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The cars came finished in Sears-blue paint. [3] Most notably, the Allstate featured a unique two-bar grille and jet-plane hood ornament designed by Alex Tremulis, who had come to Kaiser-Frazer from the Tucker Corporation. [3] Tremulis described it as a "rush job" including the Allstate logo with an outline map of the United States. [3]
The 1950s and 1960s are considered a "golden age" for promotional models and kits, with pre-assembled dealer promotionals coming first around 1950, then kits adding profit in the late-1950s. Most kits were known as "annuals" by hobbyists, and followed the bigger business of promos that represented the new cars introduced at the beginning of ...
There is a collector's market for hood ornaments and car mascots. [49] [50] [51] [self-published source] One of the most sought-after is the Nash Petty Hood Ornament, with one of the most largest followers of all hood ornament collectors. [52] To satisfy collectors, reproduction castings of the "Flying Lady" are being made from the original ...
Like many similar cars of the time it was not operational, except for the electrical components such as the motorized trunk and front hood, although some of its innovations appeared later in the Lincoln Premiere. [66] Harley Earl helped develop the General Motors Firebird, a series of three concept cars shown at Motorama auto shows in the 1950s.
The 1950s welcomed a slew of car models, contributing to a postwar boom of nearly 60 million vehicles. ... Chevy’s Bel-Air is one of the most well-known classic cars today, and its ’55 model ...
A light-up plastic Chief Pontiac hood ornament that illuminated with the headlights adorned the front end. [7] The Star Chief was added to the Pontiac line in 1954 and the Chieftain was moved down to entry level status. Both cars were built on the A-body shell, but the new Star Chief had an 11 in (279 mm) extension added to its frame.
Company founders Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt, airplane pilots turned car designers, [1] first sold the King Midget as part of their Midget Motors Supply operations in Athens, Ohio. Dry and Orcutt were inspired by their experience flying the Civil Air Patrol to create a car based on aircraft construction principles. [ 2 ]
Taylor also put the propeller on the back of the car so it did not have to be removed when the Aerocar went on the road. [1] Aerocars could drive up to 60 miles per hour [2] and had a top airspeed of 110 miles per hour. [3] An early-1950s "Industry on Parade" film shows Taylor driving and piloting his Aerocar, as well as footage of manufacture. [4]