HST 485 FINAL QUIZ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10 -- HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW OF THE RECENT AUTO HISTORY PAST?

HST 485
Last Quiz
Dr. Heitmann Name_____________________________________

1. While hippies were quite mobile during the 1960s and early 1970s, one vehicle was the quintessential form of transporting these folks back then. It was _________________________.
2. Most important historically, this act, passed in 1966, marked the emergence of the federal government as a regulatory force that countervailed the power of the Big Three automakers.
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3. Authored in 1965 by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, this book was one of the most important works published in the U.S. during the middle decades of the 20th century.
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4. This Ford and later Chrysler executive was recognized as the father of the Mustang.
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5. This musical group typified the California sound of the early 1960s. Their hits included "Little Deuce Coupe," "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and much more. _____________________________
6. This Duo's hit entitled "Deadman's Curve" proved prophetic for one of its members.
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7. What was the primary cause of Oil Shock I in 1973? _______________________________
8. This author wrote Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line and later appeared in "Roger and Me."
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9. Name one of the two prominent hip hop artists who were killed in drive-by shootings in 1996 and 1997.
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10. Name the 1990 film starting Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon that legitimized the role of women in major a road movie. _________________________________________

Ohio.com - Dump truck ramming plays out like cop reality TV show

Hi folks -- thanks to former student and friend Peter Cajka, I learned of this unforgettable event today. It is also on the Drudge Report! Ohio.com - Dump truck ramming plays out like cop reality TV show

Dramatic video footage released on Sunday from three Stow police cruisers involved in a 52.5-mile chase of a stolen dump truck looks as if it could have come from a cop reality television show.
The stolen dump truck, which police say was driven Saturday by a 17-year-old suspect through the streets of Stow and the highways of three counties, crashed into police cruisers and private vehicles and headed in reverse down a major road while being pursued by police before spinning and totaling a cruiser.
That's before the dump truck got out of Stow and headed down state Route 8 and Interstate 77 through Summit, Stark and Tuscarawas counties, then crashed with a flat tire into a guard rail.
In parts of one cruiser's video, various objects, including two bricks and a tarp, are seen being thrown from the dump truck's window. Police also said a fire extinguisher was thrown out of the truck toward a line of police cars from various departments in pursuit on the highway.
''It's very strange that we get involved in a chase with a dump truck,'' said Stow Police Chief Louis A. Dirker Jr., a 36-year police veteran. ''Those aren't the most agile vehicles around. The guy was so aggressive in trying to get away that he would think nothing of damaging my cruisers and putting my officers at risk.''
A Stow teen has been charged in juvenile court with three counts of felonious assault with a weapon (the truck), a count of willfully fleeing and eluding a police officer, driving with a suspended license, three counts of vandalism (of cars) and a count of receiving stolen property.
''Because of the seriousness of the charges, he could be tried as an adult,'' Dirker said.
More charges are possible from the other police departments where the chase occurred.
It is the Beacon Journal's policy not to name minors charged in juvenile court in most cases.
Juveniles apprehended
Two other juveniles were in the dump truck and jumped out after the crashes with the Stow police cruisers at Fishcreek and Graham roads.
A male and a female were apprehended by police. No charges have been filed against them, Dirker said, and police still are trying to determine their relationship to the driver and their level of participation.
Dirker said three of his department's cruisers were damaged, including one that was totaled. A new cruiser will cost at least $22,000, he said, and the front-end damage to another police vehicle will cost at least $5,000 to fix.
Two Stow police officers were slightly injured during the pursuit. One officer bumped his head on his steering wheel when he was getting out of his cruiser as the dump truck sped backward and rammed his vehicle.
Another officer's leg and back were injured when his cruiser spun around after the dump track crashed into it.
Police also said at least two private citizens were taken to an area hospital, but they believe everyone was treated and released.
Strange aggression
''It's hard to understand what the kid's motivation was,'' Dirker said. ''It's very strange that he acted so aggressively and put us and civilians at risk.''
In a previous interview, the stepfather of the accused teen said the family has been begging for help from the Summit County juvenile justice system, which the young man has been involved with for about three years, mostly on truancy charges.
A resident reported the manual transmission dump truck stolen early Saturday. Later in the morning, the vehicle was spotted near Fishcreek Road.

