#Cadillac Model 61

[automotiveamerican]

Wrecked Wrecker Repair! 1923 Cadillac Model 61 Tow Car Flathead V8! Walkaround Tour! Will it Run? - @StrongsGarage

At last Strong’s Garage have a new video, and of course it’s really interesting as usual! Come along for the process of getting this old Cadillac Tow Car Back up and Towing!

[blubushie]

What’s your favourite type of car?

SO GLAD YOU ASKED. I bloody love anything older than the 1970.

If I could own any car it would no joke be a 1965 Land Rover Series II ute-type with a camper cabin. Basically Sniper's van (except he drives a IIA and not a II). Why that model specifically? Land Rovers are fucking indestructible, basically never break down because that specific model is crank-start (so even if the starter/ignition doesn't work or it won't turn over you can just crank that bad boy and start it by force) and they're built for off-roading, which I do a lot of.

This one is a '61 Series II ute-type but it's the same model as the '65. It's even got the roo bar!

My favourite compact car is the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. I love the white interior, I love the sound they make.

My favourite old-old car is the 1930 Mercedes Benz SSK "Count Trossi." This car is sexy. Those teardrop fenders? I swoon! There's only four or five models left in existence so reckon I'd have a heart attack if I ever had the opportunity to actually see one in person.

[masterdonald101452]

Wrecked Wrecker Repair! 1923 Cadillac Model 61 Tow Car Flathead V8! Wa...

[tigermike]

1950 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

For the 1950 model year Cadillac surpassed Packard in sales and for decades following would have a firm grasp on the American luxury car market. That same year, Cadillac also boosted its performance image when Briggs Cunningham entered a new, stock-appearing 1950 Cadillac Coupe in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France and finished 10th overall—a performance unmatched by any other production luxury car—tearing down the Mulsanne Straight at around 120 mph and averaging 81.5 mph for the entire event.

While the entry-level Series 61 could be had only in four-door sedan or coupe body styles, customers seeking an open-top Cadillac had to spring for the upscale Series 62. For the 1950 model year, only 6,986 convertibles were built.

Seldom seen in continental Europe, 1950s Cadillacs are representative of post-war American growth. These cars were a symbol of success for those lucky enough to own and drive them, and Cadillac ownership truly became engraved in automotive culture as the embodiment of the American dream. For cruising Route 66 or just driving down to the local diner, in 1950 there was no better option.

[twoguysandaride]

This is HOW YOU DRIVE Ms. Daisy! 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood

Spectacular All Original 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood

Cadillac's 1947 lineup was the end of a chapter - one that began in the prewar era. Starting in the 1940s, Cadillac focused its energies. Gone after 1940 were the successful junior-division LaSalles nibbling away at the bottom end of Cadillac's market share; so, too, the mighty range-topping, if slow-selling, V-16-powered models that were banished to the used-car lots of history.

For the 1941 model year, the extreme ends of Cadillac's lineup were not quite as extreme as they were just a couple of years earlier: The new B-body-based Series 61 Cadillacs replaced the LaSalle marque entirely, and the Series 75 Fleetwood became the top of Cadillac's model lineup. From five series and 39 models in 1940 to six series and 26 models for 1941, this lineup was eventually whittled down to just four series and 12 models for 1947.

That re-focusing appeared wise in the long run. Cadillac had a rough year in 1946. As the division got back on line, material shortages plagued all manufacturers that yearned to build cars for a hungry postwar public. As a premium car line, fewer than 30,000 1946 Cadillacs were built. And there likely wasn't much hope for the 1947 models internally. They only needed to keep up their end of the bargain while style changes for 1948 and mechanical changes for 1949 were being prepared.

