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Car 553 was originally built for the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1949 by the American Car and Foundry Company as car 7901. [4] It was originally used as a lounge and barbershop car on City of Los Angeles, a long distance train service between Chicago and Los Angeles. [5] In 1961, car 7901 was rebuilt for commuter service and renumbered ...
All cars except the preserved ones were scrapped by October 2015. The 2200-series was the second of five series of Chicago "L" cars known as the High Performance Family. These cars were used for the Lake/Dan Ryan, Howard/Englewood and West-Northwest routes, From 1993 to 2013, these cars were used on the Blue Line with the 2600-series cars.
Stanley H. "Wacky" Arnolt was a Chicago industrialist, who began importing foreign cars in the 1950s to the United States. Though sold as American cars, the cars were true hybrids, with British mechanicals, Italian bodywork, and U.S. sales and distribution, as well as in some cases final assembly and body work. S.H. Arnolt Inc. was a licensed ...
West Coast Customs collaborated with CART Department, an automotive arts platform founded by the New York City mega-collector Larry Warsh, to debut an exhibit of custom-made cars at the auto show.
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George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars.Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc.
The six-car consist included a RPO car, a combine car, a coach, a diner, and two Pullman parlor cars, one of which was the observation car. [1] The cars were richly appointed, and the Alton Limited was advertised as "The Only Way" and as "The Most Beautiful Train In America!"
One of the famous custom cars in the classic American custom style, the Hirohata Merc [1] A custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been altered to improve its performance, change its aesthetics, or combine both. Some automotive enthusiasts in the United States want to push "styling and performance a step beyond the showroom floor - to truly ...