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Tucker #1052 was a test chassis used at the factory for testing automatic transmission designs. The car consisted of only the chassis, driveline, suspension, dashboard, and seats. The car was completed in 2015 by Tucker enthusiast John Schuler using parts he collected over many years, along with front sheetmetal sourced from Tucker #1018.
Dodge Coronet. Years produced: 1949-1976 Original starting price: $1,945 None of Dodge's other muscle cars matched the sales of this beast. A family sedan and wagon regularly packaged with brawny ...
Tailfins gave a Space Age look to cars, and along with extensive use of chrome became commonplace by the end of the decade. 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing ...
All new cars were black; as Ford wrote in his autobiography, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." [24] Until the development of the assembly line, which mandated black because of its quicker drying time, Model Ts were available in other colors, including red. The design was fervently promoted and ...
American automobile industry in the 1950s. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, one of the most iconic autos of the era [ 1] The 1950s were pivotal for the American automobile industry. The post-World War II era brought a wide range of new technologies to the automobile consumer, and a host of problems for the independent automobile manufacturers.
Name Introd. Discont. Platforms Gen. Information / notes Runabout / Tonneau [n1 1] 1902 1908 9 The first automobile produced by Cadillac: Model D: 1905 1905 1 Model Thirty: 1909 1911 1 V8 Type 51: 1915 1923 1 Full-size luxury car: Type V-63: 1924 1930 C-body: 1 Full-size luxury car: V-16: 1930 1940 D-body: 2 Full-size luxury sedan, coupe ...
Dodge was born in Niles, Michigan, where his father ran a foundry and machine shop.John and his younger brother, Horace, were inseparable as children and as adults.The origins of the Dodge family was earlier thought to lie in Stockport, England, where a Dodge ancestral home still stands (Halliday Hill Farmhouse in Listed buildings in Stockport), however recent DNA testing conducted by the ...
This 1958 Ford Nucleon is among 100 concept car images that Ford Motor Co. just added to its online archive site. Images are now available to the public for free downloading. 1961 Gyron ...