Here are some of the things that Sudebaker was first to use or develop during their time.
1921 – Molybdenum steel and produce a car using it
1925 – Hydrostatic gas gauge and produce Hardtop body
1927 – Mechanical Fuel pump
1928 – Ball Bearing spring shackles
1929 – Rubber covered steel core steering wheel
1930 – Carburator silencer, thin steel-backed main bearings, to use free-wheeling, automatic vacuum spark control advance and helical gears in transmission (high and second).
1933 – “Heat dam” Pistons
1934 – Celeron spoke-type camshaft gear
1935 – Plane wheel suspension
1936 – Automatic Hill-Holder
1937 – Hancock rotary door latches, variable ratio steering gear, direct action shock absorbers and install double walled pickup boxes
1940 – won 1st place awards in all 3 divisions of the Gilmour economy run
1941 – First major production of curved windshield (Sedan- Coupe)
1946 – produce post-war automotive styling and use self-adjusting brakes
1948 – Truck with enclosed cab step
1950 – air-cooled torque converter, automatic transmission anti-creep device and inhibitors for “Park” in an Automatic Transmission
1951 – Polyurethane rear spring liners
1953 –To produce a low silhouette car
1954 – Self-centering and self-energizing brakes
1956 – Finned Brake Drums to minimize “Fading” and Acoustic sound deadening Headlining
1961 – Instrument panel safety padding as standard equipment on all passenger cars
1962 – US Automotive manufacturer to offer Disc Brakes on a full-sized car and install seatbelt mountings for four belt installations inevery car
1963 – Installed seatbelts in the front of every car and produce a stationwagon with a sliding roof
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