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I'm not certain but I would bet that car ownership rates per household and per person were lower in the forties and fifties when some of the music and popular celebration of the car began. Numbers and demographics, in other words, won't tell the whole story about "culture." Cultures are about meanings and significances and can defy metrics. If a kid only drives his mom's car a few miles a week, but dreams of them, or shows of in it, or goes on dates or to parties looking to ... car culture is alive and well. Our development pattern is dependent on these vehicles. I'd expect them to see changed meanings, but still be really significant to millions and still find themselves into songs and films (think Disney's "Cars" franchise).
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
Last edited by California98Civic; 07-08-2013 at 02:07 PM..
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