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- 1910 Buick Model 10 Toy Tonneau - Buick prospered under Billy Durant's leadership, and in 1908 it became the cornerstone of his General Motors empire. Buick's Model 10 competed with Ford's Model T. At around $1,000, the Model 10's price tag compared favorably with the $900 starting price for a Model T. Buick built 27,377 cars for 1910, second only to Ford's production of 34,070.
- 1910
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1910 Buick Model 10 Toy Tonneau
Buick prospered under Billy Durant's leadership, and in 1908 it became the cornerstone of his General Motors empire. Buick's Model 10 competed with Ford's Model T. At around $1,000, the Model 10's price tag compared favorably with the $900 starting price for a Model T. Buick built 27,377 cars for 1910, second only to Ford's production of 34,070.
- Advertisement for Buick Roadmaster, "It Makes You Feel Like the Man You Are," 1954 - Buick played heavily on buyers' emotions with this advertisement for its 1954 Roadmaster. The ad included a curious metric, noting that Roadmaster "sells for the lowest price-per-pound in the fine-car field." The two-door hardtop coupe pictured in the ad was priced at $3,373 and weighed 4,215 pounds. That's 80 cents per pound!
- July 10, 1954
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Advertisement for Buick Roadmaster, "It Makes You Feel Like the Man You Are," 1954
Buick played heavily on buyers' emotions with this advertisement for its 1954 Roadmaster. The ad included a curious metric, noting that Roadmaster "sells for the lowest price-per-pound in the fine-car field." The two-door hardtop coupe pictured in the ad was priced at $3,373 and weighed 4,215 pounds. That's 80 cents per pound!
- 1914 Chevrolet Motor Co. Sales Catalog, "Chevrolet Baby Grand Touring $875.00" - After being dismissed as head of General Motors in 1910 due to his free spending and questionable corporate strategy, Billy Durant partnered with Swiss-French racer Louis Chevrolet on an all-new automobile to compete with Ford's Model T. For 1914, Chevrolet's Series H touring car was affectionally called "Baby Grand," simultaneously suggesting compact size and quality build.
- 1914
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1914 Chevrolet Motor Co. Sales Catalog, "Chevrolet Baby Grand Touring $875.00"
After being dismissed as head of General Motors in 1910 due to his free spending and questionable corporate strategy, Billy Durant partnered with Swiss-French racer Louis Chevrolet on an all-new automobile to compete with Ford's Model T. For 1914, Chevrolet's Series H touring car was affectionally called "Baby Grand," simultaneously suggesting compact size and quality build.
- 1915 Chevrolet Royal Mail Roadster - Designed to appeal to adventurous drivers, Chevrolet's Royal Mail looked like a race car -- long hood, short rear deck, and a fuel tank behind the seats. Add the stylish fenders and a hood that flowed smoothly into the body and you had a rakish little car. Auto enthusiasts could race away with this vehicle for under one thousand dollars.
- 1915
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1915 Chevrolet Royal Mail Roadster
Designed to appeal to adventurous drivers, Chevrolet's Royal Mail looked like a race car -- long hood, short rear deck, and a fuel tank behind the seats. Add the stylish fenders and a hood that flowed smoothly into the body and you had a rakish little car. Auto enthusiasts could race away with this vehicle for under one thousand dollars.
- Sales Brochure,"The Outstanding Chevrolet of Chevrolet History," 1929 - Chevrolet introduced its 1929 line of low-cost vehicles with its new six-cylinder engine in this catalog. The engine was a direct challenge to Ford's four-cylinder Model A. Drivers could now afford a powerful six-cylinder vehicle "in the price range of the four!"
- 1929
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Sales Brochure,"The Outstanding Chevrolet of Chevrolet History," 1929
Chevrolet introduced its 1929 line of low-cost vehicles with its new six-cylinder engine in this catalog. The engine was a direct challenge to Ford's four-cylinder Model A. Drivers could now afford a powerful six-cylinder vehicle "in the price range of the four!"
- Hamilton Dam on the Flint River, Flint, Michigan, 1908-1917 -
- 1908-1917
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Hamilton Dam on the Flint River, Flint, Michigan, 1908-1917
- Child's Table, 1956 - Children's furniture often reflected up-to-date fashion trends found in full-sized adult versions. Parents in the 1950s could purchase this modern child-sized table with a Formica top as part of a set with patterned vinyl-covered chairs. Children could sit comfortably around this fashionable playset and pretend to be mom and dad, who probably were sitting around a similar adult-sized version in the kitchen.
- 1956
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Child's Table, 1956
Children's furniture often reflected up-to-date fashion trends found in full-sized adult versions. Parents in the 1950s could purchase this modern child-sized table with a Formica top as part of a set with patterned vinyl-covered chairs. Children could sit comfortably around this fashionable playset and pretend to be mom and dad, who probably were sitting around a similar adult-sized version in the kitchen.
- 1963 Buick Riviera Coupe - Buick created the Riviera to compete in the "personal luxury" market with the Ford Thunderbird. General Motors' design vice president Bill Mitchell wanted a car that combined the aggressiveness of a Ferrari with the elegance of a Rolls-Royce. The result was this razor-edged classic.
- 1963
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1963 Buick Riviera Coupe
Buick created the Riviera to compete in the "personal luxury" market with the Ford Thunderbird. General Motors' design vice president Bill Mitchell wanted a car that combined the aggressiveness of a Ferrari with the elegance of a Rolls-Royce. The result was this razor-edged classic.
- "Gold Medal" Coffee by King Coffee, Inc, 1948-1965 -
- 1948-1965
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"Gold Medal" Coffee by King Coffee, Inc, 1948-1965
- Letter from Leo Goossen to the Prescott, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, January 1, 1919 - Leo Goossen relocated from Detroit to New Mexico for health reasons in 1919. It was a fortunate move. While west, he connected with race car designer Harry Miller in Los Angeles. The two became a formidable team, with Goossen's technical training complementing Miller's bold thinking. Goossen later partnered with Fred Offenhauser, another Miller associate, to design the successful Offenhauser racing engine.
- January 01, 1919
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Letter from Leo Goossen to the Prescott, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, January 1, 1919
Leo Goossen relocated from Detroit to New Mexico for health reasons in 1919. It was a fortunate move. While west, he connected with race car designer Harry Miller in Los Angeles. The two became a formidable team, with Goossen's technical training complementing Miller's bold thinking. Goossen later partnered with Fred Offenhauser, another Miller associate, to design the successful Offenhauser racing engine.