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Milestone Car'S Worksheet With Answers - Lesson 1 Spirit Of Competition, The Simeone Foundation Auto Museum Page 2

still used today. Other features like overhead camshafts and overhead valves are features

still used today as well.

13. How does the 1936 Bugatti Tanks most significant feature relate to modern cars on the

road today?

Completely enveloped or cover bodies are what cars use today. This car

represents the earliest example where aerodynamics bacame a major part of the design.

14. What makes the 1967 Ford GT40 Mark IVs among the most important American made

cars in history?

It has many innovative features (Monocoque/unitized chassis,

honeycombing, aerodynamic body) and it was the last American made car with American

drivers to win an overall at the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was a technological acheivment

for Ford Motor Company

15. What made the Mark IVs successful? Technical innovation and reliability

16. How does the technology used in the Mark IVs relate to modern cars?

Its chassis

helped develop modern unitized car chassis. Its engine, breaking, cooling, and safety

features were important developments as well.

17. Give five examples of how the automobile has effected modern life.

Travel, housing, food, shopping, shipping, attitudes, culture, leisure time,

spending, sports, communication, safety, industry, manufacturing, developing the world,

many acceptable answers

18. Provide three examples of racing technologies that helped develop production street cars.

Safety (seatbelts, crumple zones, fire suites), brakes, hydraulics, aerodynamics,

tires, rubber, reliability, design refinement, suspension, lighting (head lights),

construction methods (unitized, monocoque, frames, etc.), materials (aluminum, titanium,

carbon fiber, plastics, etc.). Many acceptable answers

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