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- New York Auto Show, January 1935 - First staged in 1900, the New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States. It remains one of the world's largest and most important. Ford Motor Company mounted this display at the 1935 show. Highlights included a demonstration of how quickly Ford's V-8 engine could be assembled and disassembled.
- January 06, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
New York Auto Show, January 1935
First staged in 1900, the New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States. It remains one of the world's largest and most important. Ford Motor Company mounted this display at the 1935 show. Highlights included a demonstration of how quickly Ford's V-8 engine could be assembled and disassembled.
- "Souvenir Book of Cartoons" from Detroit Auto Show, 1907 - Not surprisingly, Detroit's auto show is among the oldest in the United States. This souvenir book from 1907 offers a look at the various manufacturers and dealers who participated that year. Upmarket cars from Cadillac and Detroit Electric appeared alongside less expensive models from Brush and Ford. Industry trade journal <em>Motor Age</em> was present too.
- 1907-1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Souvenir Book of Cartoons" from Detroit Auto Show, 1907
Not surprisingly, Detroit's auto show is among the oldest in the United States. This souvenir book from 1907 offers a look at the various manufacturers and dealers who participated that year. Upmarket cars from Cadillac and Detroit Electric appeared alongside less expensive models from Brush and Ford. Industry trade journal Motor Age was present too.
- Brochure for Pontiac Club de Mer and Four-Door Catalina Cars, 1956, "Pontiac Motorama Masterpieces" - From 1949 to 1961, General Motors hosted a series of semi-regular shows spotlighting futuristic concept cars and aspirational production cars. In 1953, the event was named Motorama and transformed into a traveling show that toured major cities around the United States. Motorama also showcased products from GM subsidiaries, like the "kitchen of the future" equipped with Frigidaire appliances.
- 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure for Pontiac Club de Mer and Four-Door Catalina Cars, 1956, "Pontiac Motorama Masterpieces"
From 1949 to 1961, General Motors hosted a series of semi-regular shows spotlighting futuristic concept cars and aspirational production cars. In 1953, the event was named Motorama and transformed into a traveling show that toured major cities around the United States. Motorama also showcased products from GM subsidiaries, like the "kitchen of the future" equipped with Frigidaire appliances.
- New York Auto Show, January 1935 - First staged in 1900, the New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States. It remains one of the world's largest and most important. Ford Motor Company mounted this display at the 1935 show. Highlights included a demonstration of how quickly Ford's V-8 engine could be assembled and disassembled.
- January 06, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
New York Auto Show, January 1935
First staged in 1900, the New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States. It remains one of the world's largest and most important. Ford Motor Company mounted this display at the 1935 show. Highlights included a demonstration of how quickly Ford's V-8 engine could be assembled and disassembled.
- Presentation of the Grand Prize at New York Antique Auto Show, March 14, 1948 - Illustrator Peter Helck was photographed at the 1948 New York Antique Auto Show accepting the grand prize: a miniature replica of the Vanderbilt Cup. Helck owned "Old 16," the Locomobile that in 1908 became the first American-built car to win the Vanderbilt Cup race. Pictured behind Helck's right arm was Joe Tracy, who drove "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt.
- March 14, 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of the Grand Prize at New York Antique Auto Show, March 14, 1948
Illustrator Peter Helck was photographed at the 1948 New York Antique Auto Show accepting the grand prize: a miniature replica of the Vanderbilt Cup. Helck owned "Old 16," the Locomobile that in 1908 became the first American-built car to win the Vanderbilt Cup race. Pictured behind Helck's right arm was Joe Tracy, who drove "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt.
- Pass to Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1956 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- September 08, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Pass to Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1956
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- Electric Corvair at Detroit Automobile Show, 1967 - 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 petroleum, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Electric Corvair at Detroit Automobile Show, 1967
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 petroleum, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.
- Program for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1963 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- 14 September 1963-15 September 1963
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Program for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1963
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- Program for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1969 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- 06 September 1969 - 07 September 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Program for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1969
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1969 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- 06 September 1969-07 September 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1969
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.