Recognize this area? It’s Jackson back in 1935.

It was here that a new vehicle was being demonstrated in a promotional film disguised as a newsreel.

In the film, Chevrolet shows off it's new "Convertible Bus", otherwise known as the Evans Auto-Railer, designed by the Evans Products Company of Plymouth.

According to Mac’s Motor City Garage website, “the Auto-Railer passenger bus was essentially a standard Chevrolet truck chassis with a six-cylinder engine in the front and tandem-axle suspension in the rear.”

The reason? This vehicle would be used in areas that couldn’t handle both highway and railroad passengers. The Auto-Railer was designed and equipped to do both.

As you look through the photo gallery, see if you can recognize some Jackson locations from 1935...

THE EVANS AUTO-RAILER

MORE JACKSON STUFF!

Hayes Hotel Memorabilia, Jackson

Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company, Jackson

Emptied Sears Store, Jackson

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