just read an article were the Federal Highway Adminstration predicted that registration of autos would soar by 1990 to 158.6 million.
1970 - 104.7 mill.
1980 - 134.3 mill.
1990 - 158.6 mill.
they were a little shy ,, but pretty close....interesting...
Year
Population
Drivers
Motor vehicles
Increase in vehicles
% Growth
1960
180
87
74
N/A
N/A
1961
183
89
76
2
+2.72
1962
186
91
79
2
+2.63
1963
188
94
83
3
+3.79
1964
191
95
86
3
+3.61
1965
194
99
90
4
+4.65
1966
196
101
94
4
+4.44
1967
197
103
97
3
+3.19
1968
199
105
101
4
+4.12
1969
201
108
105
4
+3.96
1970
204
112
108
3
+2.85
1971
207
114
113
5
+4.62
1972
209
118
119
6
+5.30
1973
211
122
126
7
+5.88
1974
213
125
130
4
+3.17
1975
215
130
133
3
+2.30
1976
218
134
139
6
+4.51
1977
220
138
142
3
+2.15
1978
222
141
148
6
+4.22
1979
225
143
152
4
+2.70
1980
227
145
156
4
+2.63
1981
230
147
158
2
+1.28
1982
232
150
160
2
+1.26
1983
234
154
164
4
+2.50
1984
236
155
166
2
+1.21
1985
239
157
172
6
+3.61
1986
241
159
176
4
+2.32
1987
243
161
179
3
+1.70
1988
246
163
184
5
+2.79
1989
248
166
187
3
+1.63
1990
248
167
189
2
+1.01
1991
252
169
188
-1
-0.52
1992
255
173
190
2
+1.06
1993
258
173
194
4
+2.10
1994
260
175
198
4
+2.06
1995
263
177
202
4
+2.02
1996
265
180
206
4
+1.98
1997
268
183
208
4
+1.94
1998
270
185
208
0
+/-0
1999
273
187
216
8
+3.84
2000
281
191
218
2
+0.92
2001
281
191
226
8
+3.66
2002
288
195
230
4
+1.76
2003
291
196
231
1
+0.43
All numbers in millions; SOURCE: US Department of Transportation
Thx for posting. I love reading these older articles. A '66 mag I was reading was trashing the '67 cars stating that 66 was a high point in design much like 56 was before it went downhill. Turns out that 57 and 67 were both considered pretty good years in retrospect...
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