Carrie Chapman Catt. Carrie Chapman Catt (January 9, 1859 â March 9, 1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920.
Aluminum is lighter than steel. Automakers use it to cut weight, and thereby improve fuel economy and performance, or to add features without making cars and trucks disastrously heavy. The 2004 Audi A8L, which went on sale last month, is the third generation with an aluminum body.
The size and weight of funny cars is regulated very closely. A funny car can have a wheelbase no longer than 125 inches and no shorter than 100 inches. According to the NHRA, a funny car chassis is made of exactly 179 Â¾ feet of 4130 Chromoly tubing and weighs 125 pounds. As of 2010, a typical chassis cost approximately $20,000 and included extra items such as roll cage elements, fuel tanks and parachute-release levers.