{"id":63870,"date":"2022-08-09T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=63870"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:20:19","slug":"obsolete-car-companies-and-what-killed-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/obsolete-car-companies-and-what-killed-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Obsolete Car Companies and What Killed Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63870\" class=\"elementor elementor-63870\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8536f77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8536f77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24620f9\" data-id=\"24620f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d4651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28d4651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Car Companies That Are Obsolete And What Caused It<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28cbba4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28cbba4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9de45\" data-id=\"2c9de45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad4415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aad4415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the inception of cars as we know them, there have been quite a few obsolete car companies. Some were experimental-type brands from the big OEM&#8217;s while others were just small car companies trying to make it big.\u00a0<\/p><p>Starting a car company nowadays requires a lot more resources than in the past, but there are still companies out there starting up like Tesla. However, let&#8217;s take a look back at some obsolete car companies and see why they failed.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>List compiled from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/discovery-center\/planes-trains-and-automobiles\/defunct-car-brands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TitleMax.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae35a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae35a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640px-2007_Hummer_H3_-_NHTSA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64044\" alt=\"Obsolete Car Companies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640px-2007_Hummer_H3_-_NHTSA.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640px-2007_Hummer_H3_-_NHTSA-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0686d6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0686d6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb13ff4\" data-id=\"cb13ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f794d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0f794d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hummer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d4b21e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d4b21e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a27986\" data-id=\"0a27986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d834c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d834c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hummer used to be a successful military contract vehicle that was manufactured by AM General and later General Motors. The H2 and H3 Hummers were made on Chevy truck chassis but were still wildly successful. However, the fuel economy along with safety concerns ended the Hummer forever.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-588181c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"588181c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96f965e\" data-id=\"96f965e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"589efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saturn-ion-67-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saturn-ion-67-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saturn-ion-67-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saturn-ion-67-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saturn-ion-67.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859ca09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"859ca09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1309d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1309d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ec5e7\" data-id=\"43ec5e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7efc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7efc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saturn was an experimental car company by General Motors that was employee-owned. Poor sales along with jealousy from other GM divisions lead to Saturn by absorbed by GM in 2004.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd749ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd749ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c690ff\" data-id=\"6c690ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f0ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f0ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Delorean_DMC-12_side.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64050\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Delorean_DMC-12_side.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Delorean_DMC-12_side-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457d31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"457d31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DeLorean Motor Company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c3c00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c3c00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72aba23\" data-id=\"72aba23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916fb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"916fb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DeLorean Motor Company(DMC) was designed by John DeLorean and had some of the best-looking cars in the 1980s. After getting caught in a drug trafficking sting in 1982, the company went under after being unable to recover.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f6d46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f6d46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58f756\" data-id=\"f58f756\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ebd83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33ebd83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/58_edsel_pacer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/58_edsel_pacer.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/58_edsel_pacer-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3118b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3118b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edsel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62b797d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62b797d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6950e8e\" data-id=\"6950e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed3c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed3c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arguably one of the biggest manufacturing flops ever, Edsel was a failure from the beginning for Ford Motor Company. The cars were over-hyped but the public didn&#8217;t seem to like them and they were rumored to be of terrible quality. Edsel only last two years, from 1957-1959.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ef39b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ef39b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e54475b\" data-id=\"e54475b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df7430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8df7430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64051\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa75c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa75c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AMC American Motor Company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31fe2af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31fe2af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8294ce\" data-id=\"e8294ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4242a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4242a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AMC&#8217;s first focus was on compact and fuel-efficient cars in the 1950s. But against giants like Ford and Chevy, they couldn&#8217;t keep up with technology or even designs. In the end, they were bought out for their Jeep product line.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bdcb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ee503f2f0408be7713d67026132b8bd5efbbd9d2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ee503f2f0408be7713d67026132b8bd5efbbd9d2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ee503f2f0408be7713d67026132b8bd5efbbd9d2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ee503f2f0408be7713d67026132b8bd5efbbd9d2-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5d8685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5d8685\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bd051d\" data-id=\"2bd051d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3d6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba3d6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kaiser Frazer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-187ddd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"187ddd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4baf42\" data-id=\"b4baf42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acb01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5acb01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes partnerships work great and other times they don&#8217;t. In the case of Joseph Frazer and Henry Kaiser, it worked great all the way up until 1951 when it didn&#8217;t. They had an argument about the production which ultimately ended the car company.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36e149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c36e149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1948_Tucker_Model_48-22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1948_Tucker_Model_48-22.