What should one call that frame, a birdcage? I thought Nash was first with unit construction:
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For the 1941 and 1942 model years ....[t]he Nash Ambassador 600, built on a 112-inch (2,845 mm) wheelbase, became the first popular domestic automobile to be built using the single-welded "unibody" type of monocoque construction that Nash called "Unitized", rather than body-on-frame. From 1941 through 1948, Nash Ambassador models placed this unibody structure on top of a conventional frame,[15] thus creating a solid and sturdy automobile. It was also one of the first in the "low-priced" market segment with coil spring suspension in front and back, "giving it the best ride in its class."
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The Chrysler Brothers were consummate engineers, but some of it never made it to market. I never saw Airflow on a used car lot in the 1950s, but I wish they'd been full of Star Cars:
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www.hemmings.com: SIA Flashback - Mopar's Star Cars
It looks like the original article 404s, but here's something squirreled way in my albums:
Front-wheel drive 5-cylinder radial.