Even in 1947, there were more than 100,000 unfilled orders waiting for the division. GIs had back pay to burn, and despite the ever-consolidating series and model lineups, a total of 61,926 Cadillacs were built-more than twice the number built for 1946. (Just as importantly, the 1947 Cadillac line beat Packard by nearly 10,000 units.) And this, despite the prices jumping. A Series 62 four-door sedan, like our feature car, started at $2,359 in 1946, and increased to $2,553 for 1947-a nine-percent increase year-to-year. On the other hand, a series 75 Fleetwood five-passenger sedan started at $4,340-nearly double a Series 62, but only $42 more than a comparable 1946 model.

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[kornwulf]

I always liked this specific facelift cycle. they slimmed down the amount of greebling up front from the 59/60 models, added a second set of tailfins lower down, and changed the taillights so overall the car looked significantly sleeker and more space age compared the pockmarked battering ram of a front end that marked the 1959 facelift cycle.

Unfortunately it only lasted two years, in '61 and '62. By '63, the noses had gotten taller, more brutalist, and more similar to the previous 1959 models. The second set of tailfins was also eliminated (presumably as a cost saving measure).

Overall, The 1961 facelift cycle of Cadillacs is probably my... Third favorite? Maybe 4th?. Obviously their clean Mercury-Era appeal doesn't have anything on the bold Jet fighter-inspired lines of the 1958 models (and, to a lesser extent, the 1957's, but that body style really needs the twin headlights to work) but it's so sleek it's hard to dislike

1962 Cadillac

[sewingsillythings]

It has come to my attention that some of you don't know Johnny Cash has a song about basically pirating a car (lyrics below cut)

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry 'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black

One day I devised myself a plan That should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grandI'd get it one piece at a time and it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round

So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears I've never considered myself a thief But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece Especially if I strung it out over several years

The first day I got me a fuel pump And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home

Now, up to now my plan went all right 'Til we tried to put it all together one night And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong The transmission was a '53 and the motor turned out to be a '73 And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone

So we drilled it out so that it would fit And with a little bit of help with an adapter kit We had that engine runnin' just like a song Now the headlight' was another sight We had two on the left and one on the right But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on

The back end looked kinda funny too But we put it together and when we got through Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin About that time my wife walked out And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts But she opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a spin"

So we drove up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around But up there at the court house they didn't laugh 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around

Uh yow, Red Ryder, this is the cotton mouth In the Psycho-Billy Cadillac come on, huh, this is the cotton mouth And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there Red Ryder You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Uh, what model is it?Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56 '57, '58' 59' automobile It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67 '68, '69, '70 automobile

[diecastmania]

1941 Cadillac Series 61 Club Coupe

Issued by Great Lighting Models-GLM in 2016. It is 1:43 scale and crafted in resin. A Limited Edition, # 210 of 299. The model is finished in Devon Green & Fairoaks Green.

[skyfire85]

♫GO GRANNY GO GRANNY GO GRANNY GO!♫

How a southern California car ad spawned a classic rock hit.

The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) was released in 1964 by William "Jan" Berry and "Dean" Ormsby Torrence, one of the early 'California Sound' groups.

The song, written by Don Altfeld, Berry, and Roger Christian, drew inspiration from an ad campaign (sadly lost to time, apparently) in southern California for Dodge, staring actress Kathryn Minner (the eponymous Little Old Lady), who would be shown driving a modified Dodge on the street (though several commercials had her on a drag strip), at the end of which Minner would stop, look out the window and say "Put a Dodge in your garage, Hon-ey!". The commercials were, it seems, based on the real phenomenon of older gentlemen buying a new muscle car or Cadillac and dying, leaving their widows with an El Dorado, Roadmaster or Corvette that they have little use for, giving rise to the trope of used car salesmen telling prospects that a car was owned by "a little old lady from Pasadena who only drove it to church on Sundays". The songwriting team took this idea and added a twist, creating an instant hot rod rock classic. 

Minner, who died in 1969, was involved with promoting the song as well, appearing with Jan and Dean on the cover of the single, as well as with the "shinny red Super Stock Dodge".

