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- 1917 Ford Model T Taxicab - The ever-versatile Ford Model T could be adapted for taxicab service. Taxi drivers appreciated the same qualities that made the Model T so appealing to private owners: its low price and modest operating costs. This cab features a landaulet body -- with a fixed roof for the driver and a convertible roof for the passengers.
- 1917
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1917 Ford Model T Taxicab
The ever-versatile Ford Model T could be adapted for taxicab service. Taxi drivers appreciated the same qualities that made the Model T so appealing to private owners: its low price and modest operating costs. This cab features a landaulet body -- with a fixed roof for the driver and a convertible roof for the passengers.
- 1992 Buick LeSabre Ad, "Safety is Standard Equipment" - When safety sells, auto manufacturers incorporate new safety feature and trumpet their successes. This ad for the 1993 Buick LeSabre highlighted the car's standard equipment that keeps drivers and passengers safe.
- 1992
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1992 Buick LeSabre Ad, "Safety is Standard Equipment"
When safety sells, auto manufacturers incorporate new safety feature and trumpet their successes. This ad for the 1993 Buick LeSabre highlighted the car's standard equipment that keeps drivers and passengers safe.
- "How the New Chevrolet Wrings More Power and More Miles Out of Every gallon of Gas," 1954 -
- March 20, 1954
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"How the New Chevrolet Wrings More Power and More Miles Out of Every gallon of Gas," 1954
- "Chevrolet '59" Sales Catalog, 1959 - Chevrolet introduced wider, roomier bodies and new grilles on its 1959 cars, but the most dramatic styling updates were in back. "Spread wing" tailfins and cat's-eye taillights distinguished the automaker's Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impala models. "Magic-Mirror" lacquer and "Safety-Master" brakes debuted for 1959. Chevrolet's calendar year sales topped 1.5 million cars, and model year production surpassed 1.4 million.
- 1959
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"Chevrolet '59" Sales Catalog, 1959
Chevrolet introduced wider, roomier bodies and new grilles on its 1959 cars, but the most dramatic styling updates were in back. "Spread wing" tailfins and cat's-eye taillights distinguished the automaker's Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impala models. "Magic-Mirror" lacquer and "Safety-Master" brakes debuted for 1959. Chevrolet's calendar year sales topped 1.5 million cars, and model year production surpassed 1.4 million.
- "Toronado. The All-Car Car for the All-Man Man" Oldsmobile Advertisement, 1968 - Oldsmobile introduced Toronado, a personal luxury car, for 1966. Unlike competitors Ford Thunderbird and Buick Riviera -- or any other American car at the time -- Toronado had front-wheel drive. It was the first front-wheel-drive automobile built in the United States since Cord ended production in 1937. Toronado went through four distinct styling generations, with the last models manufactured in 1992.
- March 01, 1968
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"Toronado. The All-Car Car for the All-Man Man" Oldsmobile Advertisement, 1968
Oldsmobile introduced Toronado, a personal luxury car, for 1966. Unlike competitors Ford Thunderbird and Buick Riviera -- or any other American car at the time -- Toronado had front-wheel drive. It was the first front-wheel-drive automobile built in the United States since Cord ended production in 1937. Toronado went through four distinct styling generations, with the last models manufactured in 1992.
- "Chevy Chic" Chevrolet Advertisement, 1958 -
- April 01, 1958
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"Chevy Chic" Chevrolet Advertisement, 1958
- 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!
- Rendering of Automobile Dashboard Design Concept - Designer Walter K. Gierschick graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He worked for Sundberg-Ferar and Chrysler at various points, but Gierschick spent the bulk of his career at General Motors. He was Assistant Chief Designer for GM from 1961 to 1985. Gierschick retired from GM after 25 years of service to the company.
- 1961-1985
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Rendering of Automobile Dashboard Design Concept
Designer Walter K. Gierschick graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He worked for Sundberg-Ferar and Chrysler at various points, but Gierschick spent the bulk of his career at General Motors. He was Assistant Chief Designer for GM from 1961 to 1985. Gierschick retired from GM after 25 years of service to the company.
- Rendering of Automobile Radio Design Concept - Designer Walter K. Gierschick graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He worked for Sundberg-Ferar and Chrysler at various points, but Gierschick spent the bulk of his career at General Motors. He was Assistant Chief Designer for GM from 1961 to 1985. Gierschick retired from GM after 25 years of service to the company.
- 1961-1985
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Rendering of Automobile Radio Design Concept
Designer Walter K. Gierschick graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He worked for Sundberg-Ferar and Chrysler at various points, but Gierschick spent the bulk of his career at General Motors. He was Assistant Chief Designer for GM from 1961 to 1985. Gierschick retired from GM after 25 years of service to the company.
- General Motors GM-X Stiletto Scale Model, 1964 - This 1/9-scale model depicts the GM-X Stiletto concept car. A full size model was built later and shown at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. It was strongly influenced by aerospace design.
- 1964
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General Motors GM-X Stiletto Scale Model, 1964
This 1/9-scale model depicts the GM-X Stiletto concept car. A full size model was built later and shown at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. It was strongly influenced by aerospace design.