Electric Corvair at Detroit Automobile Show, 1967

Summary

This photograph shows a Chevrolet Corvair with something new under the hood. General Motors exhibited this experimental fuel-cell-powered vehicle at the 1967 Detroit Auto Show. Fuel cells produce electricity through a chemical reaction. They don't rely on petroleum, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.

This photograph shows a Chevrolet Corvair with something new under the hood. General Motors exhibited this experimental fuel-cell-powered vehicle at the 1967 Detroit Auto Show. Fuel cells produce electricity through a chemical reaction. They don't rely on petroleum, and water -- not toxic emissions -- is their byproduct.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1967

Subject Date

1967

Collection Title

P. J. Gaughan Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

75.300.1686.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in.

Width: 11 in.

Inscriptions

Typewritten label under image reads: 1967 DETROIT AUTOMOBILE SHOW

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