This simply means, for example, that if the car was built at any date in 1954 then that car is a 1954 model. On August 1, 1955 VW introduced the Model Year. From that day forward VW started next years production on that date. Example, if a bug chassis number is 1673411 then that car was built in October 1957 and is a 1958 model. Vintage original 1949-1967 VW Beetle Karmann Kabriolett enamel front fender embl. Front EMBLEM Logo VW BUS 12' 1955.
By Ronan Glon
of Autocar | There were over 160 American car manufacturers in 1919.
That number dropped to about 15 by 1969 and the industry has consolidated at 11 in 2021.
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Many of the automakers that disappeared during the first part of the 20th century didn't leave a trace. New York's Houpt doesn't have an owner's club and Ottokar (Cleveland) doesn't have its own museum. However, others had a profound effect on American citizens and the country's economy when they closed. Thousands of jobs disappeared overnight and several factories closed, some never to re-open.
Join us for a look at the rise and fall of the once-glorious American automakers that no longer exist:
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