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Monday, March 2, 2009
Aircraft designer Ernst Heinkel saw the Iso Isetta, and decided that he could do one better, using aircraft principles and making it lighter yet faster with a smaller engine.
First shown to the world in 1961 at the Detroit Motor Show as a concept car. One wheel was at the front and the other at the rear like a motorcycle and the car was stabilized by gyroscopes. The two occupants of the vehicle were seated side by side and, when the vehicle was stationary, two small legs appeared from the sides to support it.The new 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid launch this month with a multi-faceted marketing campaign emphasizing Ford’s intent to expand its share of the car market
With unsurpassed quality, best-in-class fuel economy and significant residual value improvement, the 2010 Fusion delivers the key attributes that mid-size sedan buyers want
A dynamic ad campaign, titled “We Speak Car,” debuts Tuesday, March 3 during the hit television show American Idol, highlighting the segment-exclusive Ford SYNC™ technology and delivering the claim of Fusion being America’s most fuel-efficient mid-size sedan
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Press Kit for the 2010 Fusion
The number of new models that will make a debut in 2009 will probably total fewer than 10, according to product plans revealed by the car companies.“The environment is obviously not good as far as the economy and consumer confidence goes,” said Joseph Phillippi, principal in the firm Auto Trends Consulting.Ford, however, is bringing out three new vehicles this year — the Fusion, with either a hybrid or conventional engine; the new Taurus sedan and the Transit Connect van.Ford will introduce the Fusion Hybrid with an advertising campaign beginning Tuesday night on “American Idol.”
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
http://www.motor-klassik.de/service/specials/retro_classics_2009/hxcms_article_517912_14702.hbs
Lartigue's "Grand Prix de Circuit de la Seine"
Above was made from a 1946 Electrolux
