Fiat 1200- 1962
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Paul M. Lewis started an airplane company in Denver, CO in the 1930s, to construct VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft. Shortly after, Lewis designed an economical car for the masses he planned on selling for $300. It took the form of a three-wheeled aerodynamic automobile called the “Airomobile”. The first rendering of that
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Little is known about French inventor Hippolyte Delimal. But in 1936 he attempted to create the world’s smallest car, which reached a speed of 24 mph and touted fuel economy of 118 mpg. He affectionately named it Le Carabe, or the “Ground Beetle”. His vision and enthusiasm could be seen in a completely intact, hand-written,
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Daus Kleinlastwagen Prototype- 1951 Read More »
Frankfurt-based, Adler started manufacturing bicycles in 1896. Later the company turned to produce motorcycles, typewriters—and moved on to cars. In early 1900, Adler was already manufacturing automobile components when its first car, a Renault-influenced, De Dion Bouton-powered, lightweight “voiturette” was introduced. But within only a few years, the company proceeded to its own single- and
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Gutbrod Superior- 1953 Read More »
In 1945, industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, along with veteran automobile executive Joseph Frazer, started the automobile company Kaiser-Frazer. A year later he also formed Kaiser Aluminum and commissioned Rhys Miller and Frank Hershey (designer of the original 1956 Ford Thunderbird two-seater) to produce a portfolio of all-aluminum car designs to feature in promotional literature. Their
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At the beginning of the 20th century, very few people had any knowledge of how or even why automobiles worked. The German Chauffer School, founded in 1904, was created to deal with this problem. Part of the driver’s training was to gain not only an understanding of how to drive, professional etiquette, and road rules,
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