative fuel technology. The country and world continues to look for ways to lower our dependence on fossil fuel and hydrogen technology may be a way to continue to provide automotive energy while minimizing the kind of environmental damage we are seeing today with conventional gasoline technology.

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