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General Motors introduced one of the most important innovations in closed car passenger comfort, its new “No Draft I.C.V Ventilation” window system to car buyers in 1933. GM’s unique new vent window system led the way by offering this new individualized comfort to all passengers who rode in its Fischer-bodied cars. Alfred J. Fischer was…
It is likely that a number of our readers have watched a video or viewed photos of early-1950s Cadillac or Packard sedans fitted with one of California inventor Brooks Walker’s patented fifth wheel parking devices. Recently we discovered that his “Park Car” mechanism constructed and filmed in the fifties was not the first one he…
A year and a half ago, Stanley, the shop cat was found under a shed behind The Old Motor workshop building by Lena a yellow Labrador mix (she was found inside of Grand Central Station in NYC) who is one of our two rescued shop dogs. Somehow he was separated from his mother who is…
Today’s lead image dated to November 6, 1934, by the source, shows either a 1934 or ’35 Chevrolet “Knee-Action” promotional car equipped with it parked in front of the St. Louis Monument located in Forest Park at St. Louis, Missouri. This form of independent front suspension was developed by Andre DuBonnet, and Chevrolet’s version of it…
This giant aircraft engine was the result of a developmental contract awarded to the Duesenberg Brothers in 1918 by the US government to build the largest and most powerful aero engine possible. The pair had previously created a V-12 engine along with a four-cylinder walking beam airplane engine quite similar to the earlier Duesenberg 16-valve auto racing…
By Adam Pepper: Updated with more photos and information. On Sunday, September 30, 2018, following the Volvo Club of America National Meet held at the Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont, quite a few particapants drove from Stratton to Bennington on the western side of Vermont to visit the Hemmings Motor News service station. Among them…
In this installment of exhibits at the New York National Auto Show, the lead image shows a popular Ford Motor Company booth at the 1935 Exposition. In an effort to entertain and draw show-goers into Ford’s large series of displays, an announcer explains the process and the engine parts used in the assembly and disassembly…
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