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There is a collector's market for hood ornaments and car mascots. [49] [50] [51] [self-published source] One of the most sought-after is the Nash Petty Hood Ornament, with one of the most largest followers of all hood ornament collectors. [52] To satisfy collectors, reproduction castings of the "Flying Lady" are being made from the original ...
The Adonis hood ornament was briefly used in the late 1920s. [ 2 ] In the 1920s, Packard exported more cars than any other in its price class, and in 1930, sold almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over US$2,000 (equivalent to $36,478 in 2023) [ 19 ] . [ 20 ]
1930 – The Great Depression in the United States continues to worsen, reaching a nadir in early 1933. 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code becomes set of industry censorship guidelines governing production of the vast majority of United States motion pictures released by major studios; is effective for 38 years
LaSalle was an American brand of luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed, as a separate brand, by General Motors' Cadillac division from 1927 through 1940. Alfred P. Sloan, GM's Chairman of the Board, developed the concept for four new GM marques - LaSalle, Marquette, Viking and Pontiac - paired with already established brands to fill price gaps he perceived in the General Motors product ...
This article details the official symbols in use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States. The Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the symbol of the FBI. It is used by the FBI to represent the organization and to authenticate certain documents that it issues.
The Cadillac hood ornament made its appearance as an extra cost option of US$12 ($210 in 2023 dollars [4])for the "Herald" ,"Heron" or "Goddess", while a heater for occupants was US$32 ($561 in 2023 dollars [4]) and a rear folding trunk rack was US$25 ($439 in 2023 dollars [4]). [1]
During in the 1930s, animated cartoon short films like Donald Duck, Betty Boop, Popeye, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The new soundtrack and photographic technologies prompted many films to be made or re-made, such as the 1934 version of Cleopatra , using lush art deco sets, which won an Academy Award (see films 1930–1939 in Academy Award ...
Additionally, there were 4×2, civilian-based variants built either as Canadian "Modified Conventional Pattern" or "Canadian Military Pattern trucks," called the D15 (15cwt, or 3 ⁄ 4-ton – engineering code T-222), and the D60S and D60L (60cwt, or 3-ton, engineering code T-110, with a short 136 in (3,500 mm) or long 160 in (4.1 m) wheelbase ...