Gaylord Cars

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The Gaylord Cars Ltd. was an American automobile manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois in 1955 and 1956 . The founders were the brothers James and Edward Gaylord . Brooks Stevens designed a sports coupé on their behalf .

In 1955 the Gaylord appeared, the body of which was manufactured with an extremely trapezoidal shape at Spohn in Ravensburg . To drive the V8 engine was used the Chrysler 300 , the cc displacement of 5425 a power of 300 hp (221 kW) at 5200 min -1 scooped. The chassis made of chrome-molybdenum steel tubes was designed by Jim Gaylord and had a wheelbase of 2540 mm. Typical of the Gaylord was its narrow, net-like radiator grille, which was inclined sharply forwards, and its huge individual headlights attached to it. The retail price was quoted at US $ 10,000, but only a prototype was made in 1955.

In 1956 a revised version was presented. The single headlights had given way to double headlights of normal size. Instead of the Chrysler engine, the V8 of the Cadillac Eldorado was installed. The unit had 5981 cm³ displacement and developed 305 bhp (224 kW) at 4700 min −1 . The catalog price had risen to US $ 17,500. Because of this high price, only two copies could be sold.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)