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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 ...
Muntz Car Company produced cars from 1950 through 1954 in Chicago. [82] Muntz was assisted by Frank Kurtis, who had earlier attempted to produce a sports car under the Kurtis Kraft marque (the Kurtis Kraft Sport, which sold just 36 units by 1950). [83] The company managed to produce only about 400 cars during 1951–1954.
Unlike cars in the similar 6000 series, which were designed for married pair operation, the 1–50 series cars were double-ended to facilitate single car operation. There was a limited need for single cars, however, so cars 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 24, and 31 were later rebuilt as married units and were renumbered 61a/b–65a/b.
0–9. 1950 Chicago streetcar crash; 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; 1950 NBA draft; 1951 Chicago mayoral election; 1951 NFL draft; 1952 Democratic National Convention
The Speedster's list price started at $3,346, [1] ($38,057 in 2023 dollars [7]) or about $800 more than a base 1955 President State hardtop.The reason was the 1955 President Speedster was loaded with standard equipment including: choice of Studebaker Automatic Drive or overdrive transmissions, power steering, power brakes, four-barrel carburetor, dual exhaust, "Shoemaker-stitched" diamond ...
1951 newspaper advertisement for stock car racing at Soldier Field. Stock car racing was introduced to the track in 1950. [6] Stock car races were held until June 7, 1968, when Sal Tovella won what was the last stock car race at Soldier Field. [26] [14] Many stock car races held at Soldier Field were late model races. [27] [28]
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[1] [2] For the 1956 season, NASCAR held races at Soldier Field in Chicago, including this Grand National Series race and two Convertible Division races. [1] Soldier Field had been regularly used as an auto racing venue since the 1940s. [3] This was the first NASCAR Grand National Series/NASCAR Cup Series race to be held in the city of Chicago. [4]