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Production of cars and light trucks began at the company's Paris workshops in the rue de Berri, in 1919. The name Ateliers d'Automobiles et d'Aviation was generally reduced to AAA' . With the First World War having ended only months earlier, there was at the time little contact between auto producers in France and those in Germany.
Classic Googie sign at Warren, Ohio drive-in. Googie's beginnings are with the Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s. [16] Alan Hess, one of the most knowledgeable writers on the subject, writes in Googie: Ultra Modern Road Side Architecture that mobility in Los Angeles during the 1930s was characterized by the initial influx of the automobile and the service industry that evolved to ...
Workers leave the Pullman Palace Car Works in 1893. The Pullman Company, [1] founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.
This 1962 Ford Seattle 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.
1955–1976 Citroën DS—aerodynamic design and innovative technology, awarded third place as Car of the 20th Century; 1959–2000 Mini—a radical and innovative small car that was manufactured for four decades; awarded second place as Car of the 20th Century; 1960-1990 Volkswagen Brasília; 1961–1975 Jaguar E-Type—a classic sports car design
Exner commissioned a range of what he called "Idea cars" to explore new design concepts. [3] Most of these cars were built in Italy by Ghia. [4] Among them were several sporty, open-top, two-seat cars, including the 1955 Chrysler Falcon. The Falcon is often described as Chrysler's answer to the Ford Thunderbird and Chevrolet Corvette. [5] [6 ...
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