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How to get Automotive Justice
IN 1953, the first 300 Corvettes rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. The sexy fiberglass fuselage was an instant hit with hot rodders and sportscar aficionados alike. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center would not be established for another 21 years so the executives at General Motors would need to find another agency of the federal government to test the efficacy of the new ‘Vette. The solution would be twenty-four short months in the future.
Hollywood’s finest were recruited to introduce the Golden Age for General Motors and the big surprise for the launch of the 1953 Chevy Corvette.
Songwriters, symphony orchestras, and angelic choirs were put on contract to support prima donna Dinah Shore’s new jingle “See the USA in Your Chevrolet”. Dinah Shore introduces the new Chevrolet for 1953 with lyrics and music by Leo Corday and Leon Carr of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) written for the Chevrolet Division of General Motors.
The newly inaugurated two-term President Dwight D. Eisenhower knew without a doubt in his military mind that this was a sign and portent for the future. Unbeknownst to the woke sycophants in the deep state who would yell and scream like snowflakes.
‘Ike’ treasured the concept of a United States Air Force Academy in his heart of hearts until April 1, 1954, when he signed the bill establishing the USAF Academy into law.
The second dirty little secret was President Eisenhower’s dream of establishing the sleek and sexy Corvette as the official staff car for Cadets First Class who successfully completed their final exams of the spring semester of their junior year.
At a secret meeting in the Pentagon, Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) call sign “Engine Charlie” was sworn in as Ike’s as United States Secretary of Defense (1953 to 1957). He was previously the president and chief executive officer of General Motors. Amid empty coffee cups, half-eaten donuts, and crumpled napkins, a member of the cleanup crew noticed words scribbled on a note pad at the head of the conference room table. By squinting, she could make out the first lines of another jingle that would later resonate across Colorado’s front range.
“He was a good cadet, he had a ‘Vette’ . . .
The die were cast.
The first 300 Corvettes were handmade in a form and fashion reminiscent of the carefully assembled electric horseless carriages in the early to mid-1800s thanks to Scottish inventor Robert Anderson’s first electric carriage in the 1830s, powered by non-rechargeable batteries, Scotsman Robert Davidson’s small electric locomotive.
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
https://www.tbauto.org/
Electric Car History: Starting from the Early Electric Cars of the 1800s
1830s-40s: Robert Anderson and Robert Davidson experiment with early electric carriages. Thomas Parker in England and William Morrison in the United States were among the pioneers who showcased the potential of electric propulsion.
In 1859 Frenchman Gaston Planté invents the lead-acid rechargeable battery, providing a significant advancement in battery technology. Planté’s first battery consisted of a spiral roll of two sheets of pure lead, separated by a linen cloth and immersed in a glass jar of sulfuric acid solution. In 1860, he created a nine-cell lead-acid battery to the Academy of Sciences.
In 1881, his countryman Camille Alphonse Faure would develop a more efficient and reliable model that saw great success in early electric cars. The invention of rechargeable batteries transformed electric cars into a viable transportation option.
At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, Bill Morrison’s electric wagon captured the public’s attention with its six-passenger capacity and 14 mph top speed.
ASIN : B0DS45B79N
Publisher : Dunwoody.Press; 1st edition (January 2, 2025)
Publication date : January 2, 2025
Language : English
File size : 11776 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Print length : 204 pages
