10 Millionth Catalytic Converter Built by AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors, 1976
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Fighting air pollution required changes in car design and gasoline. General Motors developed the first practical catalytic converter, which turned automobile exhaust into less-harmful gases, in response to the Clean Air Act of 1970. Beginning in 1975, federal regulations required catalytic converters and phasing-out of leaded gasoline, which interfered with the converters' operation.
Fighting air pollution required changes in car design and gasoline. General Motors developed the first practical catalytic converter, which turned automobile exhaust into less-harmful gases, in response to the Clean Air Act of 1970. Beginning in 1975, federal regulations required catalytic converters and phasing-out of leaded gasoline, which interfered with the converters' operation.
Artifact
Catalytic converter
Date Made
14 July 1976
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.113.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of AC Rochester Division of General Motors.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 23 in
Depth: 10.5 in
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