- Jan, Dean and Kathryn on the single jacket.

-She'll give you a length then shut you down.

In 2004 Highway 61 released a limited edition 1:18 scale model of a 1964 Dodge 330 to commemorate the song and that most famous Little Old Lady.

- Highway 61 only produced 2000 examples, so it's rare and expensive on the secondary market.

[thir13enn]

Infiniti dealerships take first place in online responsive study for second year in a row

Infiniti dealerships ranked highest in the Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study for the second year in a row, showing their ability to successfully work through the supply shortage and pandemic.

Pied Piper submitted 3,628 inquiries on dealership websites asking specific questions and gave a score out of 100 based on how well the dealerships responded over the next 24 hours, it said in a press release Monday.

Although Infiniti's score of 67 dropped from 71 last year, it still was 2 points higher than second-place finisher Cadillac.

Mazda and Subaru ranked the highest of mainstream brands, with scores of 61, the study said.

Both the pandemic and supply shortage have made Internet leads even more important for dealerships, as many serious buyers may not want to go into stores without knowing when a specific model will be available, Pied Piper CEO Fran O'Hagan told Automotive News.

Infiniti, despite its one-year drop, still posted the largest increase in its score since the beginning of the pandemic, up 18 percent from 57 in 2020. The Nissan Motor Co. luxury brand has successfully instilled in its dealerships the importance of responsiveness, O'Hagan said.

"For any of these brands that are scoring towards the top, the manufacturers consider this part of the business to be critical," he said. "Infiniti management has an opinion on how the web customers should be treated, and it is not shy letting the dealers know what that opinion is."

The study said 15 out of the 34 brands declined in their score this year, including Fiat, which dropped to last place.

Dealerships' method of contacting customers has been changing as well. Phone calls to follow up Internet inquiries continue to decline each year, as email responses rise and come close to taking over calls as the most common way to reach out.

However, successful dealerships do not follow up in just one way, O'Hagan said.

"If you go down just the email path or just the phone path, you miss about a third of your customers," O'Hagan said.

He said there is still a lot of room for improving this outreach, even among the top brands, which are still nowhere near a perfect score of 100.

Source: https://www.autonews.com/retail/infiniti-dealerships-take-first-place-online-responsive-study-second-year-row

[realquickwhatshouldwecallyu]

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 And went to Detroit working on assembly line The first year they had me putting wheels on Cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry Because I always wanted me one that was long and black One day I devised myself a plan That should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand Now getting caught meant getting fired But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand [Chorus] I'd get it one piece at a time And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'd know it's me when I come through your town I'm going to ride around in style I'm going to drive everybody wild Because I'll have the only one there is around

[Verse 2] So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox, and with help from my friend I left that day with a lunchbox full of gears I've never considered myself a thief But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece Especially if I strung it out over several years The first day I got me a fuel pump And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Like nuts, and bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home Now, up to now my plan went all right Until we tried to put it all together one night And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong The transmission was a '53 And the motor turned out to be a '73 And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone So we drilled it out so that it would fit And with a little bit of help from an a-daptor kit We had that engine running just like a song Now the headlights, they was another sight We had two on the left and one on the right But when we pulled out the switch all three of them come on The back end looked kind of funny too But we put it together and when we got through Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin About that time my wife walked out And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin" So we drove up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear everybody laughing for blocks around But up there at the courthouse they didn't laugh Because to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds [Chorus] I got it one piece at a time And it didn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm going to ride around in style I'm going to drive everybody wild Because I'll have the only one there is around

[Outro] Uh, yeah, Red Ryder? This is the Cotton Mouth In the Psycho-Billy Cadillac, come on Huh? This is the Cotton Mouth And negatory on the cost of this mo-chine, there, Red Ryder You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Uh, what model is it? Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56 '57, '58, '59 automobile It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67 '68, '69, '70 automobile

Only a rank amateur puts a car together with the parts that the car is supposed to have. No, what you want to do is intermix parts. You can start out doing it with different models, and eventually move to different brands altogether. You're not done building your car until it takes a good thirty minutes to try and explain to a curious onlooker just how many different other cars all of its parts were sourced from.

