on one level of the selec to r lever
R everse and low gears, on a h igh
e r level, are selected by a slight
liltin g of th e lever and sliding
1 ft o r rig h t. T his m ak es it pos
sible to select a d riving ran g e by
“ feel," w ith o u t looking a t the
pointer. Also, because rev erse is
ad jac en t to n eu tra l, it elim in ates
th e d an g ero u s p ractice of sh iftin g
th ro u g h a fo rw ard g ear w hen
backing up.
Tn d riving th e new P o w erF lite.
’b<* d riv er s ta rts th e engine in
n e u tra l, sh ifts to d rive and de-
^ ’•ereps th e a c c e le ra to r pedal. The
nr ac celerates in low gear. At
om e speed betw een 15 an d d.5
n r h sk o en d m g on th e driver,
’’o w e rF lite au to m at cally u p sh ifts
:>i*n direct d ’’'vo. At nn«’ s’x'e.l
u n d er 55 nt p h . th e d riv er n,a>
c u re e x tra acceleratio n by push-
g th e pedal to th * floor board
into D odge’s fam iliar “s e a ,” gear.
'his special g e a r assu re s ouich.
>:pf ' passing. A low range also is
provided to re ta in the e a r in low
'e a r for to ad conditions such as
clim bing o r descending m ount ants
T h e new Dodge fu ll-tim e pow er
ste e rin g unit has direct control
and is of th e “ lin k ag e” type. It
is less com plicated, m ote com pact,
e a s ie r to service and has few er
p a rts th a n o th e r system s. Dodg •
officials s ta te th a t i, elim in a tes
ab o u t 80 p er cent of st e r i n :
s tra in for the d riv er and alw ays
fu n ctio n s sm oothly, re g ard les- o
band p ressu re. In th e ever* o
pow er failu re, full m ech an ic
co n tro l of ste e rin g is m a in ta n '
Of th e 20 m odels bem g n t , n
tuc d. four are Royal V-S’s Th w
a re th e four-door, club coupe,
sp o rt co u ’.x' (h a rd to p , and con-
v rtib le.
In th e two C orone
s> l ies th e re is a four-door and
ci ib coupe in a choice of V-S a-
1 0 Brookings Harltor Pilot
TH U R SD A Y , O C TO B ER 8. 1933
LOCAL DEALER
ANNOUNCES NEW
1954 DODGES
A new su p *r d luxe series
kn o w n as th e R oyal V-K highligh s
th e lin eu p of IB.'»* Dodge passen
g e r ears now being displayed in
th e showroom of C. “ E d” D e m p -'
Rf*y. !V, Deni » .
aid th e 1951
D odge also in tro luces com pletely
in w in terio r styling, m ore th an a
dozen Ixxiy Iw autifieations o d
se v e ra l t 'oi ci 'in e c ng a d
v an c em en t in
e n tire I ne con
s is tin g of '0 different models.
T h e 30 d ifferent m odels a rt1 in
t h r e e series
the new Royal V-K
th e C'orone' ,r -K and Six and the
IVIeadowhroo! V-8 and Six. Th<\\
a r e being offered in 11 new bod\
co lors and 1 I tw o-tone com bina
One of the outstanding features of the new 1951 Dodge is “color har-
tio n s th at a re keyed to harm on
iz«» w ith the com pletely new in mony.” Each of eleven different body colors and a wide variety of iwo-
toue combinations are mated with the completely new interior trim. A
te rio r styling.
Mr. D em psey announced th at new luxurious fabric—known as Jacquard—harmonizes with the instru
ment panel, steering wheel, deep-pile carpeting, garnish moulding and
th e 1954 Dodge line also offers other trim items. Top of instrument nanel features a grainy or leather-
su ch m echanical ad v an cem en ts as like linish to reduce glare. Bottom has smooth finish in same color.
th e eco n o m y-and-endurance test-1
«•(1 Red Ram V-8 engine s,«>pp«>d
At d riv in g ojieration. I, is 100 pounds
up to 150 h.p. and a 7.5 to 1 com to provide w e ar resistance.
lig h te r th a n th e heaviest co m p et
th
e
sam
e
tim
e
it
enables
designers
pression ratio ; P o w erF lite, a new
itive unii and co n tain s som e 110
to
in
eo
rix
u
a
te
double
p
a
tte
rn
s
by
fu lly -au to m atic tran sm issio n ; an.I
I ew er p a rts th an the m ost com
a n ew fu ll-tim e p«»w,-r steei ii , ' using a i a is d nap. T h ree basic
plicated of these. Dodge en g in eers
color
’.'ii's
green,
blue
and
red
u n it
M eadowbrook V-K m odels
a re fe atu red in the p a tte rn s d e claim it will d eliver m ore accel
w ill co n tinue at lid h.p.
T he
e ra tio n ¡xiwer m ore sm o o th ly
signed
for use on 1951 models.
