6 MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon, WednetJiy, April 8, 1959
Dodge Dealers Note
'Dream Come True'
Dodge dealers describe the
1859 Dodge as a "driver's
dream come true," comfort
able, easy to operate, with
conveniently located controls;
high-styled and economical.
They are sold locally at Par
sons Motors, 315 East Fifth
St.
Swivel front seats lead
Dodge features for 1959. Oth
er comfort items, which veri
fy the "Live Better by far
with a Brand New Car" cam
paign, are deeply-padded cus
tom seats and push-button or
pull button controls for all
driver operations.
Instruments are grouped in
a shrouded cluster highlighted
by a bar-type safety speedom
eter which registers speed in
warning colors.
Wheels Higher
Steering wheels are higher
and flattened slightly on top
to afford better road vision.
The new Lustre-Bond Hi
(Baked enamel finish requires
far less waxing and polishing
and may go for as long as two
years with nothing more than
washing, the company re
ported. Four high-economy engines
offered on various Dodge
models can result in savings
as high as 80 cents on every
tank of gas. Better "spring"
action has resulted from the
twisting torsion bar and new
cams permit easier front end
adjustment.
Two electronic driver as
sists this year are a rear-view
mirror that automatically de
flects the glaring headlights
of overtaking cars and the
headlight dimmer which turns
the car's headlights to low
beam when "sensing" the
lights of oncoming vehicles.
ALUMINIZED STEEL
Mufflers made of alumin
ized steel what double muffler
life and tailpipes made with
25 per cent thicker steel are
standard equipment on all
1959 Mercurys, according to
the manufacturer.
Chinese workers as early
as the sixth centry produced
bowls, dishes and vases of
translucent porcelain.
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WHAT GOES ON HERE? Lynn Martin would have you
believe she is pouring real paint on the rear deck of a
Chevrolet Impala sport coupe, but the paint columns are
actually made of plastic. The effect points up the recent
change in customer car-color preference which last year
was led by silver blue followed closely by black. Sapphire
is leading at present, followed by light blue, ivory and black.
Choice of Three
Engines Available
A choice of three V-8 and
one six and a variety of transmission-rear
axle combina
tions are offered by local
Plymouth dealers. All are tak
ing part in the "Live Better
by far with a Brand New Car"
canfpaign.
Plymouth has made avail
able six different rear axle
gear ratios and four different
transmissions which engineers
have tested to assure delivery
of maximum efficiency in city
traffic, turnpike touring or
mountain driving.
Important changes have
been made in the engines, the
dealers reported, to increase
their performance ability and
at the same time to increase
their operating economy.
Tests have shown gas savings
up to 10 per cent.
The Fury V-8000 with 230
horsepower is the standard
engine for the Savoy, Belve
dere and Fury lines; the 260
horsepower Fury V-800 with
Super Pak is standard for the
Sport Fury and optional else
where; and the Golden Com
mando 395, delivering 305
horsepower, is optional on all
models.
About one-half of American
adults wear glasses.
American Motors Has
Single Unit Body
All American Motors cars
employ a single unit body con
struction, all-welded to vir
tually eliminate squeaks and
rattles. The passenger com
partment is protected on all
sides by a one-piece, three
dimensional structural unit.
For longer life, the bodies
are put through a "deep-dip"
rust-proofing process pioneer
ed by American Motors. Local
representative for the Amer
ican Motors is Lea Motors.
Improvement Noted
In Studebaker
Nearly 20 per cent improve
ment in performance was
noted in the 1959 Studebaker
six-cylinder engine over the
1958 engine with the new
model at 35 miles an hour, it
was announced by the Stude-baker-Packard
corporation.
Tests also showed an eight
per cent improvement in fuel
economy, in conventional
third gear between 30 and
35 miles per hour, over last
year's engine.
With overdrive, a spokes
man said, the new Six shows
a better than eight per cent
fuel economy improvement in
the vital 30 to 60 mile an hour
range, where most out-of-town
driving is done.
DeLeigh Motors is the Med
ford dealer.
THE SIMCA STAT
Mercury Gives Design Attention
To take advantage of theing third seat ie available as
growing trend to the station j an option in all four-door mod
wagon as an all-purpose f am-1 els.
ily car, Mercury engineers
gave special attention to func
tional design features for the
new 1959 Mercury "Country
Cruiser" station wagon.
They are on display at Med
ford Motors in Medford.
Following the general styl
ing theme of the totally new
Mercury line, station wagons
have a compound curved
windshield and a completely
redesigned front seat and in
strument panel area.
Front doors on the four
door models are almost four
inches wider and on the two
door models are almost two
and one-half inches wider. A.ll
station wagons have a new
concealed package compart
ment beneath the rear floor
board. A completely self-stor-
Tke Amazon River'a dis
charge is greater than that of
the world's three next largest
rivers combined. The Amazon
freshens Atlantic waters 100
miles offshore.
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For All Makes and Models
Phone SP 3-3613
SELBY
303 North Bartlett
You name it, this wagon does it. And youH have
power and room to spare. The perfect answer to
low-cost sales travel, with all the samples you stock!
And for family outings, pile in the whole brood. One
flick of the safety catch and you've got your choice
of seats for five, or half a ton of cargo. The same
great SIMCA engine that holds the world's endur
ance record of 62,137 consecutive miles, averaging
over 70 miles per hour. Parts and service everywhere.
Dick Knight Co.
' Plymouth - DeSoto Simca
33 South Riverside at 8th St.
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Just for fun, get out your local road map and pick a destination without looking.
Then bundle everybody in the new buggy and drive off to new horizons. You'll love the
excitement of expectation-of discovering places fresh and different just around the
bend. Driving can be lots of fun - but, of course, it's MORE fun by far in a brand
new car! And if you don't have a new car, do something, about it. Your favorite
new car dealer cordially invites you to visit his showroom this week. Let him show
you the latest advances in engineering and distinctive styling. Stop longing . . . start
living! Get over to your dealer's and start driving the most carefree, trouble-free
car ever built. You owe it to yourself!
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py to see, try, buoy the car of your choice ... now!
MEDFORD AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION