Playboy Automobile Company
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (August 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
Playboy Motor Car Corporation was a Buffalo, New York-based automobile company, established in 1947. The company only produced 97 cars before going bankrupt in 1951.
The Playboy had a 40 hp (30 kW) engine that would get 35 mpg (US) (6.7 L/100 km/42 mpg imp). It would accelerate from 0-30 mph (48 km/h) in six seconds, and 0-50 mph (80 km/h) in 17 seconds. It had a 90-inch (2,300 mm) wheelbase and a length of 156 inches (4,000 mm), had 12 inch tires tires, and weighed 1,900 lb (860 kg).
[edit] Trivia
A former employee of the company, Alexx Mills, suggested to Hugh Hefner that he use the name for the new magazine he was launching.
