Playboy was actually an automobile company name too
So, what is a Playboy A48? It's an American microcar with a 1.5-liter, 40-horsepower four-cylinder, a three-speed gearbox with optional overdrive, an independent front suspension, and GM-sourced.
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Playboy Motor Car Corporation was a Buffalo, New York-based automobile company, established in 1947. The company only made 99 cars including 1 prototype, 97 finished serial numbered production cars, as well as 1 unfinished car numbered 98 which has survived with zero miles on the odometer (99 cars total) [1] before going bankrupt in 1951.
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Matt Litwin 09/14/2018 Classics Magazine In This Article Category: Classics Make: Playboy Within the first few weeks of 1949, the Playboy Motor Car Corporation's assembly line was shut down.
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While engineering adjustments were made, Playboy bid $2,259,000 on the former General Motors Aviation Plant #1 in nearby Tonawanda on November 20. Having secured the facility, it would allow production to jump to two cars daily. To help fund the increase, a stock sale was organized in May 1948 through Tellier & Company.
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Newly completed Playboy convertibles, early 1948. Photo courtesy Playboy Motor Cars. Production, in this case, is a relative term, as only 97 dealer demonstrators were ever built, each one assembled by hand in a cramped North Tonawanda factory once used by coachbuilder Brunn & Company.
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March 22, 2015 Each year Playboy awards its Playmate of the Year a car as part of her winnings. The first few years these Playboy cars were all painted pink, but that changed after 12 years, and now the cars or motorcycles remain in their OEM colors.
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the 1948 Playboy was originally intended for the booming postwar car market. Built in Buffalo, New York, the first production batch of 97 cars was made for the first Playboy dealers. The idea was to sign up dealers and issue stock to continue production.
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Published: 6 Jun 2022, 19:23 UTC โข By: Vlad Radu Although it became famous thanks to Hugh Hefner's magazine, the name Playboy was also used by a small car company that introduced an.
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The Playboy profiled here is a 1948 Convertible Coupe--production car number 75 of about 90 built--that's owned by Florida resident Michael Cohen.
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1948 Playboy model A-48, one of 97 made, 55 in existence today. Search Playboy cars on the internet for more information on the company. This particular car was modified and put on a GMC Jimmy frame. Comes with all the original parts taken off the car including the suspension, motor, interior, heater, transmission, radiator, and original battery.
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The Playboy Motor Car Corporation of Buffalo, N.Y., wound up suffering the same fate that countless other car companies experienced in the first half of the 20th century. It was a noble and brave attempt with plenty of promise, but in the end the time, place and market weren't quite right.
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The first production model of the Playboy Automobile Company was the A48, a car introduced with the nameplate in the late part of 1946. Production would begin the following year and the 1948 Playboy A48 Convertible would become known as the first convertible to have a retractable hardtop. It's not a flashy car, but it was a cheap option at.
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8 Photos Playboy Magazine was founded in 1953. The name reportedly came from an employee of Playboy Automobile Company who suggested to her son's friend that he call his new magazine.
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Current BaT Auctions. Learn more about One of 99: 1948 Playboy Project on Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online.
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November 24, 2021 - Car #79 which was recently sold at an auction in Iowa as described in the previous update below, is now being set to go to auction AGAIN in early December 2021 at a Sotheby's auction in Indiana. Here is the link to the auction information:
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Playboy isn't just the name of a media empire built by the late Hugh Hefner - it's also the name of a short-lived automaker called Playboy Automobile Company, a firm which didn't last long, spanning only from 1947 to 1951 when it went bankrupt.