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Why did car wheels get smaller over the years?

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The car you show in photo is a Hindustan Ambassador which ceased production in 2014. This is a very old design Wikipedia says “The Ambassador was based on the Morris Oxford series III model, first made by Morris Motors Limited at Cowley, Oxford in the United Kingdom from 1956 to 1959. read more

Simpler and smaller than their nautical counterparts, the steering wheels in the car made their mark during the Paris-Rouen race, when the Panhard model driven by Alfred Vacheron was first recorded using a steering wheel to turn. read more

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