| Before the 20th century the horse
provided day to day transportaition in the United States. Trains were used only
for long distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular {{U}}(26) {{/U}} of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely {{U}}(27) {{/U}} the horse as a means f everyday transportation. Americans use their car for {{U}}(28) {{/U}} 90 percent of personal {{U}}(29) {{/U}} Most Americans are able to {{U}}(30) {{/U}} cars. The average price of a {{U}}(31) {{/U}} made car was 2, 050 in 1950, 2, 740 {{U}}(32) {{/U}} 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about {{U}}(33) {{/U}} their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the {{U}}(34) {{/U}} family increased from 1950 to 1975 {{U}}(35) {{/U}} than the price of cars. For this reason {{U}}(36) {{/U}} a new car takes a smaller {{U}}(37) {{/U}} of a family's total earnings today. In 1951 {{U}}(38) {{/U}} it took 8 months of an average family's {{U}}(39) {{/U}} to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car {{U}}(40) {{/U}} 8.3 of a family's annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 {{U}}(41) {{/U}} income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically {{U}}(42) {{/U}} to models from previous years. The {{U}}(43) {{/U}} of the automobile extends throughout the economy {{U}}(44) {{/U}} the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money to {{U}}(45) {{/U}} their cars running than on any other item. |