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Milestone Car'S Worksheet With Answers - Lesson 1 Spirit Of Competition, The Simeone Foundation Auto Museum

Milestone Car’s Worksheet

Answer Key

1. What does the theme, “Spirit of Competition” mean?

It is becoming better at

something as a result of competition,

2. How does this theme work with sports racing cars? Competition/racing helped speed car

development

3. Why is it important to learn about the automobile? Automobiles helped create the

mobile society that we have today.

4. Why are these four cars important to learn about?

These cars represent important

milestones in automotive engineering and design that still effect automobiles today

5. How are the 1906 Renault Grand Prix cars related to the 1907 Renault 35/45 Runabout?

The 1907 Renault 35/45’s were smaller replicas of the 1906 Renault Grand Prix

Cars, the best sportscar of that time.

6. What significant feature helped a 1906 Renault win the French Grand Prix?

The

1906 Renault Grand Prix Cars had detachable wheel rims, reducing the time needed to

change tires.

7. Why are the 1907 Renault 35/45 Runabouts important?

They represent early

sportscars as street legal and more manageable versions of difficult track race cars

8. What major race did a 1907 Renault Runabout win? 1907 Morris Park 24 Hour Race

9. Why is the 1921 Duesenberg 183 grand Prix Car significant?

It represents a

milestone in American racing history both historically and technically, the first

international win for the United States. The next international win coming in 1967.

Hydraulic brakes giving it a great advantage over its rivals.

10. What major race did a Duesenberg win in 1921?

1921 French Grand Prix

11. What feature provided the greatest advantage to the Duesenberg team in 1921?

The hydraulic brakes allowed the Duesenberg cars to stop much faster than their

rivals.

12. What makes the significant features used by the 1921 Duesenberg 183 Grand Prix Car

important to learn about today?

Hydraulic brakes became industry standard and are

Milestone Car'S Worksheet With Answers - Lesson 1 Spirit Of Competition, The Simeone Foundation Auto Museum