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This feature first appeared on automobiles in 1903. Several years later, the arch-shaped design became common and became the standard design on automobile grilles for many years. The "split" grille design first appeared in 1923 on the Alfa Romeo sports car. In the 1930s and 1940s, automobile manufacturers became creative with their grille designs.
A number were still sold and registered in 1940, though it is uncertain whether the receiver or new owner turned out cars from spare parts, or sold off completed cars. All except the Straight 8 featured a "waterfall" grille styled by Walter Belgrove, versions of the saloons with conventional grilles were sold as Continental models.
The most famous feature was the "coffin nose" that gave the vehicle its nickname; it featured a horizontally louvered wraparound grille, [1] a product of Buehrig's desire not to have a conventional vertical grille. The car caused a sensation at its debut at the New York Auto Show in November 1935. The crowds were so dense attendees stood on the ...
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The Peerless Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer that produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931. [2] One of the "Three Ps" – Packard , Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles.
A 1930 furniture in wood Art Deco piece attributed to Louis Süe and André Mare is selling for $360,000. A French Art Deco cabinet for collecting coins and medals with drawers in wood from 1930 ...
The MG P-type is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1934 to 1936. This 2-door sports car used an updated version of the Wolseley Motors-designed and made overhead camshaft, crossflow engine, used in the 1928 Morris Minor and previously fitted in the J-type Midget of 1932 to 1934, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox.
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