Overrated events/persons in history?

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

I have not once in my life ever heard a person say that Lambrogini or Bugatti made the best cars on earth.

You must not have be around too many non-car people between the ages of 15-25 too often. I hear that all the time and I'm constantly arguing about it. I hear it a lot at the parts store that I frequent.

Most underrated maker Volvo you can thank many safety features because of Volvo. The three point seat belt was invented by Volvo and they gave the rights away free of charge so every car maker could also have three point seat belts.

Volvo.

Example the Ford Mustang without it there would be no Comaro.

I disagree. The Mustang came first and started the whole "affordable sports car" thing. The Mustang came first and for several years there wasn't even a Camaro until the fifth gen. Mustangs soldiered on and remained popular regardless of whether the camaro was competing or not. Sure, the Camaro vs. Mustang debate is a huge deal in the muscle world. Yes, it's competition keeps the cars alive, but Chevy hasn't the same dedication to the Camaro as Ford has to the Mustang I feel.

The Mustang set the standard and then the Camaro has been trying to meet or exceed it for years.

Originally Posted by Platapus

Just because I am just that kind of pompous annoying type of guy...

The assembly line was used long before Ford.

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It is not surprising that history books written by American's tend to elevate the participation of American's. I am sure that this applies to many countries' history books. I have read some Russian history books that made me shake my head ruefully at times.

Yeah, it is not surprising that I don't get invited to too many parties.

Well, I simply was not aware of that fact. I was always told that Ford was the first mass production assembly line. I never looked into it enough to know any different, but now I know.

Learn something every day.