Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
[Thomas Rocket Car 1938 (USA)]
――Charles Thomas, who graduated from GM Institute of Technology in 1935, had a car concept.
—— I was convinced that it would bring a whole new standard to the car industry that never existed before.
--Charles Thomas got a job at Pontiac after graduating, but his ambition to build his own model was greater than working for the American company.
――After leaving the company in the middle of 1936, he started a team with his student fellow Nome Richardson and started building rocket cars in the Batavia garage.
--They relied on existing parts to realize their own model. For example, a 3-speed transmission was attached to the Ford V8 engine at that time.
――He didn't attach much importance to the interior of the passenger car. The design of the car's exterior was important to him.
――The pointed front hood in the center, the front light that is deeper than the usual embedded type, the body that completely covers the wheels, and the extremely curved body design that was rare at that time.
--Charles Thomas and Nome Richardson were very proud of their work. It took nearly four years to complete the unique model.
—— They came to Detroit, the heart of the automotive industry, hoping that their unique model would bring as much excitement to the auto industry's leading companies as their uniqueness, and three major manufacturers, General Motors. , Chrysler, pitched to Ford.
――But the reaction of the three companies was not what Charles Thomas and Nome Richardson wanted, and the representatives of the three companies were not so enthusiastic.
――The big dream of mass-producing their unique model never came true.
――The [AUTOCULT] series features a `Unknown` model that doesn't talk much about details even if you search on the net, but in [Avenue 43], you can get information on the model on the well-known net etc. We are upgrading a unique model.
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