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Throughout its production history General used commercial truck chassis from Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Dodge, Diamond-T, International, Reo, and other manufacturers. The company moved to Detroit in 1936 and was renamed the General Detroit Corporation in 1942. General-Pacific Corporation, a Los Angeles-based subsidiary was established in 1937.
The company was founded in 1910 as the Bailey Motor Truck Company but was later renamed to Federal. The company then opened a factory in Leavitt Street, near Southwest Detroit. During the prosperous time of the company, around 700 people worked there, producing as many as 3,500 trucks annually. The main competitor of the company was Diamond T.
[2] The track layout for these support races follow the IndyCar configuration but add aluminum ramps that enable the trucks to go airborne. [3] SST has also supported other championships and events such as NASCAR and the Race of Champions. [4] The Boost Mobile Super Trucks, SST's standalone Australian series, supported the Supercars ...
In 1939, Detroit Diesel Series 71 engines were installed in buses produced by Yellow Coach, [4] who would be acquired by GM in 1943 to launch the GMC Truck and Coach Division. Uses for Detroit Diesel engines would proliferate during World War II and the postwar economic boom.
Photo courtesy of Ford. "Quite simply, it's a great time to be in the truck business," said Kurt McNeil, head of General Motors sales operations in the United States. He's right, that simple ...
The ancestor of Detroit Diesel was the Winton Engine Company, founded by Alexander Winton in 1912; Winton Engine began producing diesel engines in fall 1913. After Charles F. Kettering purchased two Winton diesels for his yacht, General Motors acquired the company in 1930 along with Electro Motive Company, Winton's primary client.
His son George Brockway later turned the carriages into a truck manufacturer in 1909. The first trucks were high-wheelers. During World War I, Brockway built 587 Class B Liberty Trucks for the military. After the war they produced a new range from 1-ton to 5-tons. 1924 Brockway 2.5-ton truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa.
The IndyCar Series races on the streets of downtown Detroit on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The race features nine turns over 1.645 miles. Here is the qualifying lineup for the 100-lap race.