Brochure for General Motors Firebird III Concept Car, "Imagination In Motion," 1958
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Artifact Overview
General Motors revealed the third of its Firebird concept cars at the 1959 Motorama auto show. Driver and passenger sat beneath individual cockpit-style canopies, and multiple winglets further expressed the car's aviation theme. Power came from a 225-horsepower gas-turbine engine. The driver operated Firebird III with a single joystick that controlled steering, acceleration, and braking.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1958
Subject Date
1958
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.7.2
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 8 in
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