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The Chicago Surface Lines was primarily a trolley operation, with approximately 3100 streetcars on the roster at the time of the CTA takeover. [16] It purchased small lots of motor buses, [17] totaling 693 at the time of the CTA takeover, mostly consisting of smaller buses used on extension routes or to replace two-man streetcars on routes such as Hegewisch and 111th Street, because conductors ...
Morgan Motor Company Limited is a British motor car manufacturer owned by a British investment group Investindustrial. Morgan was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan. Morgan is itself based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, and employs approximately 220 people. Morgan produce 850 cars per year, all assembled by hand. [2]
The automobiles sold for less than $1000, could exceed 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), and achieved up to 50 miles per gallon. In 1952, the company was sold to the General Tire and Rubber Company, which liquidated the assets and ended production of all Crosley automobiles. [81] Muntz Car Company produced cars from 1950 through 1954 in Chicago. [82]
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Tailfins gave a Space Age look to cars, and along with extensive use of chrome became commonplace by the end of the decade. 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing ...
Thirty-four people died in the streetcar while another fifty, some on the streetcar and others in the surrounding area, were injured. [1] [5] According to the National Safety Council’s report two days after the crash, it was the largest death toll from a motor vehicle collision, surpassing the 29 people killed in a 1940 Texas train-truck collision. [6]
1950 plates revalidated for 1954 with silver tabs. Maryland: Embossed yellow numbers and rims on black plate with border line; "MARYLAND" and "54" embossed in yellow block letters centered above and below numbers respectively. none: AB-12-34 A-10-01 to approximately JF-65-00 For each two-letter series, only the letters A through H, and J, were ...