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'Leak Horn, MINT FLAVOR!' I J if Family Weekly Auto Show The '61 Cars (Continued from page 10) hs'C I ' M,LK 0 1- I MAGNE ...in Milk of Magnesia -the remedy doctors recommend Regular or Mint-Flavored,. Milk of Magnesia brings wonderful relief from constipation " 1 and acid indigestion Doctors agree. Wc asked thousands of doctors, "Do you ever recommend Milk of Magnesia?" The overwhelm ing majority mid, "Yes!" It's u thorough laxative.. Phillips' gently relieves constipation, and also any accompanying acid indigestion. It's a speedy antacid. Phillips' settles an upset stomach in seconds! Acid caused pains seem to vanish, it's pleasant to take. Choose Kegulnr or refreshing Mint-Flavored Phillips'. Doth the same price. PHILLIPS' MILK OF MAGNESIA RtGUlAR OR MINT-FLAVORED y BONDS Why "Good-Time Charlie" Suffers Uneasy Bladder UnwUe eating or drinking may be a aource of mild, but annoying bladder irri tations making you (eel restless, tense.'' and uncomfortable. And If restless nights, with nagging backache, headache or mus eular aches and pains du to avr-Tertion, strain or emotional upset, are adding to your misery don't wait try Doan'a Pills. Doan's Pills net S ways for speedy re llef. 1 They have a soothing effect on bladder Irritations. 8 A fait palnrellev Ins action on nagging backache, head Sffn es, muscular aches and pains. 8 A wonderfully mild diuretic action thru the kidneys, tending to Increase the output of the 18 miles of kidney tubes. So, get the same happy relief million have enjoyed for over AO years. New, large, economy alie saves money. Get Doan'a Pllla today ! H3H Joanna i..ramn- .... -. - imm: aSMRMAUlsM sides have largely disappeared, eliminating both a section of glass where vision was often distorted, and the "dog leg" that narrowed entrance space. This year also witnesses the birth of four new cars and the retirement of four old-timers the largest series in the DeSoto, Dodge, Lin coln, and Mercury lines. Of the four new offerings, General Motors presents three F-85 by Olds, Spe cial by Buick, and Tempest by Pon tiac. Chrysler has the other addi tion, Dodge's Lancer. None of the first three is a true compact; all cluster in the 112-115-in. wheel-base range (4 or 5 inches longer than the compacts). And their horsepower (155 on the V-8 engine of F-85 and Special, 140 on the solid, 4-cylinder in-line of Tempest) is half again that of typi cal compact powering. Lancer, on the other hand, is in the orthodox compact mold 106-in. wheel base, 101-hp. engine. Compact cars can be powered up if desired. The Lancer has an op tional 145-hp. engine in place of the regular 101-hp. unit. Comet's 85 hp. engine can be replaced by one of 101 hp. So, too, with Falcon. Cor vair has a 98-hp. option. Stude baker's Lark can be had with 112 hp. The Dart comes with four en gines to choose from. But the changing array of lines and models is hardly the sig nificant part of the size story. More meaningful is the fact that most dimensions have been squeezed. Up at the top, you find three inches shaved off Cadillac, bumper to bumper; Lincoln Continental is almost 15 inches shorter. Ford is 3.7 inches shorter, 1.6 inches narrower. Chevy is 1.5 inches shorter and 2.4 inches narrower. More headroom and more entry ease accompany these cut-downs achievements made possible by re vamped : floor levels, new' seat heights, and wider door openings. Farther down the size scale, the smallest U. S. production car, the " Rambler American, is no less than five inches shorter for 1961, but looks longer and is actually easier to enter and leave than in the past. Small size by itself is a relief to many motorists tired of maneuver ing bulkiness in and out of garages not built for it, unhappy at prob lems of parking. But small size means more than that It means less weight which reduces the toil of driving, lowers gas consumption, and curbs higher prices. Less weight is achieved other ways, too. The new Ramblers have the first U. S. die-cast aluminum engine block, 80 pounds lighter than the cast iron it replaces. When you open the door of your 1961 model, you will find other im portant changes, i Take the Thunderbird, for exam ple, its appearance basically re vamped for the third time in its six-year history. You'll find the steering column is jointed and moves 10 inches toward the cen ter, so you can slide in and out of the driver's seat with ease. Or get into a Rambler and look up. You'll see a new fiber-glass ceiling panel that sops up noise, and is fireproof, stain-resistant, and snug against the roof to leave more headroom. . Studebaker's body has been low ered a full inch on the frame, en larging the interior. , Happily, the pesky .floor hump is on its way out. The Tempest, by Pontiac, is the forerunner of that welcome news. Front-engined, it has a level floor, thanks to its combination transmission and axle at the rear. This transaxle is Amer ica's first on a front-engine car. There are also firsts in new ve hicle types. Corvair and Ford have exciting vehicles that are part sta tion wagon, part bus, and just a touch of truck. One side of this ."sports wagon," as Corvair calls it, opens almost completely; there are six- and nine-passenger sizes. Start off now in the car of your choice. Suppose it's a Lincoln. You'll find that as soon as you pick up speed the doors automatically lock. If you're in a Rambler, an optional vacuum-power dashboard button creates the same result.; Mercury will move you in a pleasant hush, thanks to 21 kinds of insulation. As you gather speed you'll dis cover other improvements. Trans missions play a large part. Dodge's manual transmission is new. Stude baker's clutch is larger, smoothing out both the automatic and manual gear shifting. The automatics on the F-85, Special, and Tempest are weddings of geared mechanism and torque converter, true engineering advances. The larger Olds also has a new arrangement to make shifting more velvety. 20 Family Weekly, October id, JS60
