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1956 Chevy clay model, with a mix of ideas, gullwing doors from a Mercedes, fins from a Cadillac, and the split rear window

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thanks Doug!

the Great American streetcar scandal

In 1950, Firestone along with General Motors and Standard Oil, were found guilty, charged and convicted, of criminal conspiracy for purchasing streetcar systems throughout the United States and dismantling and replacing them with buses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company