Electric Corvair at Detroit Automobile Show, 1967
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This photograph shows a Chevrolet Corvair with something new under the hood. General Motors exhibited this experimental fuel cell-powered vehicle at the 1967 Detroit Auto Show. Fuel cells produce electricity through a chemical reaction. They don't rely on oil, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.
This photograph shows a Chevrolet Corvair with something new under the hood. General Motors exhibited this experimental fuel cell-powered vehicle at the 1967 Detroit Auto Show. Fuel cells produce electricity through a chemical reaction. They don't rely on oil, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1967
Subject Date
1967
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
75.300.1686.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in.
Width: 11 in.
Inscriptions
Typewritten label under image reads: 1967 DETROIT AUTOMOBILE SHOW
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