The 1961 Chevy had new bodies on its chassis which remained unchanged from the 1960 models.
The 1961 bodies were smaller on the outside but maintained the same apparent room on the inside, this some gain in headroom, ease of entrance and vision.
Chrysler kept the same basic chassis they had been using in 1960, but they created a new style rear quarter and deck area. The rear deck contour was raised to increase luggage room. Mechanically, the car remained unchanged with the 283 cubic inch V-8 engine coupled with three or four speed manual or automatic transmission.
In the 60’s scooters were offered as a inexpensive mode of transport as the price of cars was going up, several companies created products to offer to the market place. In 1960 Cushman was a division of Outboard Marine Corp who levered their small engine knowledge developed by Johnson and Evinrude outboard motors.
The 1906 Plymouth is the performance king in its field… says Tom McCAHILL
Back in the mid-century every kid dreamed about Hot Rods, even before we could drive ourselves we built models, and Monogram built a business catering to teen aged boys with dreams.
In the late 50’s to early 60’s everyone wanted a go cart and go street racing. Later on police started to shut them down until people organized racing on tracks.
