Things You Never Knew About Your Car

I heard a fleeting fun fact on TV the other day. The first cars did not have steering wheels. That got me thinking about the auto. So here's a DYK

• The first cars were steered with levers. No wheel.
• The first stop light was installed in Cleveland, OH in 1914.
• Prior to the 1920's, cars didn't have gas gauges.
• The average American will spend two weeks at red lights during their lifetime.
• Old cars are the world's most recycled product.
• The pitch of most car horns is F.
• Henry Ford once said, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.” His first Model Ts, however, did not come in black. They were grey, green, blue, and red.
• Ford also sold scrap wood that turned into charcoal from processing on the assembly line. Ever hear of Ford's charcoal? How about Kingsford? Named for Ford's relative who selected the new site of the new charcoal plant.