[Peugeot-L] OT: Chronology of Front Wheel Drive Cars

From: Mike Murphy <fmmurphy_at_cadmus.ca>
Date: 01/26/06

This just in from local Pugpal Gordon Brown (505 STX, 505 Turbo Wagon).

-1928 Alvis (UK), the first front wheel drive car was not successful.
-1929 Cord L-29 was the first US front wheel drive car, however, because
of poor sales due to the stockmarket crash, production was stopped in 1932.
-1934 Citroen Traction Avant. Production ceased in 1957, making this
model the first really successful front wheel drive automobile.
-1936 Cord 810 and 812, with its stunning styling by Gordon Buehrig
stopped production in 1937 due to mechanical and financial problems.
-1949 SAAB 92
-1959 Mini - Long, very successful production.
-1966 Oldsmobile Tornado, followed by Cadillac Eldorado (1967-1980)
-1974 Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit)
-1980 GM X body cars (Citation, Omega, Skylark) were the first front
wheel drive compact US cars and pretty well set the stage for the running gear platforms of today's GM production.
-1986 Ford Taurus

Gordon

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