A couple of debuts for this week.
10/12/50 – Kaiser-Fraizer built their 500,000th car – 4 years later they opened up car manufacturing in South America.
10/13/1902 – Packard Motor Car Co was formed out of the old Ohio Automobile.
10/15/24 – The original Mr. Government Auto Company Bailout. Mr.Lee Iacocca was born this date. If that’s all you remember him for, turn your car lover card…this guy rocked it in the car world!!!! This might change your mind…yea…the Mustang was his baby too.
And now for the new arrivals!!!
10/14/65 – the Oldsmobile Toronado – a friend of my had one of these when I was in college back in the late 1970’s. It was my first awareness of a front wheel drive car.
And one of my favorites
10/16/58 the Chevy El Camino arrives. Now I’m big fan of those fins!!! These also spawned the GMC Sprint and a few other variations.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
I can’t help but add that Mr Iacocca is also credited with the minivan, and the return of the factory built convertible to the car market-THE CHRYSLER LE BARON!
Hey..when do I get a pic of the Le Baron for the blog???