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submarines
111 american submarines were comissioned durning and after pearl harbor -
1945 Ford GPW willy jeep
Jeep That was mostly used in the war on 1945 was this jeep. The Army wanted a fast manufactor jeep. Ford was at a larger production at this time so the army signed it off to them. Ford received a massive 277,896 unit piece of the Jeep pie. And it had 60 hp four-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission with two-speed transfer case, four-wheel drive, live axle front suspension with leaf springs, and four-wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 80 in. -
m26 pershing T26E3
the Pershing was revolutionary. The new Wright engine and short transmission gave it a low profile, as opposed to the Sherman. The glacis plate was one of the thickest ever fitted on an American tank. The drivetrain, modeled and tested on the T26, counted six pairs of rubberized roadwheels mated to one wheelarm each. They were connected to the torsion bar by the way of an eclectic spindle, and each was also connected to a bumpstop, which limited the motion of the arm. -
1946 chevrolet fleetline aerosedan
Chevrolet made cars like this before this time. The special about this time for chevrolet was the post war had a strike and no one had started to resume making but chevrolet did. This car was two and for doors with v6 engine 90 hp and three speed transmission -
bell x-1 plane
Was american plane that was the first aircraft to break the speed of sound.designed to be airdropped. Had rocket propell thruster. 967 mph 80,000 feet service celing and it weigh bout 8,100 empty -
chevy pickup
1947, America was recovering from WWII and redirecting automobile production back to civilian vehicles. As pick up trucks advertised as having “Unisteel Battleship” construction, their bigger windows offered up to three passengers.The cabs were eight inches wider, with three inches more shoulder space and a foot more length. The heater and defroster now drew air from outside, as opposed to just re-circulating it, and optional oil-bath cleaners extended engine life. Chevrolet led truck sales -
dodge
dodge became popular with there muscle cars in the later years but the cornet was there top car -
Ford in 1950s
they werent as big as chevy in this time. they where a good 40s car. -
1950 chevrolet bel-air
Bel Air hardtop was the first major improvement since the forty-eights it was marketed as "the airiness... of a convertible
with the coziness and permanence of an all steel top" -
chevorlet in 1950s
At the start of the decade, Chevrolet upended the status quo with the Bel Air, , the Bel Air Sport Coupe was the first low-price car wiith optional automatic transmission. the Corvette sports car – was born in 1953. Just 300 were built for that first model year. In 1955, Chevrolet ignited a performance revolution that continues to this day with the introduction of the small block V8. Impala series, was born in 1958. Chevrolet was usa in the 50s -
chevy corvette roadster
January 17, 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette was unveiled at the GM Motorama in New York City. the Corvette remains one of the few GM Motorama designs with their space age, show-car styling virtually unmodified for production.The 1953 Corvettes were built by hand and appeared nearly identical to the Motorama car. They were powered by the existing Chevrolet 235-cu.-in. 6-cylinder engine that was modified with a three-carburetor design and dual exhaust to give it more sports car-like performance.150hp -
1956 Ford T-Bird
2 door manual 3 speed
106 mph
rwd
to go against corvette -
1957 Dodge Coronet Lancer
This Coronet Lancer has a 325ci Poly engine producing approx. 320 horsepower with the two barrel carburetor. The '57 Red Ram Hemi engine was only rated at 285hp. pushbutton TorqueFlite selector,
dash mounted rearview mirror and a Scope-Sight speedometer
