*1936 - THE Buick century *

...”ten to sixty miles an hour in less than 20 seconds”

What is the real significance of the Fact that the Buick CENTURY can crowd a hundred miles an hour, according to the accurate instruments of the Proving Ground?

lt isn’t simply this mile and-two-thirds per minute speed, For Few people will ever bave occasion to use it, except in dire emergency.

lt’s the Fact that it is there-the Fact that at Fifty miles an hour this car is using only halF lts capacity the thrill oF having, under docile contro1, that reserve oF power, which makes ordinary driving so effortless For the car and For you behind the wheel.

Sometimes, in a traFfic tight-spot, that nimble ten-to sixty miles an hour in under twenty seconds may serve you in good stead.

Bui most people who own the Buick CENTURY will do so For the sheer delight oF possessing a car capable oF more than they will ever ask it to do.
The great 120 horsepower valve-in-head straight eight engine of the Buick CENTURY is identical with that in the Buick LIMITED.

Lt has every Feature oF dependability, every safeguard oF oil and temperature control which assures long and Faithful liFe For this mighty motor under modem driving conditions.

li has the safety oF tiptoe hydraulic brakes and the solid steel Turret Top Body by Fisher bodies comparable in size to those on the Buick SPECIAL, and it is this rotio oF power to weight which produces the unfettered nimbleness which makes this
truly the car of the century.
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*1928 - Chrysler Imperial 80*

NATIONAL
  Automobile
Chamber of Commerce
sales records piace Chrysler
third for 1928.

In 42 months Chrysler, due to public endorsement, has come from 27th to 3rd piace.

All but two makes, far longer established, have been outsold by Chrysler.

The order of precedence at the National Automobile Shows is determined by the dollar volume of sales in the year ended July 1st. In these 12 months, Chrysler sold 193,750 motor cars—a volume of$275,000,000 paid by the public.

No other make of car has ever recorded such phenomenally rapid progress.

In thee and one half years, production and sales haver increased six-fold over the original record breaking first year of Chrysler.

There can be no more impressive public endorsement of Chrysler performance, Chrysler long life, Chrysler quality, Chrysler value.

All Chrysler models are exhibited at the National Automobile Shows; and in the Balloon Room and entire lobby spuce of the Congress Hotel during the Chicago Show, Jan. 28th to Feb. 4th.
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1957 - CADILLAC PRESENTS THE ELDORADO BUOUGHAM

DETROIT — The Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. an all uew fivepassenger super luzury sedan now in Limited production, is a car that looks ahead, according to James M. Roche; Cadillac General Manager and Vice President of Gcnaral Motors.
“The word ‘first’ has been synonymous with Cadillac since its beginning in 1902," Mr. Roche said, “and the Brougham, with completely new styling and numerous engineering features nover before incorporated in any car, marks one of the most important firsts’ in automobile history.”
Two years of concentrated test and dovelopment preceded today's onnouncement of the Brougham (rhymes with home). Its styling and engineoring features are the result of many years of research by Cadillac and General Motors styilists and engineers.

Completely moderm in every detail, the grace and sleekness of the Brougham is accented by its pillarless fourdoor styling, an ertremely low aver—all height of 55.5 inches and a root of brushed stainless steel.

            

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FOR RELEASE IMMEDIATELY
1957 CADILLAC


El_DORADO BHOUGHAM SPECIFTCATIONS
WHEELBASE 126.0
HEIGHT 55.5

LENGTH 216.3
WIDTH 78.5
MINIMUN ROAD CLEARANCE 5.3


ENGINE
Type OHV V-8
Horsepower 325
Speed 4800 RPM

Engine Fuel Feed Dual 4—Darrel Carburotor
Compression Ratio 10:1

Tourque 400 ft. lb.
Speed 3300 RPM
Bore and Stroke 4” x 3.625”

Dispaecoment 365 cu. in.
Piston Travel per car mile 1,497 ft.

Fuel Capacity 20 gais.
Oil Capacity (with heater) 6 gts. - Cooling Capacity (with heater) 22.6 qts.

