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The TRANSAC S-2000/Philco 210/211 weighed about 2,000 pounds (910 kg). [19] By 1964, eighteen Model 210, eighteen Model 211 and seven Model 212 systems had been sold. [12] After Philco was purchased by Ford Motor Company, the Model 212 was introduced in 1962 [20] and released in 1963. It had 65,535 words of 48-bit memory.
Ford Aerospace was the aerospace and defense division of Ford Motor Company.It was based in Dearborn, Michigan and was active from 1956 (originally as Philco and then Philco Ford) through 1990, when it was sold to the Loral Corporation.
Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) [1] is an American electronics manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia. Philco was a pioneer in battery, radio, and television production. In 1961, the company was purchased by Ford and, from 1966, renamed "Philco-Ford". Ford sold the company to GTE in 1974, and it was purchased by Philips ...
Philco Predicta from the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Predicta model 4654 with “barber pole” stand from the collection of the Museum of the Moving Image, New York The Philco Predicta is a black and white television chassis style, which was made in several cabinet models with 17” or 21” screens by the American ...
Chrysler and Philco announced an all-transistor car radio in the April 28, 1955, edition of the Wall Street Journal. [1] This Philco car radio model was the first tubeless auto set in history to be developed and produced. [2] It was a $150 option for 1956 Chrysler and Imperial cars and hit the showroom floor on October 21, 1955. [3] [4] [5]
The first Model was marked M.B.-50 and was manufactured till 1953 and was marked with a large Brazilian crest. In late 1953, the Model 1953 was introduced. Improvements on the 1953 model were a larger magazine housing and a metal loop riveted to the lower right side of the magazine housing. The loop could then hold the magazine housing together.
The 1984 Paris-Dakar winning Porsche 953 driven by René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne. The Porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally. It was a short lived model, as it was replaced in 1985 by the 959.
The lower level also contains the Denver HO Model Railroad Club's "Denver and Western" operating HO and HOn3 scale model train layout that represent Colorado's rail history in miniature. The Robert W. Richardson Library houses over 10,000 rare historic photographs, along with other reference materials such as timetables, maps, employee records ...