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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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Infant Safety Carrier, 1973 - Child seats are as old as automobiles, though for many years they were more about keeping the child out of mom's and dad's way than protecting her in an accident. General Motors' rear-facing Infant Love Seat, introduced in 1969, became a model for future infant car seats and helped inspire states to pass safety seat laws starting in 1978.
- 1973
- Collections - Artifact
Infant Safety Carrier, 1973
Child seats are as old as automobiles, though for many years they were more about keeping the child out of mom's and dad's way than protecting her in an accident. General Motors' rear-facing Infant Love Seat, introduced in 1969, became a model for future infant car seats and helped inspire states to pass safety seat laws starting in 1978.
- Program for Fisher Body Division Business Dinner Meeting, March 1967 - Frederic and Charles Fisher formed Fisher Body in Detroit in 1908. Within ten years, their company built more than 350,000 car bodies annually for various automakers. General Motors purchased a 60 percent stake in Fisher Body in 1919, and in 1926 it became GM's Fisher Body Division. For decades, the "Body by Fisher" logo appeared on GM cars.
- 08 March 1967-09 March 1967
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Program for Fisher Body Division Business Dinner Meeting, March 1967
Frederic and Charles Fisher formed Fisher Body in Detroit in 1908. Within ten years, their company built more than 350,000 car bodies annually for various automakers. General Motors purchased a 60 percent stake in Fisher Body in 1919, and in 1926 it became GM's Fisher Body Division. For decades, the "Body by Fisher" logo appeared on GM cars.