This Date in Automotive History: 55 Became the Law–and Then We Came to our Senses!
For hot rodders, race enthusiasts, and lovers of all things fast, January 2, 1974 was another date that lives in infamy. With just a few pen strokes, then-President Richard Nixon killed what was left of the groovy, early-1970s New Year’s buzz by signing the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act into law. Suddenly, 55 miles-per-hour was
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