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283 cid V-8 engine, Rochester mechanical fuel injection, Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, power-assisted four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 115” For much of its existence, General Motors’ high-volume Chev..

350 cid V-8 engine, 250 HP, four-speed automatic transmission, independent front coil suspension, solid rear-axle with coil springs, hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 119.5" By 1950, the Oldsmobile line featured Harley Earl’s aircraft inspired “Futuramic” styling. This transitioned to all of the ’49 line, and was especially attractive ..

500cc two-cylinder air-cooled engine, 18 HP, four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension; wheelbase: 72.8” With more than four million produced during its 20-year production run, the tiny Fiat 500 was something to behold. Easy to spot by its rounded egg-like body, the Fiat 500 filled a need for utilitarian transportation for the ..

1,582 cc air-cooled, OHV horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine, 70 BHP (SAE), 60 BHP (DIN) at 4,500 rpm, four-speed fully-synchronized manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension with parallel trailing arms, transverse laminated torsion bars and anti-roll bar at front, swing axles with transverse torsion bars at rear, four-wheel hydraulic..

265 cid V-8 engine, 162 HP, three-speed manual transmission with overdrive, independent coil spring front suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf spring, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 115” Chevrolet’s top-of-the-line Bel Air convertible was dripping with class and gleaming with chrome in 1955, and it was just the car for any occasion and the pub..

235.5 cid inline six-cylinder engine rated at 150 HP, two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and stabilizer front suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf springs with solid axle, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 102" The Chevrolet Corvette was envisioned as an American interpretation of..

430 cid OHV V-8 rated at 350 HP, automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, live rear axle with leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulically-actuated power drum brakes; wheelbase: 131" When Continental ended production of the Mark II in 1957, it was the end of America’s most expensive production car. It was a ..

292 cid Y-block V-8 engine, 192 HP, three-speed manual transmission with overdrive, independent front suspension with coil springs over shocks, semi-elliptic rear springs with live rear axle, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 102” The first generation Ford Thunderbird made its public debut at the Detroit Auto Show on February 20th, 1954. Taking ..

270 cid “Super Red Ram” V-8 engine rated at 183 HP, PowerFlite two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 120" Virgil Exner was a man of vision and talent, which Chrysler sorely needed in the mid-1950s. When Exne..

312 cid V-8 engine, twin Holley four-barrel carburetors, 270 HP, automatic transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 102” Based on a show car that debuted in February 1954, the production version of Ford’s sporty and sleek two-seater Thunderb..