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The First Auto (1927), about the transition from horses to cars for transportation, and the rift it causes in a family. The Crowd Roars (1932), James Cagney stars as a race care driver in this 1st sound car racing film. Death Drives Through (1935), the protagonist is a race-car driver. Dodsworth (1936), the protagonist owns a car factory.
A famous Tennessee Williams play and later film of the same name was set in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Perley A. Thomas streetcars were operated on the route labeled "Desire" around the period of 1947 in which the story was set; hence the name: A Streetcar Named Desire. Late in the 20th century, local employees carefully restored the cars ...
[8] [9] [10] Hines returned to California in October 1960, setting up Bill Hines Kustom Auto in Lynwood, next door to Eddie Martinez's shop. [11] In 1962, Hines installed one of the first hydraulic lift systems on Tats Gotanda's Candy blue 1959 Chevrolet Impala; this became known as the Buddah Buggy, and was Hines' most famous custom project. [2]
Richard Bowie Spikes (October 2, 1878 – January 22, 1963) was an African-American inventor who held several United States patents. He is credited with developing and improving inventions such as a beer tap, a modification of an automatic gear shift mechanism for motor vehicles, and a safety braking system for trucks and buses.
The biggest stars in movies and TV aren't always the actors. From the General Lee to James Bond's Aston Martins, these cars found in TV shows and movies can be real scene-stealers, too.
When he started manufacturing cars, he wanted to ship them directly to customers without putting mileage on them. Hence, he developed a car hauler, and soon was selling car haulers to other manufacturers. This is the first instance of a semi-trailer truck product. [8] The Winton Motor Carriage Company grew rapidly after the turn of the 20th ...
The Octo-Auto failed to sell and in 1912 Reeves created the Sexto-Auto, a six-wheel version. [9] The first version was a modification of the Octo-Auto. The second attempt was built on a modified Stutz Motor Company chassis and was no more successful than the first attempt. It was a luxury car, had variable speed transmission and reportedly made ...
MacPherson was the chief engineer of the Chevrolet Cadet project, a compact car intended to sell for less than $1,000. MacPherson developed a strut-type suspension for the Cadet, partly inspired by Fiat designs patented by Guido Fornaca in the 1920s (although the Cadet did not use a true MacPherson strut design) and a patent by Frank M. Smith ...