In 1959 this Swedish firm became the first to equip its cars with safety belts
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Free Flashcards about FIRSTS - StudyStack  IN 1959 THIS SWEDISH FIRM BECAME THE FIRST TO EQUIP ITS CARS WITH SAFETY BELTS, VOLVO. THE FIRST MOUTHWASH, IT WAS NAMED FOR THE...
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3-point safety belt from Volvo - the most effective ... - Volvo Car Group  To this very day, the safety belt still provides the most effective protection in the ... the Volvo engineer who in 1959 invented the V-type three-point safety belt. ... Engineer Nils Bohlin was born in 1920 in Hrnsand, Sweden. ... Volvo thus became the first car maker in the world to equip its cars with safety belts as standard.
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Seat belt - Wikipedia  A seat belt, also known as a safety belt, is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the .... Their work set the standard for safety belts in Swedish cars and was presented to ... Volvo introduced the first production three-point belt in 1959. ... In NASCAR, the 6-point harness became popular after the death of Dale Earnhardt,...
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Nils Bohlin | Lemelson-MIT Program  In 1959, he became chief of Volvo's Automotive Safety Department. ... At first, the company put the belts in cars designated only for its home market, but by 1963, ... to equip the front seats in passenger cars with three-point lap/shoulder belts. ... he received a medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
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Seat Belt History - Evolution of the Seat Belt  History of Seat Belts in the United States - the evolution of seat belt buckles and the technology automakers use to make our cars safer and reduce death and injuries. ... In 1955, Swedish automaker Volvo was the first manufacturer to offer seat belt systems as standard equipment in its automobiles on a safety first theme.
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Goodyear History | Goodyear Corporate  Goodyear begins selling detachable rims directly to auto manufacturers and licensed ... Goodyear develops first pneumatic rubber airplane tire, which replaces sled runners .... Double Eagle and LifeGuard tires used on some new cars. ..... billion mark in sales, led by the most successful tire in company history, the Tiempo.
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History of tires  This is the first in a series of articles on automobile tires by John Thomson. ... Solid rubber tires were preferred over pneumatic tires because of their ... The first use of pneumatic tires for automobiles was pioneered by the Michelin brothers, Andr ... The bias-belted tire would last 30,000 miles compared to 40,000 for radial...
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The First Car - A History of the Automobile  Several Italians recorded designs for wind driven vehicles. .... Many old news papers tell stories about the trials and failures of these would be ... of the same design were produced in 1896, making it the first production car. ... In 1898 the brothers went their separate ways and the Duryea Motor Wagon Company was closed.
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Our Collection - 1908 - 1913 | Owls Head Transportation Museum  1908 Sears Motor Buggy ... 1908 Stanley Model K ... In 1906, the Coffin nose Stanley was introduced, and this design, seen here, was prominent through 1914.
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You'll Flip, but It Won't - The Washington Post  Apr 24, 2003 ... Serious people, such as auto-safety expert Joan Claybrook, bought them. ... Facing declining market share in Europe and abroad, Volvo decided to loosen up in 1991. ... order by even more alluring models -- the truly hot C70 convertible, ... The Swedish automaker, now a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., has...
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An Encyclopedia of Automotive Emblems - Gear Patrol  Mar 31, 2015 ... While they were selling Singer cars out of their Bamford & Martin shop, they ... cars bore the four-ringed badge, while the individual carmakers used their own logos. ... The significance of the emblem is the B reflecting the Bentley name, .... goal of using their motors to power vehicles on air, land and sea.
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Hyundai Motor Company - Wikipedia  The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned .... In 2004, Hyundai Motor Company had $57.2 billion in sales in South Korea ..... The test vehicle was 1991 MY Scoupe FFV.
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History of the Elevator - Elevators & Escalators - MITSUBISHI ...  The origin of the hoist is very old, and pulley and winch systems have been in use since ... and inventor Archimedes invented a hoist device with rope and pulley, whereby a hoist ... He installed a rope-break safety device called the safety brake (the ... it became feasible to lift cars up high-rise buildings with dozens of floors.
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Waynes Garage :: Volvo Service and Repair - Eugene and Springfield  ... Latin was incorporated in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF, the Swedish ball bearing manufacturer. ... In 1926 they decided to start construction of a Swedish car along with Gustaf ... to withstand the rigors of Sweden's rough roads and cold temperatures. ... After WWII Volvo unveiled one of its biggest successes, the PV444.
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Nils Bohlin - Wikipedia  Nils Ivar Bohlin (July 17, 1920  September 26, 2002) was a Swedish inventor who invented the three-point safety belt while working at Volvo. Born in...
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Moving Assembly Line at Ford - Oct 07, 1913 - HISTORY.com  For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park, Michigan automobile factory is run ... technique was 19th-century meat-packing plants in Chicago and Cincinnati, ... Ford Motor Company innovated new assembly line techniques and in early 1913 ... Instead of each worker assembling his own magneto, the assembly was...
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The evolution of assembly lines: A brief history | Robohub  Apr 24, 2014 ... It has shaped the industrial world so strongly that businesses that did not ... Olds' assembly line method was the first to be used in the ... General Motors installed its own robotic arm to assist in the assembly line in 1961. ... It is being offered to universities as a research platform, similar to Baxter, but mobile.
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Volvo Service Encinitas | Charlies Foreign Car - Auto Repair in ...  AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and ... was incorporated in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF, a Swedish ball bearing ... could withstand the rigors of Sweden's rough roads and cold temperatures. ... Volvo enthusiasts love knowing that their Volvos are safe, reliable, well designed,...
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Swedish Car Brands Names - List And Logos Of Sweden Cars  Feb 25, 2015 ... These Swedish car brands are responsible for bringing Sweden cars into an international market. ... the fastest world-class super car and introduced its first vehicle in 2002. ... Headquartered in Gothenburg, AB Volvo is a multinational ... automobiles nowadays and the current most famous models of the...
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Hydra-Matic History: GM's First Automatic Transmission - Page 3 of 4 ...  May 29, 2010 ... The development and early history of GM's pioneering Hydra-Matic ... of $57  actually $19 less than the 1939 price of the Automatic Safety Transmission. ... Hydra-Matic also made driving accessible to a whole range of disabled .... and have dreadful visibility), but also allowed the installation of full dual...