O.K. These are back, enjoy.
10/12/1950 Kaiser-Frazer Built their 500, oooth car.
There ya go...the 500, 000 th
On 10/13/ in 1902 Packard Motor Car Co. was formed from the Ohio Automobile Co. Of interest: In September, 1900, the Ohio Automobile Company was founded as the manufacturer, while the cars were always sold as Packards. Since these automobiles quickly gained an excellent reputation, and there were more automobile makers that produced — or at least planned to — under the label “Ohio”, the name was changed soon: On October 13, 1902, it became the Packard Motor Car Company.
1902 Packard Model F
An Ohio
The very next day 63 years later Oldsmobile debuts the Toronado (10/14/1965).
1965 Toronado I want one of these
On 10/15/1945 Oldsmobile began creating producing per war cars.
And 1924 on the 15th of October, one of my hero’s was born. The proud Poppa of the Mustang and savior of Chrysler Lee Iococca was born in Allentown, PA.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
The Toronado pictured is a 69. There was no 65 so here’s a 66.
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1960-1969/1966-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Jay-Leno-FA-1024×768.jpg
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As a enthusiast of all K Car derivatives, I think of Lee Iacocca as the father of the mini van, too. Some of my favorite ‘Iacocca-isms’:
1) So many engineers at Ford claimed to be the father of the Mustang that I sure wouldn’t want to be seen with the mother in public.
2) If you think American cars are bad, then you obviously never owned a European built automobile.
3) Lee addressing the Chrysler UAW in early 1980 before the date of a planned strike; I have many jobs at $12 per hour, but none at $16. I have reduced my salary to $1 per year. Please decide today if you want to work at Chrysler. The UAW voted unanimously to not strike at Chrysler.
I have to wonder if Lee had stayed at Chrysler in some management capacity if the Diamler thing would have been avoided?