Not long ago different countries made different cars. This simple automotive fact is best demonstrated in the inexpensive vehicles built to put wheels under the masses. In the United States there was the Model T. Big, uncomplicated and cheap. More like roadable tractors than proper cars. They somehow mirrored the American spirit with their Puritan appearance and blacksmith approach to engineering problems. England had its Austin 7. Small, with quick steering to make it useful on twisting English roads. They were scaled down versions of contemporary big cars—it wouldn’t do to have some clot of a pedestrian think that a proud owner was in command of a toy or a gadget. It spoke volumes about the very nature of the English character—both pro and con. READ MORE ››
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