The DMC-12, most famous for its role in the “Back to the Future” film series, was a famous sports car produced by John Z. De Lorean. After spending his early career with Packard, Mr. De Lorean moved onto General Motors to work on some of the 1960s Pontiac vehicles including the GTO, Firebird and Grand Prix. While at General Motors, the Detroit native worked with Mr. Bill Collins and soon approached him in the early 1970s about the possibility of designing and building their own car together. DeLorean ventured from General Motors in 1973. In October 1974, Mr. Collins joined the De Lorean automotive team. The De Lorean Motor Company was founded in 1975.
The DMC-12 model was produced on a 72 acre site in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Employees on the assembly line within the DeLorean plant performed several different tasks. Work toward assembly on the DMC began in October 1978, however, engineering problems and budget overruns delayed production until early January 1, 1981. The vehicle offered gull wing doors and a stainless steel one piece body with a rear engine compartment design. To save weight and increase overall strength, the DMC-12 had integral or monocoque construction, in which the body also serves as frame. Its lower structure was composed of two main elements bonded to each other: a full length floor pan, a superimposed layer forming the front trunk area, cockpit shapes, and engine bay. To this base structure, the exterior body parts are attached and bonded. These body and frame components were made of fiberglass.
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The Cadillac motor car was one of the first General Motors products that led the way in engineering, manufacturing, and design before World War I. The Cadillac was immediately established as one of the finest cars built in America and soon received two Dewar Trophies for its world-wide fame. Few automobiles have remained true to their original purpose and standard like Cadillac.
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The Wienermobile, created by Oscar Mayer Foods, started its journey in 1936. Mr. Carl G. Mayer, nephew of the company's founder, conceived the idea of a hot dog on wheels to transport the world’s smallest chef, little Oscar. Little Oscar entertained children and adults with talent shows, magic tricks and product sampling. The first Wienermobile was created and designed by General Body Company of Chicago, Illinois. It was made of metal, measured 13 feet long, and had open cockpits in the center and rear.
During the 1930's, the Wienermobile worked in the Chicago area promoting "German Style Wieners." The first little Oscar was Meinhart Raabe, who stood just 4’6 tall. In 1951, George Molchan (June 5, 1922 - April 12, 2005) portrayed the next Little Oscar who appeared in plays, musicals, and other fundraising events to support the Oscar Mayer programs.
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The automobile age and Hollywood’s fantasyland crossed paths more than 70 years ago in Camden, NJ when the first drive-in theater opened in 1933. It changed the way Americans dated and created a place for parents to go to the movies without hiring a babysitter. “There are families with children too small to be taken along to an indoor movie, as their crying may disturb the other patrons. Here they may cry as loud as they wish as the other patrons will not be disturbed. It doesn’t matter whether it is rainy or dry, as the patron remains seated in his own automobile during the performance with the windows of his car open or closed, as he pleases….patrons like the idea of dressing informally, lounging in their cars, smoking and taking refreshments while watching a picture.” By 1958 there were more than 5,000 drive-ins in the United States. In some drive-ins, the ushers had so far to patrol they used bicycles to get around.
The SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skill Conference was held April 1-3, 2009 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A total of 1,600 participants traveled from across the state – from Erie to Philadelphia to participate in leadership and skill competitions. Students in Photography and Television Production used the AACA Museum in Hershey as their backdrop for photos and filming during the afternoon of April 1st. Winners were awarded on Friday, April 3rd. First place winners in this local region competition will go onto compete at the National SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, MO on June 24-25, 2009.
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 Race. The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum will commemorate the event with a special exhibition of Indianapolis 500 Pace Car replicas supplemented by some actual race pace cars and an assortment of vintage competition vehicles representing several eras of Indy with more than a dozen vehicles.
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Mr. George W. Romney was born in Chihuahua, Mexico on July 8, 1907. In 1920s, he attended Latter Day Saint University and in 1929 George Washington University. In July 1931, he married Lenore La Fount and had four children named Mitt, Lynn, Jane, Scout Romney. His son, Mitt Romney, is currently running for as president of the United States for 2012.
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The history of the Bonneville Salt Flats is well known. Since 1914, racers have gone to Utah to set land speed records and achieve personal best times. In addition to its professional racing programs, Bonneville remains at the heart of every racer’s dreams. For decades, the Salt Flats have decreased in size, strength and thickness because salt has been removed by an adjoining potash mining operation. Preservation of the Salt Flats is under the authority of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Every year for the past five years or so at the NAMES show in Detroit and now Toledo, one of the first things many people who attend the show each year want to see is how Lou Chenot is coming along on the Duesenberg project. Most of us, therefore, see the project in one-year jumps with new major components showing up each time. We have to keep in mind it took a year of work on Lou's part to bring the car to the next stage. As the project continued to take shape with the engine near completion and the bodywork beginning to take shape, we thought it would be fun to bring the rest of you up to date on Lou's work and then to follow along as he completes this ambitious project. Like the other projects featured in the "Model Engineering Masterpieces" section, this is not just a model car, but rather a complete car in miniature. The engine has now been successfully run and just about every feature that worked on the real car will work on the miniature version. A project like this requires the mastery of so many skills that we have created a special category for them.
Unbelievable Barn Finds include '53 Packard Carribean, '12 R.E.O. Speedwagon, '55 Corvette, '55 T-Bird, '58 Edsel, Model T's, Model A's and Many More. Check here as we add Photos and Catalogs. This collection has been sitting in a bulding and on a hillside near Bennington NE for 35 years. There are many titled and un-titled vehicles of all types from 1906 thru the 1980's. Some of these trucks, busses and cars are nearly complete, some are only parts. This is a liquidation of one man's Field of Dreams.
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