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- GMC Trucks, School Bus Chassis, Gasoline and Diesel Powered, 1966 - In 1911, General Motors established its GMC Division in Pontiac, Michigan. In 1943, GMC acquired Yellow Coach, a manufacturer of buses and taxis. For decades GMC built urban transit buses, intercity motor coaches, and school buses. Growing competition in the 1970s and 1980s pushed the company out of the market. GMC built its last buses in 1987.
- 1966
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GMC Trucks, School Bus Chassis, Gasoline and Diesel Powered, 1966
In 1911, General Motors established its GMC Division in Pontiac, Michigan. In 1943, GMC acquired Yellow Coach, a manufacturer of buses and taxis. For decades GMC built urban transit buses, intercity motor coaches, and school buses. Growing competition in the 1970s and 1980s pushed the company out of the market. GMC built its last buses in 1987.
- Photograph of Line Drawing "The New Woods Gasoline-Electric Dual Power Automobile," circa 1916 - This image from a 1916 issue of <em>The Horseless Age</em> shows a cutaway version of the Woods Gasoline-Electric car. You can see the batteries under the driver's seat and the engine and gas tank in the front. The Woods Dual-Power vehicle supposedly combined the best of both. Customers, however, had other ideas and the car and company disappeared in 1918.
- 1916
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Photograph of Line Drawing "The New Woods Gasoline-Electric Dual Power Automobile," circa 1916
This image from a 1916 issue of The Horseless Age shows a cutaway version of the Woods Gasoline-Electric car. You can see the batteries under the driver's seat and the engine and gas tank in the front. The Woods Dual-Power vehicle supposedly combined the best of both. Customers, however, had other ideas and the car and company disappeared in 1918.
- Henney Kilowatt Catalog, "The New Electric Powered Automobile," circa 1960 - The Henney Motor Company produced an electric vehicle, based on the French-made Renault Dauphine, in 1959 and 1960. The cruising speed was around 30 miles per hour, with a range of about 40 miles between charges. This sales catalog for the Henney Kilowatt provided answers to questions buyers had about the vehicle.
- circa 1960
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Henney Kilowatt Catalog, "The New Electric Powered Automobile," circa 1960
The Henney Motor Company produced an electric vehicle, based on the French-made Renault Dauphine, in 1959 and 1960. The cruising speed was around 30 miles per hour, with a range of about 40 miles between charges. This sales catalog for the Henney Kilowatt provided answers to questions buyers had about the vehicle.
- Schoolboys Following a Benz Automobile, circa 1901 - This photograph, taken about 1901, shows a group of inquisitive schoolboys attracted to a Benz automobile. Karl Benz of Germany developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.
- circa 1901
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Schoolboys Following a Benz Automobile, circa 1901
This photograph, taken about 1901, shows a group of inquisitive schoolboys attracted to a Benz automobile. Karl Benz of Germany developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.
- 1927 Plymouth Gasoline-Mechanical Locomotive - Because they didn't use the coal and water required by steam engines, Plymouth gasoline locomotives were well suited to small industrial railroads. This engine shuttled coal cars at the Mistersky Power Plant in Detroit. Unlike modern diesel locomotives, which operate via electric motors powered by on-board generators, this locomotive's gas engine is mechanically connected to its wheels.
- 1927
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1927 Plymouth Gasoline-Mechanical Locomotive
Because they didn't use the coal and water required by steam engines, Plymouth gasoline locomotives were well suited to small industrial railroads. This engine shuttled coal cars at the Mistersky Power Plant in Detroit. Unlike modern diesel locomotives, which operate via electric motors powered by on-board generators, this locomotive's gas engine is mechanically connected to its wheels.
- "Columbia Electric & Gasoline Automobiles," 1904 - Columbia, built by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, was America's leading bicycle brand in the late 19th century. Founder Albert A. Pope hoped to duplicate that success with automobiles. Both electric and gasoline Columbia motor vehicles were produced in a range of body styles. But high prices hampered sales, and the last Columbia cars were built in 1913.
- 1904
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"Columbia Electric & Gasoline Automobiles," 1904
Columbia, built by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, was America's leading bicycle brand in the late 19th century. Founder Albert A. Pope hoped to duplicate that success with automobiles. Both electric and gasoline Columbia motor vehicles were produced in a range of body styles. But high prices hampered sales, and the last Columbia cars were built in 1913.
- Advertising Poster, "What Power! Use No-Nox Gasoline," 1950 - Gulf Oil's origins were in the 1901 Spindletop oil strike at Beaumont, Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf built a nationwide presence with its recognizable orange disc logo and products like No-Nox gasoline. The company was active in motorsports, too, using a distinctive blue and orange color scheme on race cars it sponsored. Gulf merged with Chevron in 1985.
- 1950
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Advertising Poster, "What Power! Use No-Nox Gasoline," 1950
Gulf Oil's origins were in the 1901 Spindletop oil strike at Beaumont, Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf built a nationwide presence with its recognizable orange disc logo and products like No-Nox gasoline. The company was active in motorsports, too, using a distinctive blue and orange color scheme on race cars it sponsored. Gulf merged with Chevron in 1985.
- "Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz," circa 1969 - This late 1960s publication highlights the achievements of two of Germany's automotive pioneers. Karl Benz developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885. Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed gasoline engines and built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885.
- circa 1900
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"Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz," circa 1969
This late 1960s publication highlights the achievements of two of Germany's automotive pioneers. Karl Benz developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885. Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed gasoline engines and built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885.
- Mobil Gas Pump, 1946-1960 - By the 1940s, "computing" pumps like this automatically calculated the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with the price charts used by service station attendants. Mobil formed from a merger of Socony and Vacuum Oil in 1931 -- both with extensive networks of gas stations. Mobil began using Vacuum's flying red horse logo system-wide in 1934.
- 1946-1960
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Mobil Gas Pump, 1946-1960
By the 1940s, "computing" pumps like this automatically calculated the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with the price charts used by service station attendants. Mobil formed from a merger of Socony and Vacuum Oil in 1931 -- both with extensive networks of gas stations. Mobil began using Vacuum's flying red horse logo system-wide in 1934.
- Steam Cars -
- November 07, 2019
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Steam Cars