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What ‘Super Luxury’ Looked like in 1950

October 8, 2014 By Nadeem Muaddi

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Speaking of super luxury car interiors, check out this 1955 Daimler DK400 coupé featured in the August 1956 issue of Popular Science magazine. … [Read more...] about What ‘Super Luxury’ Looked like in 1950

Flashback: When Child Seats Weren’t Safe

July 24, 2014 By Nadeem Muaddi

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These days, parents who don't strap their children into safety car seats can be fined or even jailed. However, that wasn't always the case — especially in the 1930's when child safety seats were first being developed and quite dangerous. … [Read more...] about Flashback: When Child Seats Weren’t Safe

Flashback: Before the Mercedes Airscarf

December 8, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

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With much of the United States laying under a thick blanket of snow and ice, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back at a piece of technology that pre-dates the highly coveted Mercedes-Benz Airscarf – the luxury automaker's neck-leveling heat system that functions like an invisible scarf. … [Read more...] about Flashback: Before the Mercedes Airscarf

The President’s Transparent Convertible

August 31, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

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Here's something you don't see every day. The above article, which appeared in a February 1968 issue of Popular Science magazine, features former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's Lincoln Continental – which was equipped with a transparent convertible top. … [Read more...] about The President’s Transparent Convertible

Flashback: First Automobile Safety Belt

July 30, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

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Believe it or not, seat belt's weren't always standard in cars. In fact, for a long time they didn't even exist – which is what makes this magazine clipping about the introduction of the safety device all the more interesting. … [Read more...] about Flashback: First Automobile Safety Belt

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