Finding Aid for

GENERAL MOTORS PROVING GROUND RECORDS, 1955-1969 Accession 1758

Finding Aid Published: January 2011

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GENERAL MOTORS PROVING GROUND RECORDS

Records, 1955-1969

3.66 linear feet

General Motors Research and Development regularly test domestic and foreign G.M. vehicles, as well as vehicles made by foreign and domestic competitors. These tests include complete road tests measuring acceleration, braking, handling, fuel economy, etc.; long term durability tests; and weight analysis of the components making up a vehicle.

This collection includes test results for individual vehicles, comparison tests of more than one vehicle, and test summaries and general procedural information. Many of the test results include photographs. The collection was donated by Henry Austin Clark, Jr. in 1991.

Series I Individual Automobile Test Results Boxes 1-7

Includes test results, with some photographs of automobiles from 1960-1970. Arranged alphabetically by make.

BOX 1 1-1 Ambassador SST V-8, 1969 1-2 American Hornet I-6, 1970 1-3 AMX, 1969 1-4 AMX V-8, 1969 1-5 Austin-Healy Sprite I-4, 1965 1-6 Electra, 1965 1-7 Buick Electra; 1965, Photographs 1-8 " 225 V-8, 1965 1-9 " " V-8; 1965, Photographs 1-10 " 225 V-8, 1969 1-11 GS 400 v-a, 1969 1-12 LeSabre V-8, 1965 1-13 ; 1965, Photographs 1-14 , 1969 1-15 Custom, 1965 1-16 "; ", Photographs 1-17 " , 1968 1-18 " V8 400, 1969 1-19 " Skylark; 1965, Photographs 1-20 " It Custom ; 1965, Photographs 1-21 It It Gran Sport V-8, 1965 1-22 " " II " "" ; 1965, Photographs

\ BOX 1 1-23 Buick Skylark V-S, 1969 Cont. 1-24 Special V-6, 1965 1-25 II ", ", Photographs 1-26 II v-S, 1965 1-27 II Deluxe V-S; 1965, Photographs 1-2S Wildcat V-S, 1965 1-29 II ; 1965, Photographs 1-30 DeVille V-S, 1969 1-31 " Fleetwood El Dorado V-,S, 1969 1-32 Bel Air V-S, 1965 1-33 II It " ..., It , Photographs 1-34 " " " ", 1969 1-35 " Biscayne I-6, 1965 1-36 " " i 1965, Photographs 1-37 II Camaro, 1969 1-3S " Caprice V-S, 1969 1-39 " II ", 1970 BOX 2 2-1 Chevrolet Chevelle; 1965, Photographs 2-2 II Concours v-S, 1970 2-3 " Malibu V-S, 1969 2-4 II " ", 1965 2-5 " " "; " , Photographs 2-6 " " ", 1970 2-7 II " SS v-s, 1965 2-S II " Station Wagon; 1965, Photos 2-9 " " 300 Series Deluxe I-6, 1969 2-10 " Chevy II Nova I-6, 1965 2-11 " II II ; 1965, Photographs 2-12 Corvair Corsa 6; 1965, " 2-13 II Monza 6, 1965 2-14 " "6; 1965, Photographs 2-15 Corvette V-S, 1965 2-16 " "; 1965, Photographs 2-17 Custom Sport Van 6; 1965, " 2-1S Impala; 1965, Photographs 2-19 " " Caprice; 1965, Photographs 2-20 " " Hardtop; 1965, Photographs' 2-21 " Station Wagon; 1965, Photographs 2-22 II v-s, 1965 2-23 " "; ", Photographs 2-24 II , 1969 2-25 II V-S, 1969 2-26 Kingswood Station Wagon, 1969 2-27 Nova , 1969 2-2S Imperial Crown V-S, 1964 2-29 " II "" , 1969 2-30 II New Yorker v-S, 1969 2-31 Datsun Sedan, 1969 2-32 Dodge Coronet 500 v-s, 1969 2-33 " II 400 v-s, 1970 2-34 " Dart GTS v-s, 1969 2-35 " Monaco Brougham V-S, 1969 2-36 " Polara v-s, 1969 BOX 3 3-1 Ford Cobra V-8, 1969 3-2 " Consul Corsair; 1965, Photographs 3-3 " " "Deluxe 1-4, 1965 3-4 Country Sedan Station Wagon, 1969 3-5 Fairlane 500 V-8, 1969 3-6 II II II , " 3-7 " 6, 1962 3-8 " Station Wagon, 1969 3-9 II , 1969 3-10 Falcon, 1970 3-11 " 6, 1960 3-12 Galaxie 500 V-8, 1969 3-13 LTD Brougham V-8, 1970 3-14 Maverick 1-6, 1970 3-15 Mustang GT V-8, 1969 3-16 Thunderbird Landau V-8, 1969 3-17 Torino V-8, 1970 3-18 Zodiac Mark III, 1963 3-19 Lincoln Continental V-8, 1969 3-20 " . II II Mark I I I, 1970 3-21 II II ", 1961 3-22 Lotus Elan S2 1-4, 1965 3-23 " " " "; " , Photographs 3-24 Mazda Familia Sedan, 1969 3-25 Mercedes Benz V-8, 1965 3-26 " "" ; 1965, photographs 3-27 " II 300 SEL, 1969 3-28 Mercury Cougar XR-7 V-8, 1969 3-29 Marquis V-8, 1969 3-30 Meteor V-8, 1962 3-31 Montego MX Braugham V-8, 1969 3-32 " " V-8, 1970 3-33 " 1-6, 1969 3-34 Monterey Custom V-8, 1969 BOX 4 4-1 Mercury Monterey V-8, 1960 4-2 Olsmobile Custom Vista Cruiser; 1965, Photographs 4-3 " Cutlass Supreme, 1969 4-4 II " V-8, 1969 4-5 " Delta DYnamic 88 V-8, 1965 4-6 II " " II " ; 1965, Photographs II 4-7 II 88, 1970 4-8 II 88, 1969 4-9 II 88 V-8, 1969 4-10 F-85; 1964, Photographs 4-11 II V-6, 1965 4-12 ", 1965, Photographs 4-13 n It 4-14 II II V-8, 1965 4-15 4-4-2 V-8, 1969 4-16 Jetstar 88 V-8, 1965 II II II 4-17 , II , Photographs 4-18 88 V-8, 1965 4-19 Dynamic 88; 1965, Photographs BOX 4 4-20 Oldsmobile 98 Luxury Sedan V-8, 1965 Cont. 4-21 It II" tt ,• 1965, Photographs 4-22 " " V-8, 1965 4-23 " " "; ", Photographs 4-24 " " ", 1969 4-25 " Starfire; 1965, Photographs 4-26 " Toronado Deluxe V-8, 1969 4-27 Diplomat V-8, 1965 4-28 " " "; 1965, Photographs BOX 5 5-1 Opel Kadet Sedan, 1969 5-2 " Kapitan, 1964 5-3 " Vauxhall, 1968 5-4 Plymouth Belvedere 1-6, 1969 5-5 " " V-8, 1962 5-6 " Fury II ", 1969 5-7 " "II", II 5-8 " Satellite, V-8, 1970 5-9 " Sport Fury Brougham, 1970 5-10 " "" Satellite V-8, 1969 5-11 " Station Wagon, 1969 5-12 " Valiant 100 1-6, 1969 5-13 " "1-6, 1970 5-14 " "100 1-6, 1960 5-15 Pontiac Bonneville; 1965, Photographs 5-16 " II Brougham V-8, 1969 5-17 " " V-8, 1965 5-18 " " " ; 1965, Photographs 5-19 " " " , 1969 5-20 " Catalina V-8, 1965 5-21 " "; 1965, Photographs 5-22 " "V-8, 1969 5-23 " " " , " 5-24 " Custom S V-8, 1969 BOX 6 6-1 Pontiac Executive V-S, 1970 6-2 " Station Wagon, 1969 6-3 " V-8, 1969 6-4 Grand Prix; 1965, Photographs 6-5 " " V-8, 1969 6-6 GTO V-8, 1969 6-7 Star Chief; 1965, Photographs 6-8 Tempest Station Wagon; 1965, Photographs 6-9 " LeMans V-8, 1965 6-10 " "; 1965, Photographs 6-11 " "V-8, 1969 6-12 II Custom V-8, 1965 6-13 " " " " ; 1965, Photographs 6-14 " " 1-6, 1965 6-15 " " " ; 1965~ Photographs 6-16 II " " , 1969 6-17 Rambler American Custom 6, 1961 6-18 II Classic 770, 1963 6-19 " 440, 1969 BOX 6 6-20 Rambler Super 6, 1960 Cont. 6-21 Rebel SST V-8, 1969 6-22 Renault Dauphine 4, 1958 6-23 Roll Royce Silver Shadow, 1966