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1948_Tucker_Model_48-22-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d81492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d81492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c9c0c4\" data-id=\"4c9c0c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81ab17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a81ab17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tucker Corporation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8abda5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8abda5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd75d9b\" data-id=\"bd75d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fc1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6fc1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another DeLorean Motor Company type company, their designs were revolutionary. Preston Tucker was working on building the car of the future. While raising money to build the cars he was stopped by an SEC investigation and trial. He was cleared of all charges but the legal fees killed the company before it could get off the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9484532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9484532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2010_mercury_grand_marquis_angularfront.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2010_mercury_grand_marquis_angularfront.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2010_mercury_grand_marquis_angularfront-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-591173a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591173a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1c81cb\" data-id=\"a1c81cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679d6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"679d6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mercury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-188641b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"188641b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4052747\" data-id=\"4052747\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91ecd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d91ecd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Part of the Ford Motor Company line, Mercury was a middle-priced option. They were cheaper than high-end Lincolns but more expensive than Ford models. Narrowing demographics ended the brand in 2000.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5629c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a5629c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4e9b92\" data-id=\"b4e9b92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"553e185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/800px-1970_Plymouth_Superbird.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/800px-1970_Plymouth_Superbird.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/800px-1970_Plymouth_Superbird-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/800px-1970_Plymouth_Superbird-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29a1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d29a1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plymouth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c264234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c264234\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9d227\" data-id=\"2f9d227\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f243f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f243f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 1960&#8217;s Plymouth made some amazing muscle cars. They were a high-flying and futuristic brand under the Chrysler umbrella and were often just rebadged Chrysler vehicles. However, this destroyed the brands&#8217; sales and identity and Plymouth was no more.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671b63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"671b63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64046\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1959_DeSoto_Fireflight_Sportsman_photo-1-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f11ee44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f11ee44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5ab17\" data-id=\"0a5ab17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71819d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71819d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DeSoto<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4aa44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4aa44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d24f14\" data-id=\"8d24f14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ffce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ffce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chrysler had the DeSoto line, but shortly after acquired the Dodge company. Dodge had completing middle-priced cars that were better in every way which ended the DeSoto line. The recession of 1958 was the nail in the coffin for DeSoto.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef48809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef48809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a7018b\" data-id=\"4a7018b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9fe96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a9fe96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/classic-pontiac-muscle-cars-gto-judge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/classic-pontiac-muscle-cars-gto-judge.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/classic-pontiac-muscle-cars-gto-judge-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f762db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f762db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pontiac<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f8390 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f8390\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3448a39\" data-id=\"3448a39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad641a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ad641a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once a powerhouse in the General Motors product line, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/whats-the-most-badass-muscle-car\/\">Pontiac had a sports and road car image<\/a>. But fuel shortages and safety concerns resulted in a slow decline until 2008 when GM filed Chapter 11 and ended Pontiac all together.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d94cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d94cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AK_56PackardCaribbean_IG-1060x1060-1.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dee254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dee254\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df1e393\" data-id=\"df1e393\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20bac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b20bac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packard<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc10f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc10f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df8c097\" data-id=\"df8c097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601c688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"601c688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Price wars between GM and Ford took their toll on Packard. Starting as a luxury car line, they merged with Studebaker in 1953 which ultimately ended the Packard line.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75be237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75be237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1971_Oldsmobile_442_2616277147.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e3e8a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e3e8a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eedf7a0\" data-id=\"eedf7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f53e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f53e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oldsmobile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d217523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d217523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12bb2fc\" data-id=\"12bb2fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b77595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b77595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just like Pontiac, Oldsmobile was seen as a high-end and high-performance car over their Chevrolet brethren. Rebranding and poor quality ended the Oldsmobile product line.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3ec827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/studebaker-avanti-automobile-models-photo-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/studebaker-avanti-automobile-models-photo-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/studebaker-avanti-automobile-models-photo-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c4d7c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c4d7c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f21340\" data-id=\"0f21340\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f5fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80f5fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Studebaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f56d34f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f56d34f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5851da5\" data-id=\"5851da5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7811d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7811d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>German immigrants, the Studebakers came to America as blacksmiths. They focused on making quality automobiles but they were killed in 1953 when the price wars between GM and Ford ended them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fea1c7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fea1c7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9acabb\" data-id=\"a9acabb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car Companies That Are Obsolete And What Caused It Since the inception of cars as we know them, there have been quite a few obsolete car companies. Some were experimental-type brands from the big OEM&#8217;s while others were just small car companies trying to make it big.&nbsp; Starting a car company nowadays requires a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":64190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-tips-info"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111.jpg",1200,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111-768x384.jpg",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111-1024x512.jpg",800,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111.jpg",1200,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ground-Up-Blog111.jpg",1200,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tim King","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Car Companies That Are Obsolete And What Caused It Since the inception of cars as we know them, there have been quite a few obsolete car companies. 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