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Hudson - американский автомобильный бренд прошлого, которому мы обязаны разработкой коробки-автомата, аж, в конце 1930х годов прошлого века. Конечно, она была далека от современного автомата, но была прорывом для своего времени. https://vk.com/@english_v_khimki-hudson-motor-car-company

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Heliport in Manhattan, 1960s.
During the 1960s and 1970s, New York Airways provided scheduled service from the heliport to the city's major airports. Scheduled passenger service was discontinued with PanAm's bankruptcy in the mid-1980s.

The first Walmart store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Walmart' first promo leaflet.

Science and Invention magazine cover, July 1921.

United Airlines ad. promotes flights to Hawaii on DC-8 jet plane, 1967.

Газотурбинный автомобиль Chrysler Turbine Car из 1960х - смелый эксперимент в истории автомобильного бизнеса. https://vk.com/@english_v_khimki-chrysler-turbine-car

Tocumen Airport, Panama.

In 1964, PanAmerican airline took Chrysler Turbine Car* on a world tour. Only 55 cars were made, all in colour as pictured. In 1966 all but 9 cars were destroyed.

PanAmerican flew the car 81175 kms around the world visiting some 25 countries during a 10 week tour.

* Chrysler Turbine Car has got an engine in form of turbine (like a jet planes have). Its fuel is the gas. Such engine does not require a gear box and has got a high gas consumption per km. Projected price for each car was 55k USD, which is a modern equivalent of 450k USD.

Chevrolet Blazer Chalet, 1977.
Converting off-road vehicles into campers isn’t a new trend. Back in the late 1970s, General Motors built the Chevy Blazer Chalet camper, a converted Blazer with a tiny camper attached. Over two years of production, Chevrolet sold just 1,800 Chalets: they are rare cars.

Ford Galaxie III Coupe, 1967, was quite a supercar with the engine's range from 170hp to astonishing 7liter 345hp.

Зима не страшна больше с вакциной от гриппа.

Delco - 1956. Delco Radio was used on Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac cars.

The Wonder Bar function is an equivalent of modern "seek" command: the radio is automatically tuned to the nearest station.

Nash (1916-1961) - легендарная марка американских авто. Ей мы обязаны изобретением автокондиционера и появлению первого ремня безопасности в автомобиле (правда, в виде непопулярной опции). https://vk.com/@english_v_khimki-nash-the-american-automotive-legend

Nash 400, 1936.

1951 General Electric Spacemaker refregirator.
2 700 000 units were in service after 10 years, many worked 15 or 20.

How to walk a dog during COVID quarantine - an answer from China.

The Kapitän was the top line post war Opel' model , which lived a long production life in different design forms from1949 to 1970.

The 1954 Oplel Kapitan reached a top speed of 140 km/h and consumed 13L/100 km.

Vauxhall - is the Opel's name in England and UK.

Some say that its design inspired Soviet Volga GAZ-21, debuted in 1956.

The Arrow was a textile brand, popular in US in 1950s. Its factory building is still in Carbon Hill, Alabama, but the production and jobs are long gone to Asia.

Prices are barely visible, but the range is from $3.45 to $7.30 for the shirt.

Time, 01Feb2021