This is inarguable: the hybrid vigor of combining a bunch of horrible cars to produce one car makes that final car better. Or at least weirder, which is the same thing. So how do you figure out what parts interchange? There's two ways to go about it, one better than the other: you could ask on the internet and see if any crazy people will let you in on their junkyard speed secrets, or – preferably – you can just have a lot of broken parts lying around and eyeball them when you're looking for a new project.

Having stack after stack of garbage is the ideal way to go about it. Divine inspiration will strike when you're tired, or drunk, or just are tired from working on your daily driver. Getting a lot of random junk can only happen from owning a lot of cars, and working on them a lot. Your spare parts pile will organically grow, and the process of having to move all that trash in and out of cars will teach you intuitively about their relative sizes, mounting holes, and special magical aspects. And the contempt that you develop for literally all automotive products will help radicalize you into using the hammer and plasma cutter to make things fit when they don't.

Congratulations: your car is now a rolling freak show of three decades' worth of swapped parts, and it may be completely impossible to source any of those exotics from your average auto parts store when you break down during a road trip. Better not chance it. Maybe it's finally time to get a reliable, normal car and not fuck with it too much. Didn't someone mention the word "vigor" up above?

Man, an Acura Vigor would be pretty sweet. Maybe you could swap out the transmission for one of those late-model TSX 6-speeds, and bolt in a limited-slip differential from an RSX-S. It'll probably need some weird combo of axles, but I'm sure I can figure something out while we're at the junkyard. Get in the car.

[stackmyjob123]

April, 21 Famous Birthdays List with celebrities Age, Networth and more

This Article features the List of all popular celebrities born on April, 21. This list contains 40 number of famous people who have their birthdays on April, 21.

Please Click on Each famous person card to know more about their lives, family and bio. All Data has been verified and checked by Flickthinkers Team.These Celebrities belong to the sun-sign Taurus.

