* First 5 speed: 1948 Lancia Ardea

* First 6 speed: 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stardale

* First 8 speed: 1960 Moskvitch 410/411

* First overdrive: 1934 Chrysler Airflow

* First synchronized transmission: 1929 Cadillac

* First modern cone synchromesh transmission: 1952 Porsche 356

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 The Glasspar G2 was the first all fiberglass sports car body manufactured in the USA. It has a modified V8 with a Jeep Willis chassis. The Glasspar G2 was made from 1950-1953.

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First rear wheel drive car: 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile

First sucessful front wheel drive car: The 1934 Citroen Traction Avant

First full time 4wd system: 1903 Spyker 4WD-hill climb racer

First American 4×4: 1911 Badger-Four Wheel Drive auto company 

*AWD(all wheel drive) is the same thing as full time four wheel drive. AWD is believed to be just a marketing term for certain types of vehicles.*

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  The Honda Prelude was made from 1978-2001. The Prelude in these production years had 5 generations of body styles and drive trains. Some models even had four wheel steering. The S2000 is the successor of the Prelude.

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 A tachometer is a device used to measure engine speed. If your visiting this website and did not know that  you have a long way to go before becoming a true gearhead. The tachometer has been around for nearly 200 years now. A German engineer by the name of  Dietrich Uhlhorn is rumored to be the inventor. He used a tachometer that was driven by centrifugal force on machines around 1817. Since 1840 trains have used tachometers. I would also like to know when the first monster tach with giant shift light was first used.

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