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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.
Triumph had been moving progressively upmarket during the 1930s, and the 1938 Dolomites were very well equipped, with winding windows in the doors, automatic chassis lubrication, a leather-bound steering wheel adjustable for rake and reach, dual hydraulic brake circuits, twin trumpet horns, and spot lamps included in the price. [10]
The first 327, launched in 1937, was a cabriolet.In 1938, this was joined by a fixed head coupé version. [2] The car was shorter and lower than its sedan counterpart, but shared the famous BMW grill and a streamlined form representative of the more progressive designs of the 1930s.
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 bumpers of nearby cars to get a look. Cord had rushed to build the 100 cars needed to qualify for the show, [1] but the transmission was not ready. [1] Even so, Cord took many orders there, promising Christmas ...
The Sunbeam 3-litre is a 26 long cwt (2,912 lb; 1,321 kg) [1] sports car introduced by Sunbeam in October 1925 [3] at the London Motor Show, [2] and was offered from 1926 until 1930. It was seen at the time and subsequently as the retort of Louis Hervé Coatalen , Sunbeam's energetic chief engineer, to the Bentley 3 Litre which by then was ...
The Ruxton was a front-wheel drive automobile produced by the New Era Motors Company of New York, New York, United States, during 1929 and 1930. The car was the brainchild of William Muller and was built in the Board Machine plant in Philadelphia, Moon Motor Car factory in St. Louis, Missouri, and Kissel Motors of Hartford, Wisconsin, who also ...
Cord was a brand of American luxury automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automobile Company of Connersville, Indiana, from 1929 to 1932 and again in 1936 and 1937.. Auburn was wholly owned by the Cord Corporation, founded and run by E. L. Cord as a holding company for his many transportation interests (which included the Lycoming engines, Stinson aircraft, and Checker Motors).
Viking production for 1929 was 4,058 units and 1930 2,813, and retail prices were listed at US$1,595 ($28,302 in 2023 dollars [5]) for any of the three body styles. [1] GM discontinued the Viking and the Marquette at the end of the 1930 model year, preferring to bet on Oldsmobile and Buick, which had better consumer awareness.