In between making the 1936 and 1941 "Parade of Progress" vehicles, GMC workers designed and built this streamlined "Previews of Progress" vehicle. It was billed as a 28-foot, ultra-streamlined truck. The vehicle transported the displays and an operating staff of six people. It was built on a GMC chassis and used a Buick engine. Below is an
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A picture of this painting was used for the cover of the 1953 GM Annual Report. The painting was commissioned by artist John Falter in 1953. He was asked to go out to a Parade of Progress event and capture on canvas the essence of the event.
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First Parade assembles in front of Detroit’s downtown GM Building.
GM’s first Parade of Progress opened in Feb. 1936 at Lakeland. FL (shown here and on opposite page). Streamliners were tied together with awnings, and command car was a stretched 1936 Chevrolet.
. First series Streamliners – eight of them – were built in Fisher Body’s Fleetwood plant. They where gasoline powered and contained
57' Chevrolet's still moves the heart of many. It could be a 57 Cameo Pickup restored to its original splendor. You may find them restored with the latest and the best of what's new like disk brakes and crate motors with hundreds of horse power. Custom paint jobs to die for are the order for the day.
The beginning of the true American Hot Rod era the icon of the 50's was and still is the cars and trucks built in 1957. Visit any classic car show and you are sure to find one of these classics customized and restored to better than new condition. Ridding in and driving one of these classics is like a dream.
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One of the most popular vintage car clubs is the Classic Car Club of America. At first, the cars included by the club were deemed too modern and that few people would be interested because the cars would prove to be worthless. Well, times have changed and the cars in the collection of the Classic Car Club of America being preserved are the finest collection in the world
The non-profit membership corporation was said to have invented the term "Classic Cars". A classic car is a fine vehicle assembled between 1925 and 1948. It is generally built in Limited Editions or in limited quantities and has a high price tag when new. Cars built before 1925, similar to the 1925 full classics are also well-known for their superior design, high engineering standards and
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Ford Torino is a spinoff from the Ford Fairlane, an intermediate muscle car. In 1968, the Ford Fairlane was redesigned. The Torino line included a 302 cid V8 engine, console, bucket seats, striping and trim, name badges and deluxe wheel covers. A 390 cid V8 and a 390 bhp 427 cid V8 options were also available. At first, the Torino was considered a subseries of the Fairlane. But by 1970, it was the other way around and the Fairlane was then the subseries of the Torino. A year after that, the Fairlane name was dropped and all of Ford's intermediates were now called Torinos.
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The Mercury Comet was considered a compact model and classified as a pony car at the same time. But due to the continuous changes, it would soon transform into a worthy muscle car. Released as a separate model from the Edsel line in 1960, it was first classified as a compact car. Four years later, the Cyclone Super 289 V8 was added to the option list. This was the start of the transformation of the Mercury Comet to a full fledged muscle car.
The 1964 Cyclone Super 289 V8 engine was rated at only 210bhp. A higher performing engine, the 289 V8 rated at 271bhp was also available but was not included in the production model. The Cyclone two-door hardtop came with bucket seats, consoles, wheel covers and chrome engine dress-ups. The year after that, the Mercury Comet engine had a performance boost. The 289 V8 was upgraded to 225bhp. A special order of the 289 V8 with a rating of 271bhp was also an added option.
In 1966, the chassis and the body shell shared the characteristics of a Ford Fairlane, making it a true intermediate car. The front track was increased to 58 inches and the wheelbase grew to up to 116 inches. This made room for big block engines.
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Mecum to offer Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Tweedy Pie at the 2010 Monterey Auction
Marengo, IL - June 28, 2010 -- Mecum Auction will offer the Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Tweedy Pie - a 1923 Ford T-bucket - at its second annual Mecum Monterey Auction, August 13-14, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa.
Tweedy Pie became an instant American hot rodding icon when replica model car company Revell issued it as a car kit in 1963.
"All enthusiasts from that era remember wanting this particular model car," said President Dana Mecum. "That first year, millions of Tweedy Pie model cars flew off the shelves comparable to record sales from such pop phenomenon as The Beatles, immediately catapulting this vehicle into mainstream culture."
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During his lifetime, Robert E. Petersen, together with his wife Margie, acquired dozens of important automobiles on behalf of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Each one of these vehicles helps the Museum explore the history of the automobile and the thriving car culture he helped create. Today the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection contains one of the most diverse samplings of important vehicles ever assembled. From stylish hot rods to Presidential limousines, from elegant classics to vintage exotics, and from the dramatic to the unusual, the Margie and Robert E. Petersen: Driven to Collect exhibit features the highlights of their amazing collection.
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