January 2008
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Chrysler Plymouth
1929-2002 1929 Plymouth Four-door sedan, basic black with Wood spoke wheels, 45 hp, 175 in.³ engine, four-wheel hydraulic brakes 1930 Plymouth Four-door sedan, 48 hp, 196 in.³ engine horn centred between the headlights optional wire wheels
Chrysler Imperial
1929 Imperial roadster Rumble seat, side mount spare tyre 1956 Imperial Two or Four-door sedan 280 hp, 353 in.³,V8 engine, automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, power front seat tale lights were mounted on top of the fenders, first appearance of fins optional air conditioning and hiway record player
DeSoto
DeSoto registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler DeSoto manufactured August 1928-November 30, 1960 Named in honour of Hernando de Soto, 16th century Spanish discoverer of Mississippi River and many other regions of North America. Mid-priced car, popular outside of US, first mass produced Toyota in 1934 styled on DeSoto.
Auburn
1900 – 1936 – Eckhart Carriage Company, Auburn Indiana
Amphicar
Amphicar, Model 770, built in Berlin, German had a total production of Amphicar was 3,878 between 1961 and 1968, 3046 were exported to US but when importation stopped in 1967 due to US Government’s EPA and DOT regulations Amphicar lost 90% of its sales and vehicle production stopped.
Basic Car Body Care
It is relatively easy to make mechanical repairs to a car but when a car’s body deteriorates beyond a certain point, it is cheaper and easier to replace the whole car than repair it. With normal wear and tear and a little simple non-skilled care and maintenance by the owner the life of a car’s [...]
