The American Stove Company's World War Two Products: Table 1 shows that the company had $32,030,000 in major contracts during World War Two. Its products included parachute flares, bombs, 40mm shells, and droppable fuel tanks. Both the USAAF and the Navy ordered drop tanks from American ...
This militarized version of the Holt Tractor was built by the Reo Motor Car Company of Lansing, MI in 1917 as a 5-ton prime mover for artillery in World War One. It was photographed at the former Ropkey Armor Museum in Indiana. The museum is now closed; and the location of the tracto...
1935- 1956 Rest in Peace This page updated 12-30-2022. The American Bantam Car Company was originally formed in 1929 as American Austin Car Company. In 1936 it was reorganized as the American Bantam Car Company after filing for bankruptcy. The company introduced a line of small British-...
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Because Chevrolet was a subcontractor to GMC, the trucks had GMC data plates in them. At the end of the war, all CCKW production had shifted to Chevrolet St. Louis. In 1944 and 1945, the daily run rate for CCKWs was larger at St. Louis than at the GMC plant in Pontiac, MI. ...
The Cornelian race car was driven by Louis Chevrolet in the 1915 Indianapolis 500. Mr. Chevrolet had to drop out due to engine valve failure but did place 20th in the event. Further investigation indicates the Blood Brothers supplied universal joints for about half of the different truck models...
in such towns as Anderson, IN; Kokomo, IN; Dayton, OH; Flint, MI; and Lockport, NY. These plants produced such items as starters, batteries, radios, sparkplugs, radiators, and steering wheels. Chevrolet and Fisher Body each had over a dozen plants, and each was as large or larger ...
In the 1909 races, a driver by the name of Louis Chevrolet won the ten mile race. He led for 52 miles in the main 250 mile race, which was won by one of the other Buick vehicles. Author's Photo. This pre-World War Two 1940 Buick Limited Series 80 passenger car was used by the...