Funny how the new Edsel copied the rotating drum idea. Monkey see, monkey do. The more I think about it, looks to me that the entire Edsel idea was maybe a plot to do away with Studebaker-Packard after it became clear that greater cooperation would not work. Ford needed mid and higher...
Having risen up the ranks at the Ford Motor Company in the United States, he designed a new chromecovered model which was supposed to capture the dreams and aspirations of the new motoring classes in the late Fifties.SOON, it became clear that the Ford Edsel was one of the greatest ...
Aside from the missing front bumper cover (replaced by a homemade battering ram), this car has weathered the decades relatively intact, with no visible rust or body damage – an impressive feat for a 30+ year-old economy car that looks like it’s been driven re...
Its first, the L-29, was introduced in 1929, the year of the stock market crash, and did not sell well. The stylish Cord 812 Phaeton could reach speeds of 170 miles per hour when it was equipped with a supercharger. The car also featured pop-up headlights, which were new for the ...
Edsel Records UK The Wind in the Willows - 'The Wind in the Willows' (1968) Roughly five years before she burst into the mainstream as the frontwoman of Blondie, Debbie Harry was a backing singer in the band the Wind in the Willows. A far cry from her future new wave sound, the Wi...
but inflation-adjusted prices dropped by 2 cents. This is due to the fact that at this moment in history, inflation was rising faster than actual prices; in fact, the inflation rate in 1941 was nearly 10%. At the tail end of the year, the United States finally entered World War ...