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Every Wednesday, YNN’s Ed Keiner helps drivers get to know their vehicle better by providing tips on how to understand and correct your car’s mechanical problems -from changing your flat tire to jumping your car’s battery, Keiner proves to be Your Driver’s Ed. Our National Automotive Correspondent, Lauren Fix, shares information on the latest vehicles and safety information in The Car Coach Mondays on YNN.



01/11/2012 10:54 AM

The Car Coach: A look at the history of gas pumps

By: Lauren Fix

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The world of transportation has changed a great deal in the last 100 years.

In the year 1900, there were only about 4,000 cars on the road and gasoline was only sold in hardware stores, often out of barrels.

By 1935, the new demand for gasoline led to a landscape dotted with 200,000 pumps of different styles. The new filling stations gave drivers the chance to pull off to the side of the road and refuel safely away from traffic. The new style of fueling station quickly became the standard.

To take a look at classic pumps, click the video above.