1963 Chrysler Turbine Car

MODEL DETAILS: The Chrysler Turbine Car was a limited production experimental car. Although designed by Chrysler's stylists, actual construction was contracted out to the Italian coach-building firm of Carrozzeria Ghia, the same firm that constructed the ill-fated 1956 Chrysler Norseman show car. The Turbine Car was designed in the Chrysler studios under the direction of …

1957 Plymouth Belvedere – “Miss Belvedere”

MODEL DETAILS: The Plymouth Belvedere is a model of automobile which was produced by Plymouth from 1954 to 1970. The Belvedere name was first used for a new hardtop body style in the Plymouth Cranbrook line for the 1951 model year. In 1954 the Belvedere replaced the Cranbrook as the top trim and became a …

1957-1958 Plymouth Fury

MODEL DETAILS: The Plymouth Fury is a model of automobile which was produced by Plymouth from 1955 to 1989. The Fury was a sub-series of the Plymouth Belvedere from 1956 through 1958. It was sold only as a sandstone white two-door hardtop with gold anodized aluminum trim in 1956 and 1957. In 1958 it was …

1956 Chrysler Norseman

MODEL DETAILS: The Chrysler Norseman was a four-seat fastback coupe built in 1956 as a concept car. Although designed by Chrysler's stylists, actual construction was contracted out to the Italian coach-building firm of Carrozzeria Ghia. Virgil Exner was the designer of the Norseman. Exner wanted maximum all-around visibility from the car's interior and he took …

SS City of Bangor

DATE OF LAUNCH: 1896 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 30, 1926, Lake Superior, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan DATE LOCATED: November 30, 1926 SHIP DETAILS: City of Bangor was a freighter that had a 30-year career on the Great Lakes. Originally designed to carry ore, the ship was converted into an automobile carrier in 1925. CIRCUMSTANCES …