BOX 7 7-1 Studebaker Lark Regal, 1960 7-2 Toyota Corona Sedan, 1969 7-3 Triumph TR4 I-4, 1965 7~4 Vauxhall Cresta; 1963, Photographs 7-5 " Viva, 1967 7-6 Sedan, 1969 7-7 Volvo 1800S I-4, 1965 7-8 " " tt ; " , Photographs

Series II General Test Reports Boxes 7-11 Contains general test reports arranged by year. Includes durability testing, body dimensions, specifications, material requirements, test summaries and general procedural information

7-9 1966 Foreign Durability Test; Volumn 1 of 3 Premier 6 X 2, Opel Kadett I4, Opel Rekard 7-10 1966 Foreign Durability Test; Volumn 2 of 3 Opel Admiral 6, Vauxhall Cresta Deluxe 6, Austin 1800 4, Ford Taunus 29M V-6 BOX 8 8-1 1966 Foreign Durability Test; Volumn 3 of 3 Peugeot 204 4, Renault R-16 I-4, Toyota Crown Deluxe I-4 8-2 1955, Car & Body Dimension Report 8-3 1956, II II " If 8-4 1957, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 8-5 1958, It II .. It 8-6 1959, " " " " 8-7 1960, Car & Body Dimension Procedure 8-8 1960, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 8-9 1961, " " " " 8-10 1962, Foreign Car Durability Test BOX 9 9-1 1962, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 9-2 " " " " " 9-3 " " " " " 9-4 1963, Car & Body Dimensions 9-5 " , Foreign Car Durability Test 9-6 " , Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans & Trucks 9-7 " , Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 9-8 1964, Car & Body Dimensions 9-9 " , Material Requirements 9-10 " , Specification & Engineering Test Summaries BOX 10 10-1 1964, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 10-2 1964-1965, 36,000 Mile Durability Cars 10-3 1965, Distribution of Proving Ground Publications 10-4 " , Foreign Car Durability Test

BOX 10 10-5 1965, Foreign Car Durability Test, Maintenance Logs Cont. 10-6 " , Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans & Trucks 10-7 " , New Car Features Report

BOX 11 11-1 1965, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 11-2 " , 36,000 Mile Durability Test Procedures 11-3 1966, Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans & Trucks 11-4 " , Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 11-5 " , 36,000 Mile Durability Report 11-6 1969, Steady State Linear Properties Report 11-7 1967, Foreign Car Durability Test 11-8 1966-1967, Index for Proving Ground Car 11-9 1967, Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans 11-10 " , Specification & Engineering Test Summaries