TRASSMISSION (Standard) Hydra-Matic - REAR AXLE RATIO 3.36:1 - POTER STEERTNt (Standard) - Over—mil Gear Ratto 19.5:1 - Tunning Dia. (curb to curb) 42 ft. - POWR BRAKES (Stadard) - Effective Brake Lining Arca 219.32 sq. in. -   TIRE SIZE (Tubeless) 8.40 x 15 - INTERIOE DIMENSIONS -  Head Room (Front) 35.5  -  Head Room (Rear) 34.8  -  Log Roon (Front) 43.7  -  Log Room (Rear) 39.7  -  Hip Room (Front) 61.3  -  Hip Room (Rear) 60.7
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                             Cdillac Motor Car Division, Detroit 32, Michigan, Tashmoo 5-4600      Cadillac.pdf
 

The 1951 Kaiser Special Series

"At a quick glance, the car resembles a Cadillac that started smoking too young," wrote renowned, wisecracking auto writer Tom McCahill, who liked the Henry J after testing it.
New York's Fashion Academy named the Henry J "Fashion Car of the Year" in February 1951 "for bringing within the reach of more American families a triumph of superb performance, unprecedented economy and beauty of design."
Road & Track magazine simpy called the Henry J "the car the average American had been pleading for -- the workingman's car. Its short wheelbase, small turning circle and finger-tip steering is a dream in traffic."
The Henry J had lively performance, good handling, reliable engines, high fuel economy and low operating costs. It placed first in the highly regarded Mobilgas Economy Run in 1953 and did well in that year's long, rugged Mexican Road Race, partly because it had front and rear anti-sway bars and a low center of gravity.
Sears Roebuck and Co. even sold a thinly disguised version of the Henry J in 1952 and 1953 through its catalog, found in most homes. Sears called its version the "Allstate" because it marketed tires, batteries and other auto parts under the Allstate label. Sears only sold 2,363 Allstates, partly because the car wasn't displayed in many of its stores and most Americans didn't want a "catalog" car.
In contrast, Kaiser-Frazer sold 123,254 Henry Js, although sales tapered off sharply after the car found 81,942 buyers from September 1950 through December 1951.
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler eventually overwhelmed smaller rivals such as Kaiser-Frazer as the 1950s unwound. One problem was that the lowest-cost 1951 Henry J cost $1,363, or just $177 less than a full-size Chevrolet two-door sedan or just $54 less than a Ford full-size two-door sedan.
Moreover, some early Henry J models had a very plain interior and lacked sun visors, glove box and trunk lid (trunk access was through fold-down rear seats and fold-down, swiveling front seats). Later models were better equipped and got a glove box, trunk lid and such improvements as upgraded interiors with a padded dashboard and built- in ashtrays. Even a sporty "continental" outside-mounted spare tire was offered.
The 1952 Henry J got a more massive grille and taillights put in its rear fender "tailfins." Interiors were bright, but had cheap materials -- except for some nicely finished in leather or exotic patterned vinyl by Kaiser-Frazer interior design ace Carl Spencer.
Henry J. Kaiser founded the Kaiser-Frazer company in 1945 with auto industry veteran Joseph W. Frazer to meet incredible demand for new cars following World War II, when no autos were built.
Frazer parted company with Kaiser after a disagreement in 1948, when auto supply began catching up with demand. But that didn't stop the ever-optimistic Kaiser from pressing on. After all, his shipyards built 821 Liberty ships during the war and participated in construction of the Hoover Dam and even Chicago subways.
Kaiser's proposal to build a "people's car" helped his auto company get a much-needed $44 million loan from the federal Reconstruction Finance Corp. in late 1948 to maintain auto inventories and build new models. Joe Frazer didn't want government help, and thus left.
The Henry J originally was styled by talented Howard "Dutch" Darrin, who proposed a compact car derived from his stunning 1951 Kaiser auto. But Henry J. Kaiser wanted all-new styling for the new car, and thus turned to American Metal Products, a Detroit supplier of auto seat parts.
The American Metal styling wasn't a disaster, and Darrin tried to improve its design. In the end, though, he was able to add only a few personal styling touches, including his trademark body line "dip" behind the doors. The car had forward-thrusting front fenders and gently rounded rear fenders that projected upward like small tailfins. Kaiser's son, Edgar, who was Kaiser-Frazer president after Frazer left, had seen Cadillac's tailfins and wanted something similar for the Henry J.

                                                  kaiser.pdf    

* CarScape *

Automobili serie:  Avburn, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Thunderbird, Pontiac, Plymouth, Rolls Royce...

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