Word: carli
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This eliminates the hump in the front and the back floors, gives the car better balance by more evenly distributing weight between the front and the rear...
...shift of U.S. car buyers to compacts-which last week accounted for 27.9% of auto sales-has forced Detroit to completely realign its 1961 new-model plans. The result will be a major series of body-styling and engine changes to meet the public's demand for economy in size and performance. Not only will there be more-and bigger-compacts, but standard-size cars will come smaller...
...Fords will be cut in overall length. While trimming its standard cars, and increasing the horsepower in its bigger-sized compact Comet, Ford is also heading into even smaller areas. It-plans to build a four-cylinder, five-passenger car smaller than the Falcon to compete in the Volkswagen and Renault class, selling for under $1,700. To get the price down, Ford plans to make the car in Germany, may not have it out until...
Pontiacs, though still wide-tracked, will also be shortened. Even Cadillac will nip inches off the length of most models. The functional lines of the compacts will be reflected in big-car styling, although Cadillac will stick with its fins. The new look will feature rolled edges and soft curves, with the trend away from bigness and sharp-flaring, winglike fenders. The public is expected to be pleased-but the industry also has its own economy in mind. Detroit makes less profit on the compacts than on standard-size cars, and sells fewer additional gadgets on them. By reducing...
...with the Hump. The newest car in 1961 will be Pontiac's four-cylinder compact, the Tempest. The first four-cylinder engine in a G.M. car in 30 years, the new water-cooled engine will generate 130 h.p. It will be mounted at a 45° angle to provide the Tempest with a low hood line. The Tempest will be similar to the Corvair in styling, but will be five to ten inches longer. The Tempest will also feature a trans-axle, a driveshaft system that has the engine up front but the transmission and differential in the rear...