The '63s
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late more to better operation than to
longer life. Positive ventilation systems
are installed in all 1963s so as to direct
crankcase fumes into engine combustion
chambers rather than to the open air.
Suspensions operate better. Ford's, for
example, is softened by an additional com
ponent so hung on the lower- arm of the
front suspension that road disturbances
are fed back to the suspension at a better
angle, thus cushioning the shock.
Driving in hard rain has been made
easier. Ford Thunderbird wipers are driv
en by the same hydraulic force that actu
ates power steering, and the wiper motors
are stronger. The area cleaned is thereby
enlarged, and the wipe is harder.
Chrysler's brakes are of a so-called
servo-contact type the force of one linked
shoe is transferred to the other, in effect
magnifying it. .They are larger, too. Ply
mouth's engine mounting is redesigned from
a year ago; the effect is to make engine
vibration during idling less perceptible.
Cadillac has not changed its power out
put, but it has considerably redesigned its
engine block, making it lower which per
mits better use of space under the hood.
THE turnaside steering wheel which was
introduced on the Thunderbird is now
available on the Ford Galaxie as well.
Meanwhile, General Motors combined that
idea with the concept of making the driver
compartment more flexible. The G.M. steer
ing wheels don't turn aside for entry and
exit, as at Ford, but a style is available
that adjusts to any of seven different posi
tions. When you tire of one while driving,
you can switch to another.
If you're a sports-car buff or just in
. terested in the automotive look of the fu
ture you will be fascinated with the new
Corvette.
It looks like a bomb in motion, and it
boasts a host of new design and engineer
ing innovations. There is full independent
springing on all wheels, with a transverse
leaf spring in the rear as well. The rims
are wider. And if you're driving at exces
sive engine speed, you hear an automatic
warning buzzer something not far from
the speed buzzer alarms you can get in
most other cars.
The body frame is worth a lot of atten
tion by itself. A steel framework virtually
surrounds the occupants, and a fiberglass
body is built onto it. The doors open right
into the roof, so that even though the car
seems forbiddingly low, you can enter
much easier than you would think possible.
As for style, 1963 is a year of evolution.
There are two notable developments the
reshaped Chrysler Corp. lines and the new
trio of Ruick-Olds-Pontiac offerings.
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