Jiors«,pow er o 1 the six-cylind<>i
lban an y o th e r transm issio n
As
p
ar,
o,
th
e
in
terio
r
styling
en g in es has been raised to 1 Io
O p eratio n of P o w erF lite is sim
end the c o m p re s s io n r a ti o to 7.25 o r the Dodge line, all trim ha
plified
to r th e d riv e r by th e slot-
monizc s w ith th e upholstery cc'
1 , 1.
ed
design
o :he selective lever.
It ms such 'is tin* ins r
A lthough tin* now Royal V-8 ors.
W 'Utral and drive positions a re
m
en,
panel.
garnish
m
ouldings
1« a ttire s sup <r deluxe a p jo in t-
i icnts and fittings, it is point«*«! le e p -p !e c a r p e tin g , head lining
< ut th at th< e n tire 1951 Dodge md ste e rin g w heel a re finished in
' nc is m arked by m any new styl- tlx* sam e b ash' color as the
holstery fabric
In tu rn , all of
ig changes.
On th e ex terio r, a new sjx»ar- th e in te rio r color schem es a re h
l k e c h r o m e m o u ld in g a c c e n ts th e harm ony w ith th e e x te rio r bod
' ow, sw eeping lines. Com bin »d colors.
v ith a four-inch increase in the
A n o th er in te rio r fe a tu re is th«
o v erall length of four-door and in stru m e n t panel, w hich not onlv
«•lub coiiix» m odels, and a live-inch is a m atching color, but in tro
in cre ase in th e sport coupe and duces a new e au to m o tiv e finis’
«am vertible, th e new e x te rio r trim know n as " L e a th e rte x ." T h e ton
lends a sm ooth, m odern look to portion of th» in stru m en t p a r e ’
th e e n tire line.
has a grainy or le a th e r-ty p e finish
O th e r m ajo r Itody ch a n g e ; in to reduce g lare, while the Ixitto
c lu d e th e grille design and front has a soft, sm ooth finish in th
end
T h e new grille is lower, sam e color.
w id e r and has a m ore m assive
A new benefit to th e d riv e r we
(O ur sand and gravel is washed, screened
jipjx>arance, T h e tra d itio n a l ram described as “ fo u r-co rn er c r
b«x>d o rn a m e n t has been s tre a m tact " He explained it as a featu
and weighed to give full measure
lined, and a d istin ct, new styling th at allow s th e av erag e d riv e r t
has been given the V-8 crest and m ain tain visual contact w ith al!
proper proportions of aggregate,
ch ro m e-lin ed a ir ;e«x>p
H ead lo u r fender lines.
lig h ts !•.«* t Ixam redesigned and
“ It is accom plished in ,1 k *
quality )
b u n i|x r g u ard s have been m odi Iron, through a com bination o'
fied
ch air-h ig h front sea ts th a t rise as
li esty lln g th e in terio rs of the they meiv e f o r w a r d . sloping boo
»•iitii« line, Mr Dempsev reveal d and 1larg e one-piece vv indshield. l<
th a t Ikxlge h ad co n tra c te d to r all the r ea r it is m ade po ssible by th
m a ila b le null capacity on a iv vv ehair• hit:h s e a t s , vv rap arc
t* pe of u p h o lstery fabric know n re a r vv iindovv an 1 ne wlv -d«>sit’n<
s Jac q u ard .
eh, oi tie tins that acc ent th e re «
J a c q u a rd is a class o, exclusive
fabric's previously used orlv ' ,
d tl
f\O C K
Six. plus a sport coupe and con
vertible in V-8 only. The two
Coronet series else e**r a com
bination of six different station
wagon models A four-door and a
club coupe make up the Meadow
brook series in a choice of either
V-8 or six-cylinder power
S ta tio n w agons m ay be o b ta in
ed as th e S ie rra fo ur-door in
e ith e r a six -p assen g er m odel w ith
tw o full seats, o r as an eig h t-
passen g er version
w ith
th re e
seats, and w ith a choice of e ith e r
th e V-8 or six cy lin d er eng ne.
3 he o ilie r two s ta io i w agon
m odels are th e S u b u rb a n tw o-
door w ith a choice of engines.
in te rio rs of both S ie rra and
S u b u rb an m odels are u p h o lstered
in sm art tw o -to n e co m b in atio n s
of e ith e r a blue o r g een vinyl
m aterial.
F in d w hat you w an t
the P ilot C lass Ads.
th ro u g h
NORINE HARVEY
ACCREDITED TEACHER OF
Piano
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K o/ce
Pipe Organ
STUDIO
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DAILY
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Lines
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Owner
P h o n e 2G34
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READY MIX
CONCRETE
Crushed G ravel
id zar Run Sand and G ravel
M
U’h ta|X'str«<s and exp.»v»ve i u
litUre. Jac,p,«aid b is be.
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by
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icq u aid in ISol, is tightIv vv
Concrete Pipe end Ditchirt *
M ader
-H i i > rt .au id ry 'M e th o d s
Wet W a s h in g s
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NO JOB TOO SM ALL OB TOO LARGE
Extracting and Drying
Hours 8:30 a.m. to ti:00 pm.
Tuesday and 1 hursdav Oi)cn til
urterete co.
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C lothes m ay lx* left a f te r 7:30 a m
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