Wednesday, January 26, 2011

the best automobile museums in the world

The “most American” car is found

American site Cars.com has made a rating of American cars. Determining the location of a particular model in the list, journalists take into account the demand for it among U.S. residents, as well as the proportion of American-made auto components used in assembling automobiles.
It turned out that the “most American” car at the moment is … Japan’s Toyota Camry! This is despite the global travel group and loss of confidence among U.S. motorists. Second place in the list got the car also from the Land of the Rising Sun – Honda Accord.

Despite adequate saturation of the Eastern-European automotive market, connoisseurs of quality and reliability in cars prefer to purchase cars from the U.S. Cars of America are in steady high demand and sold very active, and this applies to used cars from America and new. Why is that?
The main reason – much lower prices at incomparably better quality. Residents often impose more severe requirements for cars. In addition, the Basic model cars from America are generally richer than the “Europeans”. The service life of machinery from the United States is above average, with many Americans changing their cars every 3-5 years, hence the high degree of saturation of the market of the used cars of America.

Chrysler


Chrysler is an American automobile company, produces car brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Eagle and others, trucks, and various accessories. There is a financial and a technological department of the corporation; producing electronic and aerospace products. The headquarters is located in Highland Park (Michigan).
Founded in 1924, by a distinguished engineer and businessman Walter Chrysler is the reorganization of the company “Maxwell Motor” (swallowed in its turn by” Chalmers Motor”, founded in 1908) and “Willys-Overland”. In 1924 the first car Chrysler 70 with “6-cylinder” engine came out. Extremely successful acquisition was the purchase in 1928 of “Dodge”, which immediately brought Chrysler at the forefront of automotive companies in America. In the same year launched the brand “Plymouth” and “De Soto”.

Ford Motor is an American automobile company that manufactures car brands like Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, trucks, a variety of agricultural equipment. Ford now owns Jaguar. The headquarters is located in Diborne (Michigan).
The company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and immediately intended for mass production of a cheap car. Initially, this was the model «A», in 1908 it was replaced by a model «T», christened by cartoonists “tin Lizzie”. The success of the new models were so great that the constantly growing company Ford were overwhelmed with orders.

Chevrolet is a leading branch of the concern General Motors producing cars, pickups and SUVs. The headquarters is located in Warren, northern suburb of Detroit (Michigan).
Company “Chevrolet Motor Car “ was founded in 1911 by the founder of General Motors William Durant. Ceased managing General Motors, he energetically created new companies. Being primarily a businessman and not an engineer, before leaving the General Motors Durant took in a challenging and interesting development of the car, on the improvement of which he invited to work the popular racer Louis Chevrolet, a new company was named after him.

The small town of Hershey in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is known to every lover of sweets – there in 1903, a famous chocolate factory has been built. But if you go to the factory – a dream of every child, for adults in Hershey there is another attraction – museum of antique cars.
Pennsylvania State Museum is part of the Smithsonian (Smithsonian Institute) Complex which brings together the best thematic museums across America. Here you can find restored cars, buses and motorcycles. Several times a year at the museum there are special exhibitions on a certain year or a particular vehicle. 

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