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265 A-B-C of Automobile Driving, The, 148 agriculture, 14 air conditioners, 206 Alden, Fannie, 31–32, 39, 44, 47–48, 88 American System of Manufactures, 23 answering machines, 206, 210 Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), 145 Apple Computer, 176, 183, 184, 198, 202 appliances, 8, 44, 178–79, 203–6, 210. See also interfaces Ashdown, William, 85–87 Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (ALAM), 60, 233n26 Atlantic Monthly, 162 audio recording devices, 180 automobile dealers, 74–84; and Chalmers manual, 77, 79; and chassis demonstration , 80; and Chrysler manual, 81; and competitive sales techniques, 78–79; deal-closing techniques of, 78, 81–82, 84; demonstration rides by, 78, 80–81; for Dodge, 78; and Double Close technique , 82; driver training by, 91–92; and flexibility test, 80; and Ford manual , 77; and isolation room, 81; and rural and urban populations, 76; servicing by, 141–42, 150, 160; and showroom demonstrations, 78–80; training and sales manuals for, 77–82, 84 Automobile Driving Self-taught (Russell), 111, 112 automobile manufacturers, 74; and assemblers, 62; and financing, 82; growth in sales for, 56–57; improvements by, 142; innovations in assembly of, 143; integrity of, 62; and massproduction , 70 automobiles, 7, 9, 19–20, 55–87, 88–119, 120–46, 177–78; accessories for, 134–35, 161–62; and accidents, 64, 85, 91, 106–7, 155; advertisements for, 58–60, 140; and advertisers, 170; advice about, 60–61, 162–70; and annual model changes, 79, 214–15; antique, 144–46; attitudes toward, 56; bridges designed for, 107; capabilities of, 61; choice of, 57; and class and social rank, 72–73; comfort of, 79–80, 117, 175; compassion for, 90; complexity of, 53, 121; consumer demand for, 56, 57; countryside touring with, 61; and danger, 55–56; driver-possessors of, 159–60, 169; driver vs. operator of, 117; durability of, 83, 215; early adopters of, 89; ease of use of, 65, 67, 68, 117, 118–19, 140–41; and family car, 73; and fashion, 86; financing of, 82–83, 86; garage turntables for, 103; gas stations for, 9, 110, 141; and gender, 68–69; home garages for, 73; and horses, 9, 55, 56, 57, 75, 89–90, 98; improvements in, 142; and injury or death, 155; innovation in, 142; interface of, 88, 93; and language, 72–73, 89, 117, 121–22, 126, 156–57, 187, 193–94; learning about, 8, 53–54, 187; licensing requirements for, 92, 107, 242n22; and mountain driving , 163–64; number of owners of, 72, 73, 77, 84, 150, 161–62, 200; operatormechanics of, 150, 159–60; and orphan index Italic page numbers refer to illustrations in the photo gallery 266 Index automobiles (cont.) cars, 66; perceived danger of, 55–56; and personal computers, 184, 185, 187, 189, 190, 193–94, 198, 200, 202; popular songs about, 72–73, 121; publications about, 9, 93; purchase of, 54, 55–85, 74; regulation of, 55–56, 73, 89, 107–8; reliability of, 142, 159; and rightof -way rules, 234; risk from, 8, 88–89, 155; and roads, 61, 107, 108; as sentient , living creature, 121–22; shopping for, 8, 12, 54, 169, 185, 187; and social behavior, 85–87; styling of, 79–80, 86; technical aspects of, 80, 93, 152–53; and technological obsolescence, 214; and trade-ins, 83–84; and trade shows, 74, 76; and traffic school, 107; used, 83–84, 86, 115; utility of, 8, 87 —components and functioning of: air cleaner, 143; all-steel bodies, 142, 143; ammeter, 113–14; and backfiring, 94, 95; battery, 69, 96, 115, 124; brakes, 64, 99, 104, 105–9, 116, 164, 165; carburetor , 94, 136, 138–40, 143, 144, 167; choke, 94; clocks, 210; clutch, 100–101, 103, 104, 109, 152, 153; controls, 88, 89, 94, 119G7–G8; cooling system, 111, 129–30; cylinder carbon buildup, 136–38; dashboard, 79, 113; electrical accessories, 96; engine, 62, 70, 78, 121, 132–33, 152; fuel pump, 144; gasoline gauge, 71, 110–11, 113, 115; gasoline tank, 111; gears, 80, 93, 114, 153, 164–65; gear shifting, 93, 100–104, 154; gearshift lever, 64, 70–71, 117; generator, 96; hand crank, 68, 69, 94, 95–97, 109, 116, 153–54; hand pump, 94; instruments, 110–16; irreversible steering, 99; lights, 79, 96; loose parts, 132, 143; Motometer water temperature gauge, 113; noise of, 66, 67, 68, 132–33, 143; odometer, 114–15; oil gauge, 113, 115; oil pump, 113; owners’ changes and improvements to, 133–40; radiator, 111; radio, 96, 117...

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