Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for January 07, 2013

DeSotoThere was one my old scoutmaster drove. Can’t remember the name

Also:- Crosley – the first company to call one their vehicles a “sport utility” went defunct in 1952.

Willeys – made cars and “jeeps” until absorbered in Jeep, then Chrysler.

and Kaiser-Frazier cars made until 1952.

Those were just a few of the American made cars.

In our neighborhood in NOVa in the 50’s and 60’s there were a lot of European cars brought back by servicemen:

In addition to MGs, VWs Volvos, Saabs, Fiats and BMWs, there were Mini Coopers, Austins (Minors and Healeys), Alfa Romeos, a Morgan or two, several DKWs, a Daimler Princess, an Isetta, one Osca, several Elva Couriers, a Lotus Elan and a Siata Spring. Funny, I don’t remember anyone owning a Mercades.

In the 70’s most of the European cars were surplanted by Datsuns, then Toyotas and the rest.

So, I still live in NOVa, only a little farther from DC in Loudoun Co.

The other day I was walking through a parking lot when I spied a Hummer with a Hybrid nameplate attached to it!