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Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice.
Tom McCahill. Thomas Jay McCahill III (1907–1975) was an automotive journalist, born the grandson of a wealthy attorney [1] in Larchmont, New York. McCahill graduated from Yale University with a degree in fine arts. (McCahill's father had been a football all-American at Yale). He is credited with, amongst other things, the creation of the "0 ...
Nash Rambler. The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 until 1954 in sedan, wagon, and fixed-profile convertible body styles. On 1 May 1954, Nash-Kelvinator merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation (AMC).
We just love a sleek bubble of a car, and the Alfa Romeo 1900 (1950-1959) fits the bill. It was designed by Orazio Satta and was notable as the company's first car built entirely on a production line.
0038-7797. Sport was an American sports magazine. Launched in September 1946 [ 1] by New York–based publisher Macfadden Publications, Sport pioneered the generous use of color photography – it carried eight full-color plates in its first edition. Sport predated the launch of Sports Illustrated by eight years, and was responsible for ...
Kurtis Sport Car. The Kurtis Sport Car (KSC) is a two-seat, aluminum -body sports car designed by Frank Kurtis and manufactured by Kurtis Kraft in 1949 and 1950. Built with numerous components (including the chassis and V8 engine) from a 1949 Ford, the KSC was built as both a production car and a kit car. It was sold at a base price of $3,495.
Kerb weight. 17 cwt, 1,904 lb (864 kg) open two-seater [3] The Swallow Doretti is a British sports car built on Swallow's own custom chassis using Triumph TR2 mechanicals, made between 1954 and 1955. It was intended for the US market, as a more refined two-seater than what was available there at that time.
The Dutch Grand Prix is first held in 1955. The Spanish Grand Prix is first held in 1951. The Porsche 550 Spyder and Porsche 356 are introduced, competitive in motorsport. The Maserati Birdcage is introduced as a competitive racing prototype. The Jaguar D-Type is introduced as a competitive racecar. The Lotus Eleven is introduced for motorsport.