The pursuit began in a residential neighborhood on Saybrooke Boulevard. The truck then turned north on Fishcreek Road, where a police sports utility vehicle got in front of it. The truck rammed into the back of the SUV and then quickly reversed and rammed into the front of a cruiser, damaging the front of the car.
Drives backward
The truck continued in reverse, south on Fishcreek toward Graham Road. Another cruiser briefly drove backward alongside the dump truck before turning around and positioning itself in between the oncoming truck and private cars waiting at the intersection of Fishcreek and Graham.
The dump truck rammed into the cruiser, spinning it around and totaling it. The truck then struck several private vehicles before going through the intersection, shifting into drive and turning west on Graham Road.
The truck traveled through residential neighborhoods before heading to Route 8 near Hudson Drive and Graham Road, close to a Walmart. Video footage shows the truck barely missing another vehicle going straight through the intersection.
Dirker said several Stow police vehicles stayed in pursuit the whole time. Since the truck could not reach high speeds, the pursuit was considered ''reasonable and under control,'' Dirker said. Stop sticks were used throughout the pursuit, but the tires were most likely too large for them to work, he said.
''If the guy was driving very recklessly in a souped-up car and we couldn't keep up, we might have been forced to call off the pursuit,'' Dirker said.
A roadblock was never considered because they are very dangerous and could result in more injury, Dirker said. Police said the top speed in the pursuit was 74 miles per hour.
Dirker said no shots were fired during the chase.
''We do not shoot at moving vehicles and especially not in a crowded intersection,'' he said.
Stow police were assisted by police from Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Canton and the State Highway Patrol.

The Automobile and Small Town America: Two Views of Temple Street, Hinton, West Virginia, 1927 and 2007

Hi folks -- well, I'm not an urban or rural sociologist, but I do find the photos particularly interesting. the cars change, but the place remains about the same. True, there is now a stop light, a "no left turn," and street lamps are relocated on the other side of the street in the 2007 photo. there also seems to be no people in the later photo. No surprise, perhaps, since many of the shops are closed. many have noted how the vibrancy of small town America is gone. What does that mean in terms of American character, and American distinctiveness and spirit? What does that tell us about changes in perceptions of community over time?

And as Ed Garten has pointed out in an email to me, gone too are the small town car dealers. He stated about his home town of Hinton, " I posted an inquiry relative to my desire to uncover information about the many car dealerships that used to exist there and already I have had two dozen responses from folks who remembered details about every dealership that used to exist in town. Can you believe that this small (and relatively poor) little town had nine new car franchises by 1954? For a town of 4,500 people tops there were dealerships for: Ford/Mercury, Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Nash (and later AMC), Hudson, Willys/Jeep, Chrysler/Plymouth, Dodge, and Studebaker."

Mazda5 Compact Multi-Activity Car 2012

2012 Mazda5 new car price list is starting from $19,990 one of the most stylish sport car exterior with comfortable interior design. Presented at Los Angeles Car Auto Show 2010, Sideways from the innovative sheet metal, the 2012 Mazda5 takes an updated interior car design similar to which of the Mazda3 compact stylish car and a new four-cylinder engine that presents slightly more horsepower. The well-equipped new car 2012 Mazda5 Sport design specification includes 16-inch luxury alloy wheels with 205/55/R16 all-season tires, power mirrors, air conditioning, power windows and door locks, AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo through 6 speakers, audio auxiliary jack, tilt and telescoping steering wheel, remote key-less entry system, one-touch up/down driver’s window, 50/50 split fold-down third row seats and steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls.

