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- Advertising Poster, "1990 North American International Auto Show" - Oldsmobile featured some of its significant models on this poster from the 1990 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The series of historic vehicles ended with a 1990 Cutlass Supreme. The two-door convertible body style was new for the Cutlass Supreme that year.
- 1990
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Advertising Poster, "1990 North American International Auto Show"
Oldsmobile featured some of its significant models on this poster from the 1990 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The series of historic vehicles ended with a 1990 Cutlass Supreme. The two-door convertible body style was new for the Cutlass Supreme that year.
- 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
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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.
- Auto Show Poster, "Detroit 2006: North American International Auto Show" - Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. This poster promoted the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
- 2006
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Auto Show Poster, "Detroit 2006: North American International Auto Show"
Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. This poster promoted the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1996 Lincoln Sentinel Concept Car - This 1996 concept car exhibits some of the "retro" design ideas popular in the late 1990s. The Lincoln Continental of 1961 inspired its clean, sharp-edged, chrome-outlined profile. The center-opening doors come from the same car. The front end is a re-interpretation of elements from the 1940 Lincoln Continental, while the exhausts exiting from the rear bumpers recall the 1956 Continental Mark II.
- 1996
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1996 Lincoln Sentinel Concept Car
This 1996 concept car exhibits some of the "retro" design ideas popular in the late 1990s. The Lincoln Continental of 1961 inspired its clean, sharp-edged, chrome-outlined profile. The center-opening doors come from the same car. The front end is a re-interpretation of elements from the 1940 Lincoln Continental, while the exhausts exiting from the rear bumpers recall the 1956 Continental Mark II.
- "GM The Caring Car Company" Button, 1990 -
- 1990
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"GM The Caring Car Company" Button, 1990
- Ford GT Sports Car Cutaway, 2005 - Ford continued to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an updated version of the company's acclaimed GT sports car. The 2005 Ford GT recalled the look of the original GT40, which beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, but its chassis and supercharged V-8 were entirely new. Ford displayed this elaborate cutaway at major auto shows during the GT's two-year production run.
- 2005
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Ford GT Sports Car Cutaway, 2005
Ford continued to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an updated version of the company's acclaimed GT sports car. The 2005 Ford GT recalled the look of the original GT40, which beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, but its chassis and supercharged V-8 were entirely new. Ford displayed this elaborate cutaway at major auto shows during the GT's two-year production run.