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In 1975, GMC introduced a Dragfoiler roof spoiler as an option. [4] In an option that became standard a year later, in 1979, GMC and Chevrolet offered the SS (Special Series) package. [ 4 ] Featuring a (much) larger radiator grille, improvements to exterior and interior trim, the SS package was meant to market the Astro/Titan towards owner ...
A831 1963–1966: 1963 Chrysler Turbine Cars (50) 130 hp (97 kW), 425 lbf·ft (576 N·m) Much less lag; 50 cars + 5 prototypes. All but nine were destroyed. Surviving examples, location and operational status [9] #991211 - National Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri – Active #991225 - Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, Michigan ...
The Chrysler turbine engine program that produced the Turbine Car began during the late 1930s and created prototypes that completed long-distance trips in the 1950s and early 1960s. The A-831 engines that powered the Ghia-designed Turbine Car could operate on many fuels, required less maintenance, and lasted longer than conventional piston engines.
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The Cadillac Eldorado models featured fender skirts from 1971 through 1974. Starting in 1977, only the Pontiac Bonneville retained the use of fender skirts on General Motors' downsized cars. In 1980, the Oldsmobile returned the fender skirts to its 98 model. By 1985, fender skirts disappeared from all standard General Motors cars.
[18]: 369 Instead, GM moved away from passenger cars with GT-309 (1964), which was designed for heavy-duty applications, as demonstrated by its use in the Chevrolet Turbo Titan III truck and Turbo-Cruiser II/III buses; for this updated engine, the gasifier turbine and compressor were designed to operate at 35,700 RPM, generating 280 hp (210 kW ...
The Chrysler Valiant was a full-size car which was sold by Chrysler Australia between 1962 and 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the United States, from the second generation launched in 1963, the Valiant was fully manufactured in Australia.
The museum has 165,000 square feet (1.53 ha) of exhibit space, [1] and contains a 350-car gallery showing cars notable for their speed, technology and design, as well as their importance to car culture. The building also contains gift shops, restoration shops, lecture halls, galleries, a banquet room, and a café. The main floor of America's ...