1948's "car of tomorrow" was designed by this Ypsilanti, Mich. man; 51 were built, 47 are still around
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Man takes great-grandfather's car from movie to ... - Associated Press  Sep 24, 2016 ... It would be built with aluminum, giving the car better mileage and speed. ... The car inspired the 1988 Francis Ford Coppola film "Tucker: The Man and His Dream," which ... deliver "the car of tomorrow," billing it as fast, safe and affordable. ... Tremulis and other stylists were brought on to finish the design,...
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Article - The Tucker 48 Changed the Automotive World  Article - The Tucker 48 was the car of the future when it came out in 1948. ... and its creator, so here are some interesting fact about the man and the car: This Car of Tomorrow was the vision of Preston Thomas Tucker (1903-1956) of Ypsilanti, Michigan. ... In the end, only 51 Tuckers were built, of which only 47 exist today.
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Tucker History | The Tucker Automobile Club of America  This Car of Tomorrow was the vision of Preston Thomas Tucker (1903-1956) of Ypsilanti, Michigan. 51 were built, of which 47 survive now (and many are on...
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Tucker-ed Out? `Car Of Tomorrow' Still Draws Crowds Today ...  Aug 3, 2000 ... The car was brought here by its owner, Francis "Fuzzy'' Fruzyna of Green Bay, Wis., and ... Preston Tucker Produced Only 51 Of His Rear-engine Luxury Cars, But ... All of them are 1948 models, and of them, 47 are still accounted for, ... The Tucker 48 was designed in Michigan and built in Chicago in a vast...
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1948 Tucker 48 - Wikipedia  The Tucker 48 is an automobile conceived by Preston Tucker and briefly produced in Chicago in 1948. Only 51 cars were made before the company folded on March 3, 1949, due .... Six prototypes of the 589 engine were built, but it was installed only in the test chassis and the ..... "Preston Tucker: The Man behind the Car".
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This futuristic-looking, twopassenger automobile was part of GM's ...  Futuristic cars on display in the GM Pavilion - 1964 World's Fair (New York) .... fair 25 years after debuting its Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. ... Another concept car from the New York World's Fair 1964. ... Transportation Area - 1964-65 New York World's Fair Showing left to right, U.S. Royal, SKF, and...
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AUTOS ON FRIDAY/Collecting; A Car That Could Fly, And Other ...  Oct 2, 1998 ... ... year is 1949 Airphibian, plane-car hybrid created by Robert Edison Fulton Jr; ... belongs to Smithsonian Institution; other cars at show also noted; photos (M) ... d'elegance, or competition of elegance, as these shows are known. ... $50 a person, the Louis Vuitton Classic ''is the only major one in the world...
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1978 AMC Gremlin GT | Detroit (and Michigan!!!) | Pinterest | Amc ...  Sep 29, 2016 ... See more about Amc Gremlin, Gremlins and Small Cars. ... 1971 AMC American Motors Gremlin X Advertising Hot Rod Magazine February .... Click the red button to see the TOP TEN BEST AMC CARS Ever To Be Made! ... AMC Pacer..my mother had one of these but not this color. ...... 1979 AMC Spirit GT.
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Fork-Tailed Devil: The P-38 Lightning and the Birth of Cadillac's ...  Mar 8, 2009 ... The development of the 1948 Cadillac and the birth of Cadillac's famous fins. ... This week, we look at the 1948-1949 Cadillac and the birth of the tailfin. ... GM Styling later used the XP code to identify automotive design studies; ... When Earl returned two days later and saw that the fins were still present,...
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MoMA Highlights  the audience demand for Steamboat. Willie that two ... industrial scene. Sheeler shows the Ford plant as lit- ...... chassis in honeycomb with carbon fibers and Kevlar ..... seals from liquor bottles. The artist .... Eggleston, William: Memphis, 239.
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The Automobile in Indiana  Automobiles were produced in more than 40 cities within Indiana. ... The company continued making automobiles until they closed in 1963, after more than 60...
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Henry Ford and the Model T - Wiley  On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the fifteen millionth Model T Ford roll off the .... In 1903, Ford's 125 workers made 1,700 cars in three different models. ... from Ford's secret design section at the factory would change America forever.
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World's oldest existing jeep prototype, the Ford Pyg | Hemmings Daily  Dec 7, 2015 ... In 1940, with global war looming, the U.S. Army assessed its ... after submitting his designs, freelance engineer and designer Karl Probst ... In addition, while the Bantam Reconnaissance Car and the Willys .... I know that my Uncle had a Jeep on his South Dakota farm on the 60s .... March 21, 2014 2:03 pm.
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jeopardy/177_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Value: $100. Number: 19. AUTOMOBILES | He'd build you a Model T "in any color, so long as it was black" | Henry Ford. right: Gunther. Wrong: Value: $100.
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World's Best-Selling Vehicle Turns 50 - The Auto Channel  Jan 7, 1998 ... 16 Marks Golden Anniversary of Ford F-Series Pickup DETROIT, ... In fact, in each of the past 16 years (1981-1997), F-Series has outsold every vehicle -- car or truck ... by Ford since the company was founded has been an F-Series truck ... Each 1998 F-Series model features a colorful 50th anniversary logo...
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A brief history of Studebaker, 1852-1966 | Hemmings Daily  Sep 16, 2015 ... Next St. Patrick's Day will mark 50 years since the last Studebaker ... people of South Bend who made the 114-year adventure possible. ... The SFNA has a specific starting point for its American Studebaker .... Packard Motor Car Company bought Studebaker Corporation in ... 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk.
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Timeline of the Classic Car Era: 1946 - 1972  We start with the Antique Car Era, a time when backyard mechanics figured out ... series of cars; Cadillac introduced tail fins, modeled after the Lockheed P-38; Ford ... Star Theater began; Time magazine person of the year: Harry S. Truman; The ... U.S. unemployment dropped to 3.3 percent; Harry S. Truman fired General...
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the 2CV: the Citron deux chevaux - a French motoring icon | France  Hidden from the Nazis, built for forty-two years, how a motoring icon has charmed the ... Only the Citron name stopped the car from being thought a joke. ... 2cv 1948 CV cross-country car - and all the adaptations of its motor made by 2CV lovers: from ... During its 42-year production, only technical parts like the engine,...
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Jeopary Questions page 2042 - TRUSTY SIDEKICKS - TriviaBistro ...  "WHEEL" OF FORTUNE: This toy line helps Mattel claim it makes more cars each year than the big 3 automakers combined  THE MATCH GAME: Mario Cuomo...
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Ford, Henry - He Liked to Tinker, Head of an Empire  Henry Ford not only founded the Ford Motor Company, he helped give birth to the ... Although Ford died in 1947, his name continues to be stamped on every car ... a farm in 1863 in Springwells, Michigan (now a part of Dearborn, Michigan). .... Henry II became president in 1945 and Ford, in failing health, retired once again.
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Willow Run's Glory Days | Ann Arbor Observer: Then & Now  Aug 3, 2009 ... During World War II, the Ypsilanti factory became a worldwide symbol of American industrial might. ... out of the Ford Willow Run plant at the rate of one each hour, ... the farm-turned-factory completed its last bomber and halted production. ... the company might expand its involvement in aircraft production.