1969 - 1970 Bolide Jeep XJ-002 concept car - Allpar Forums Kaiser-Jeep called it the first four wheel drive “Jeep Sports Car and All Purpose Utility Vehicle ” The Bolide was authorized by a vice-president of Kaiser-Jeep as a possible candidate for production, by the Bolide Motor Car Company (Huntington, New York) — a joint venture between Kaiser-Jeep and Borg Warner, which owned Cycolac
Nash Motors cars, 1916 to 1954 - Allpar Forums When the war ended, Kaiser — a company created for that purpose — was the first out of the gate with new cars The Nash assembly line restarted in October 1945, using essentially the 1942 models with changes to the grille The straight-eight was dropped, but a new wood-panelled Suburban wagon was launched (just 1,000 were made over three
Jeep VIN Decoding, 1962-1992 - Allpar Forums Jeep Treo concept car: Dang, that's light! The 2004 Jeep Treo concept was "an extrapolation of technology and styling trends into the distant future," assuming that cars in 2022 would be fuel-cell electric powered
10th Anniversary Survey - Allpar Forums We asked for your favorite “underground” car — a car that was developed, designed, or introduced with substantial executive resistance
Plymouth cars for 1952 - Allpar Forums Their test car hit a high speed of 88mph with fuel consumption figures of 23 2 mpg at a steady 30mph, 20 9mpg at 45mph, and l7 3mpg at 60mph Motor Trend drivers ran the 0-60mph test in 22 54 seconds, considerably slower than the 18 56 seconds for the 1950 Plymouth they had tested
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The origin of DeSoto cars (a Chrysler division) - Allpar Forums The six passenger car was described as "a desirable family car" and powered by an engine with "high performance characteristics " "Motor Trend" hurled its 4,120 pound FireDome from 0-60 in 15 5 seconds, nearly 5 seconds faster than the similarly priced Kaiser Manhattan tested in the same issue
Willys-Overland: lightweight cars from Whippet to Jeep In 1953, Kaiser Corporation bought out Willys-Overland Motors, and renamed it Willys Motors Company In 1963 the company re-organized, becoming Kaiser-Jeep Corporation, and the Willys name disappeared into history (though Overland was used as a premium Jeep model, and a concept Jeep Willys was created)
The Kaiser-Jeep Bolide XJ-002 concept: 4x4 sports car in. . . The Kaiser-Jeep Bolide XJ-002 concept: 4x4 sports car in 1969? by Daniel W Kunz The only Kaiser-Jeep concept car to be built by an outside firm, the Jeep XJ-002 was also the last Kaiser-Jeep concept car - and was meant to be a prototype as much as a concept The XJ-00 1, based on a CJ-5, was destroyed when its transport crashed