Famous Birthdays on April, 21

Andie MacDowell Movie Actress 62 years old Net-worth: $20 Million

Anthony Quinn Movie Actor NA Net-worth: $20 Million

Cadillac Williams Football Player 38 years old Net-worth: $8 Million

Charles Grodin Movie Actor 85 years old Net-worth: $12 Million

Charlie O'Connell TV Actor 45 years old Net-worth: $600 Thousand

Christoph Sanders TV Actor 32 years old Net-worth: $3 Million

David Choe Painter 44 years old Net-worth: $300 Million

Ed Belfour Hockey Player 55 years old Net-worth: $20 Million

Elaine May Director 88 years old Net-worth: $10 Million

Glen Hansard Folk Singer 50 years old Net-worth: $5 Million

Iggy Pop Punk Singer 73 years old Net-worth: $20 Million

Isco Soccer Player 28 years old Net-worth: $12 Million

James McAvoy Movie Actor 41 years old Net-worth: $17 Million

Jeff Anderson Movie Actor 50 years old Net-worth: $2 Million

Jencarlos Canela Pop Singer 32 years old Net-worth: $5 Million

Josh McDaniels Football Coach 44 years old Net-worth: $6 Million

Ken Caminiti Baseball Player NA Net-worth: $12 Million

Michael Franti Rapper 54 years old Net-worth: $2 Million

Nicole Sullivan TV Actress 50 years old Net-worth: $4 Million

Patti LuPone Stage Actress 71 years old Net-worth: $8 Million

Rob Riggle Comedian 50 years old Net-worth: $10 Million

Robbie Amell TV Actor 32 years old Net-worth: $2 Million

Robert Smith Rock Singer 61 years old Net-worth: $25 Million

Robin Meade TV Show Host 51 years old Net-worth: $8 Million

Steve Backshall Reality Star 47 years old Net-worth: $2 Million

Tarvaris Jackson Football Player NA Net-worth: $100 Thousand

Toby Stephens Movie Actor 51 years old Net-worth: $4 Million

Tony Danza TV Actor 69 years old Net-worth: $40 Million

Tony Romo Football Player 40 years old Net-worth: $70 Million

Vincent Lecavalier Hockey Player 40 years old Net-worth: $45 Million

Dave Turin Reality Star 61 years old Net-worth: $2 Million

Erica Jean Model 23 years old Net-worth: $150 Thousand

Erik King TV Actor 51 years old Net-worth: $4 Million

Gregory Lunceford Reality Star 53 years old Net-worth: $1 Million

James Morrison TV Actor 66 years old Net-worth: $12 Million

Jeannette Walls Memoirist 60 years old Net-worth: $14 Million

Kalon McMahon Reality Star 35 years old Net-worth: $3 Million

Lisa Frank Business Executive 65 years old Net-worth: $200 Million

Molly Bloom Memoirist 42 years old Net-worth: $500 Thousand

Sebastian Ingrosso DJ 37 years old Net-worth: $30 Million

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[diecastmania]

1951 Cadillac Series 61 4dr Sedan

Issued by Great Lighting Models (GLM) in 2019, it is 1:43 scale and crafted in resin. A Limited Edition, # 46 of 100. The model is finished in Exeter Green Poly.

[orbemnews]