The 2012 Mazda5 top-of-the line Grand Touring model from price $24,670, such as the old power plant, 2012 Mazda5 will be offered with a manual or automatic transmission, receiving an extra cog. 2012 Mazda5 adds a power moon roof, xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights, automatic on/off headlights, heated door mirrors, rain-sensing windshield wipers, anti-theft alarm system, driver’s seat lumbar support adjustment, heated front seats, in-dash 6-disc CD changer, leather-trimmed seats and Sirius satellite radio. Operations in Canada are managed by Mazda Canada, Inc., located in Ontario; and in Mexico by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

Mazda5 Compact Multi-Activity Car 2012

2012 Mazda5 new car price list is starting from $19,990 one of the most stylish sport car exterior with comfortable interior design. Presented at Los Angeles Car Auto Show 2010, Sideways from the innovative sheet metal, the 2012 Mazda5 takes an updated interior car design similar to which of the Mazda3 compact stylish car and a new four-cylinder engine that presents slightly more horsepower. The well-equipped new car 2012 Mazda5 Sport design specification includes 16-inch luxury alloy wheels with 205/55/R16 all-season tires, power mirrors, air conditioning, power windows and door locks, AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo through 6 speakers, audio auxiliary jack, tilt and telescoping steering wheel, remote key-less entry system, one-touch up/down driver’s window, 50/50 split fold-down third row seats and steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls.

The 2012 Mazda5 top-of-the line Grand Touring model from price $24,670, such as the old power plant, 2012 Mazda5 will be offered with a manual or automatic transmission, receiving an extra cog. 2012 Mazda5 adds a power moon roof, xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights, automatic on/off headlights, heated door mirrors, rain-sensing windshield wipers, anti-theft alarm system, driver’s seat lumbar support adjustment, heated front seats, in-dash 6-disc CD changer, leather-trimmed seats and Sirius satellite radio. Operations in Canada are managed by Mazda Canada, Inc., located in Ontario; and in Mexico by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

A discography of Riverside Records LP's on sports and racing cars

Hi folks -- just a start!
5018 -- Sounds of Sebring 1960
1173 -- Sounds of Sebring 1960 Stereo
5017 -- Grand Prix Cars at Sebring
1166 -- Grand Prix Cars at Sebring in Stereo
5016 -- Grand Prix of the U.S. 1959
1165 -- Grand Prix of the U.S. 1959 Stereo
5015 -- Sports Cars at Sebring in Hi-Fi
1144 -- Sports Cars at Sebring in Stereo
5014 -- Sounds of Sebring 1959
1146 -- Sounds of Sebring 1959 in Stereo
5013 -- Vintage Sports Cars in Hi-Fi
1115 -- Vintage Sports Cars in Stereo
5012 -- Mercedes-Benz W125, W163
5011 -- Sounds of Sebring 1958
5010 -- Cuban Corners
5008/9 -- Sounds of Sebring 1957
5007 -- The Marquis de Portago
5006 -- Carroll Shelby
5005 -- Phil Hill
5004 -- Stirling Moss
5003 -- Pit Stop
5002 -- Sports Cars in Hi-Fi
5001 -- Sounds of Sebring
1101 -- Sports Cars in Stereo
833 -- Peter Ustinov -- G.P. Gibralter
1127 -- Peter Ustinov -- Stereo
5502 -- Hot Rods and Dragsters in Hi-Fi
1154 -- Hot Rods and Dragsters in Stereo
5503 -- Hot Rods in action
1161 -- Hot Rods in Action in Stereo
5504 -- On the Drag Strip
1184 -- On the Drag Strip in Stereo

Late 1950s in the U.S. -- The Rise of Interest in Sports Cars -- Bill Grauer and Riverside Records

Hi folks -- for some time now I have been reading late 1950s issues of Sports Cars Illustrated in my spare time. There is much to recommend in this periodical, the precursor to Car and Driver. Terrific technical articles abound, including those written by Roger Huntington and Karl Ludwigsen. I am always fascinated with the ads, including those from M.G. Mitten, Vilhelm B. Haan, and AMCO. lately I have been struck with the sheer number of record releases related to sports cars in HiFi and Stereo done by Riverside Records an Bill Grauer. Interestingly, my favorite reord as a teenager in the 1960s was not "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles, but "Vintage Sports Cars in Hi-Fi," that included commentary by David Scott-Moncrieff! Of course, Riverside is known to this day for its great cuts of classic Jazz form the 1950s -- but what do folks know about the recording of races at Sebring, Lemans, and the many other releases that were done during he late 1950s and early 1960s. I have a Dragster release that I picked up at a goodwill a few years ago, but am interested in finding many more of these records and critically listening to them. If you have similar interests, please contact me.

John