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| 1941 |
Willys delivers the first Jeeps
to the U.S.
Army. |
The 1939 Crosley Series 1A. Looks ugly now,
but it was the rage back then.
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| 1945 |
The end of WWII, incidentally.
Tucker debuts with a prototype automobile, although the model itself will not appear until 1948.
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| 1946 |
Chevrolet is one of the first car manufacturers to make use of television to advertise their cars.
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| 1947 |
Packard offers power seats and windows in its automobiles.
YOU thought it was a pretty new thing, didn't YOU?
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| 1948 |
The Roadster, Type 356 No. 1, is built under the direction of
Ferdinand Porsche, Jr. - the first automobile
to carry the now famous Porsche name.
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The Porsche Roadster 356.
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1949 |
General Motors fields the first true hardtops.
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| 1950 |
Goodyear develops puncture-sealing tires.
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| 1951 |
Kaiser features a padded dashboard, and a pop-out windshield.
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| 1952 |
Packard offers power brakes.
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| 1955 |
Chevrolet introduces the Corvette.
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| 1955 |
The first McDonald's
drive-in opens. It was one of the most innovative concepts ever, and there was a
continuous stream of cars visiting it. Many drive-ins would soon follow.
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A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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| 1956 |
Ford automobiles offer seat belts, but the public is uninterested. Then again, at that time cars weren't
all that fast, so who would care about seat belts?
Of course as you all know seat belts are one of the most important safety features in cars.
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| 1957 |
An average car sells for $2,749.
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| 1958 |
The first
Toyotas
and
Datsuns
( Japanese cars btw ) arrive in the United States.
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Wow! I didn't know that..
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