NNV - Car museum

Sold by mail order(!) from Sears(!!). The experiment soon fizzled. National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.

Seriously. This is a 1952 Allstate, sold out of the Sears Catalog(!) in 1952-53. It was not a big success and was discontinued thereafter. "Allstate" remains a Sears trademark to this day, for insurance at any rate. The inset shows a slightly better view of the interpretive sign. National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.

Well, yes. _That_ Edsel. The byword for corporate blundering. Apparently, tho, the dismal reputation is not completely deserved. The car had been overhyped before its release, and then there were some annoying quality-control issues in the first production models. But by the time the bugs were worked out, it was too late. The inset is a close-up of the interpretive sign in the foreground (without the annoying reflection!) National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.

National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.

National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.

A typical late-50s Detroit tugboat ;) My parents pointed out the significance of the large steering wheel--you needed a big wheel for leverage in those days! There was no power steering except on the very highest-end models. The insets show different views. National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.