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Facts of the 1940's
1940 The department of wartime came up with a one-quarter ton
four wheel drive military vehicle called the Jeep. WWII caused the
conversion of many U.S. automobile branch plants, to military
production. Chrysler introduced a safety rim wheel that kept the
tire on the rim in case of a blowout. Chrysler offered two-speed
electric windshield wipers.
1948
Goodrich introduced tubeless tires.
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