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the brief history of automobiles, the guy or gal working out of the garage (women invented the turn signal and windshield wiper) got the better of the world's top car companies.

1. True or false: increased drag helps a car moves faster. 2. How do exotic car designers influence the common carmakers? 3. How do exotic car makers sometimes get publicity for their cars?

The 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France has been held every year since 1923, making it the oldest endurance race in the world. Research the 1959 Le Mans race and discover how the life of one of the winning drivers transformed American car design. Write a four-hundred-word report on the story.

Many exotic cars are planned at the highest levels of the industry, but sometimes they are the startup idea of new and innovative designers.

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