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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.
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