The Future of Car Navigation Has Arrived The next time your car’s navigation system takes you right to the front door of a perfect little back-road barbecue joint, thank the U.S. military. The Global Positioning System — a network of satellites that enables location pinpointing — exists courtesy of the Defense Department. The Space Force and Coast Guard are now responsible for its operation. But motorists didn’t have to wait for the military to develop GPS for help in getting to where they were going. As far back as the 1930s, the Iter Avto, an aftermarket device, offered navigation guidance. With scrolling paper maps and a speedometer cable connection, the dash-mounted device could track an approximate route, as long as the driver remained on the straight and narrow. Going off route even momentarily would throw a wrench in the works. Such mapping technology evolved over the years, sometimes fitfully. But GPS is now a crucial driving companion. Smartphones use its satellite signals for navigation and other purposes. There are drawbacks to using a phone for navigation, particularly if it doesn’t tap into a car’s infotainment system. Positioning a phone just so can be tricky, and because smartphones rely on a cellular signal for map data, coverage can be lost in areas like mountains where reception is poor. But smartphones are convenient, and nearly everyone has one. Apple and Google maps are both automatically updated as necessary. Most newer vehicles allow for Apple CarPlay or Android Auto to pop up on a big in-dash monitor. New aftermarket navigation systems, mounted atop the dash or installed in the dash, are a step up from a smartphone — and that Iter Avto. For example, the Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S navigation system can be ordered with a 6.95-inch screen for good visibility. The Garmin provides spoken turn-by-turn directions using street names and landmarks. Points of interest and hospitality facilities are called out, traffic jam warnings issued, speed limits displayed and driver alerts provided. Other top models, from the likes of TomTom and Magellan, also offer full feature sets. All aftermarket navigation systems come loaded with localized maps, and wireless updates are generally provided. Many “best of” lists are available on the web. But better than smartphones and on-dash devices are the navigation systems that automakers are plugging into their cars. These factory-installed systems offer better accuracy, more features and better integration. The screen is usually beefier, and a built-in system won’t attract thieves like a unit suction-cupped to the dash. The integrated systems usually have more powerful chips than aftermarket models, and their antennas can be larger and better placed. The navigation system in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade is a good example of how far the technology has come. If you select audio driving directions in the system menu, the voice underscores the required action. When approaching a right turn, the voice comes from the right side of the vehicle. As you approach the intersection, volume increases. If you’d rather listen to the vehicle’s 36-speaker surround-sound system, you can turn off the voice and depend instead on the large, high-resolution display on the vehicle’s 16.9-inch infotainment screen. A heads-up display of route directions supplements it in the windshield. You get a well-defined map, of course, but the system also provides pictures of road signs at key intersections, indicating, for example, which way you should go at a fork in the road. Switch on augmented reality and the vehicle’s cameras provide a picture of the road ahead with a map superimposed. When you’re choosing a destination, and upon arrival, the system provides pictures so you know what to look for. It can also show you the surrounding area. Those pictures are provided courtesy of Google Street View, which includes millions of panoramic images sourced through Google’s own work and the contributions of ordinary people with cameras. Most vehicle navigation systems take advantage of Google mapping and photography. Tesla’s navigation system can even provide aerial views from Google Earth on its 17-inch screen. Luxury brands like Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac all offer feature-packed navigation systems, but you don’t have to spend six figures to get GPS guidance. Chrysler’s Uconnect navigation systems are looked on favorably by car owners, according to Consumer Reports, In a Jeep Cherokee, Uconnect can be easily set in motion by speaking an address. The system uses sensors to assist GPS in places like tunnels or parking garages where it might lose touch with the satellites. The 2021 Ford Bronco, a vehicle meant to explore beyond the end of the road, offers SYNC 4 navigation on a 12-inch screen in models priced at about $40,000 and up. This GPS-guided navigation system can help drivers find their way around the wilderness and provides camera views to assist those who might wish to scale a rock or two. While automaker-installed navigation systems have become complex in recent years, the first to appear in cars were more modest. In 1981, Honda, Stanley Electric and Alpine developed the Electro Gyro-Cator, which used a gyroscope to determine inertia and translucent maps on an illuminated screen to illustrate a route. Sold only in Japan, the system added the equivalent of $2,750 to the price of a car and worked marginally well. It demonstrated that given the starting point, speed and heading, a location could be calculated. It’s what engineers call a dead-reckoning system. Other dead-reckoning systems would follow, including some using digital maps stored on tapes or other media. But dead reckoning can never be absolutely precise, and the chances of going off course are considerable. Then came GPS, and navigation grew up. The first GPS navigation device offered by a carmaker arrived in the 1990 Mazda Eunos Cosmo, offered only in Japan. General Motors followed in 1992 with a system installed in rental cars. In 1995, it was offered as an option on the Oldsmobile 88. Using maps stored on cartridges, the system was first marketed with only California and Las Vegas mapping, but other cartridges followed. While automakers gradually added GPS navigation systems to luxury models, the aftermarket seized on the concept. Alpine offered a system that used compact disc maps in 1997, and Garmin followed suit in 1998. The roots of GPS technology go back to 1842 when the Austrian physicist Christian Andreas Doppler described how motion affects the frequency of sound waves. This Doppler effect is illustrated by the whistle of an approaching train. As it draws near, more sound waves reach your ear and the pitch increases. As the train moves away, the pitch decreases. In the late ’50s — those thrilling days of Sputnik — scientists demonstrated that an Earth-orbiting satellite could be tracked by bouncing a microwave signal off it and observing how its motion altered the frequency of the returning signal. In the mid-60s, the Navy needed to track submarines carrying nuclear weapons. Using six orbiting satellites, Navy scientists found they could observe changes in Doppler when radio waves from subs were bounced off the satellites, thus calculating the subs’ locations. The Defense Department expanded on the concept and in the early ’70s began development of a precise satellite navigation system. The first Navigation System With Timing and Ranging satellite was launched in 1978. A full complement of 24 Navstar satellites became operational in 1993. GPS technology once tracked submarines, and today a far more powerful system can help you hunt down a ham-and-swiss sub. Source link Orbem News #Arrived #car #Future #Navigation

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1939 Cadillac Model 61 Convertible