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The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. [16] It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. [17]
Cutaway view of the fuel system for the Ford Model T engine, showing the gravity-feed fuel supply, carburetor cutaway, and intake stream. [4] The Ford Model T engine had one carburetor, a side-draft, single-venturi unit. Its choke and throttle valves were controlled manually; the latter was with a hand lever rather than a foot pedal. The ...
The Chevrolet Series AA Capitol (or Chevrolet Capitol) is an American vehicle manufactured by Chevrolet in 1927. Launched in the year Ford changed from the Model T to the Model A, Chevrolet sold 1,001,820 Series AA cars, [2] [3] and under the direction of General Manager William S. Knudsen Chevrolet would overtake Ford’s dominance in the market internationally. [4]
LaSalle was an American brand of luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed, as a separate brand, by General Motors' Cadillac division from 1927 through 1940. Alfred P. Sloan, GM's Chairman of the Board, developed the concept for four new GM marques - LaSalle, Marquette, Viking and Pontiac - paired with already established brands to fill price gaps he perceived in the General Motors product ...
The Model A was the first Ford to use the standard set of driver controls with conventional clutch and brake pedals, throttle, and gearshift. Previous Fords used controls that had become uncommon to drivers of other makes. The Model A's fuel was situated in the cowl, between the engine compartment's fire wall and the dash panel.
For the early part of the 1928 model year, the Star was known as the Durant Star and was only available with a four-cylinder engine. The car was replaced in the latter half of the 1928 model year by the Durant 4. Production from 1923 to 1928 totaled 358,689 vehicles. [2]
Logo for the Flint Automobile, 1923–1927 Share of the Flint Motor Company, issued 14. August 1923 Flint B-40 Touring 1925 Flint B-40 Touring 1925 1926 Flint Jr. Z18 Deluxe Coupe located in Stratford, Iowa, USA. The Flint was an automobile marque that was assembled by the Flint Motors Division, Flint, Michigan between 1923 and 1927.
Wills introduced vanadium steel for the production of the Ford Model T; it was the first the large scale application of the alloy. [1] Wills was also a designer and is credited with designing the script "Ford Blue Oval" emblem that the company uses to this day. [1] 1923 ad for the company and their presence at the 1923 Washington DC Autoshow.