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YEAR |
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1940 |
Walter Chrysler Dies |
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Sealed beam headlights |
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1941 |
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1942 |
Civilian car production halts
for World War II |
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Gas
rationing begins |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
Passenger car production resumes
- July |
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Gas
rationing ends - August |
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1946 |
Bendix builds power steering for
trucks |
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1947 |
Henry Ford dies at 83 |
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1948 |
Cadillac & Oldsmobile introduce
high-compression V-8s |
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Jeep wagon (first sport utility
vehicle?) and Jeepster
convertible offered |
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Daimler introduced electric
windows in cars |
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1949 |
First car to start by turning
the key only - Chrysler |
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