Finding Aid for GENERAL MOTORS PROVING GROUND RECORDS, 1955-1969 Accession 1758 Finding Aid Published: January 2011 20900 Oakwood Boulevard Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 USA research.center@thehenryford.org www.thehenryford.org
#1758 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 Buick 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 It 1-20 Custom Station Wagon; 1965, Photographs It It 1-21 Gran Sport V-8, 1965 1-22 ; 1965, Photographs \
BOX 1 1-23 Cont. 1-24 1-25 1-26 1-27 1-2S 1-29 1-30 1-31 1-32 1-33 1-34 1-35 1-36 1-37 1-3S 1-39 BOX 2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-S 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12 2-13 2-14 2-15 2-16 2-17 2-1S 2-19 2-20 2-21 2-22 2-23 2-24 2-25 2-26 2-27 2-2S 2-29 2-30 2-31 2-32 2-33 2-34 2-35 2-36 Buick Skylark V-S, 1969 Special V-6, 1965,, Photographs v-s, 1965 Deluxe V-S; 1965, Photographs Wildcat V-S, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs Cadillac DeVille V-S, 1969 Fleetwood El Dorado V-,S, 1969 Chevrolet Bel Air V-S, 1965 It... It,, Photographs, 1969 Biscayne I-6, 1965 i 1965, Camaro, 1969 Caprice V-S, 1969 Chevrolet, 1970 Photographs Chevelle; 1965, Photographs Concours v-s, 1970 Malibu V-S, 1969, 1965 ;, Photographs, 1970 SS v-s, 1965 Station Wagon; 1965, Photos 300 Series Deluxe I-6, 1969 Chevy Nova I-6, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs Corvair Corsa 6; 1965, Monza 6, 1965 6; 1965, Photographs Corvette V-S, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs Custom Sport Van 6; 1965, Impala; 1965, Photographs Caprice; 1965, Photographs Hardtop; 1965, Photographs' Station Wagon; 1965, Photographs v-s, 1965, ;, Photographs 1969 V-S, 1969 Kingswood Station Wagon, 1969 Nova Sedan, 1969 Chrysler Imperial Crown V-S, 1964, 1969 New Yorker v-s, 1969 Datsun Sedan, 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 v-s, 1969 400 v-s, 1970 Dart GTS v-s, 1969 Monaco Brougham V-S, 1969 Polara v-s, 1969
BOX 3 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 3-17 3-18 3-19 3-20 3-21 3-22 3-23 3-24 3-25 3-26 3-27 3-28 3-29 3-30 3-31 3-32 3-33 3-34 BOX 4 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 4-19 Ford Cobra V-8, 1969 Consul Corsair; 1965, Photographs Deluxe 1-4, 1965 Country Sedan Station Wagon, 1969 Fairlane 500 V-8, 1969, 6, 1962 Station Wagon, 1969, 1969 Falcon, 1970 6, 1960 Galaxie 500 V-8, 1969 LTD Brougham V-8, 1970 Maverick 1-6, 1970 Mustang GT V-8, 1969 Thunderbird Landau V-8, 1969 Torino V-8, 1970 Zodiac Mark I, 1963 Lincoln Continental V-8, 1969. Mark I I I, 1970, 1961 Lotus Elan S2 1-4, 1965 ;, Photographs Mazda Familia Sedan, 1969 Mercedes Benz V-8, 1965 ; 1965, photographs 300 SEL, 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 V-8, 1969 Marquis V-8, 1969 Meteor V-8, 1962 Montego MX Braugham V-8, 1969 V-8, 1970 1-6, 1969 Monterey Custom V-8, 1969 Mercury Monterey V-8, 1960 Olsmobile Custom Vista Cruiser; 1965, Photographs Cutlass Supreme, 1969 V-8, 1969 Delta DYnamic 88 V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs 88, 1970 88, 1969 88 V-8, 1969 F-85; 1964, Photographs V-6, 1965, 1965, Photographs n It V-8, 1965 4-4-2 V-8, 1969 Jetstar 88 V-8, 1965,, Photographs 88 V-8, 1965 Dynamic 88; 1965, Photographs
BOX 4 4-20 Cont. 4-21 4-22 4-23 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-27 4-28 BOX 5 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 5-19 5-20 5-21 5-22 5-23 5-24 BOX 6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-10 6-11 6-12 6-13 6-14 6-15 6-16 6-17 6-18 6-19 Oldsmobile 98 Luxury Sedan V-8, 1965 It tt, 1965, Photographs V-8, 1965 ;, Photographs, 1969 Starfire; 1965, Photographs Toronado Deluxe V-8, 1969 Opel Diplomat V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs Opel Kadet Sedan, 1969 Kapitan, 1964 Vauxhall, 1968 Plymouth Belvedere 1-6, 1969 V-8, 1962 Fury, 1969, Satellite, V-8, 1970 Sport Fury Brougham, 1970 Satellite V-8, 1969 Station Wagon, 1969 Valiant 100 1-6, 1969 1-6, 1970 100 1-6, 1960 Pontiac Bonneville; 1965, Photographs Brougham V-8, 1969 V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs, 1969 Catalina V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs V-8, 1969, Custom S V-8, 1969 Pontiac Executive V-S, 1970 Station Wagon, 1969 V-8, 1969 Grand Prix; 1965, Photographs V-8, 1969 GTO V-8, 1969 Star Chief; 1965, Photographs Tempest Station Wagon; 1965, Photographs LeMans V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs V-8, 1969 Custom V-8, 1965 ; 1965, Photographs 1-6, 1965 ; 1965~ Photographs, 1969 Rambler American Custom 6, 1961 Classic 770, 1963 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 Volkswagen Sedan, 1969 7-7 Volvo 1800S I-4, 1965 tt ; 7-8, Photographs Series 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 Holden 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 If 8-3 1956, 8-4 1957, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries It.. It 8-5 1958, 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 Cont. 10-6 10-7 1965,,, Foreign Car Durability Test, Maintenance Logs Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans & Trucks New Car Features Report BOX 11 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-4 11-5 11-6 11-7 1965,, 1966,,, 1969, 1967, Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 36,000 Mile Durability Test Procedures Material Requirements, G. M. Sedans & Trucks Specification & Engineering Test Summaries 36,000 Mile Durability Report Steady State Linear Properties Report 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