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- Press Kit for the Forty-Third National Automobile Show, Detroit, 1960 - Detroit's annual auto show has taken place nearly every year since 1907. It was hosted by various venues until it found a home in 1960 at the newly opened Cobo Hall (now Huntington Place). Detroit's show initially focused on domestic manufacturers, but it broadened its scope to include international automakers. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989.
- 15 October 1960-23 October 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Press Kit for the Forty-Third National Automobile Show, Detroit, 1960
Detroit's annual auto show has taken place nearly every year since 1907. It was hosted by various venues until it found a home in 1960 at the newly opened Cobo Hall (now Huntington Place). Detroit's show initially focused on domestic manufacturers, but it broadened its scope to include international automakers. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989.
- 1907 Selden Motor Buggy - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford fought ALAM in court. Ford ultimately won, freeing the auto industry from paying royalties and making himself a folk hero. This car was completed for Selden in 1907 as evidence for the court.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
1907 Selden Motor Buggy
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford fought ALAM in court. Ford ultimately won, freeing the auto industry from paying royalties and making himself a folk hero. This car was completed for Selden in 1907 as evidence for the court.