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Improvements in gears?synchromesh transmission, four speed internal gear transmission, quiet second gear...
Plate clutch, making gear shifting and repairs easier...
Chrysler Motors has many innovations. Chrysler cars include two new eights which have been on the market since July. These and a new six have been furnished with a European-type, V front radiator. They have automatic spark control; dual high gear (four speed) transmission, radio-wired roof and dashboard, permanent bearing & bushing lubrication by a new substance called Oilite...
Dodge. New, close-to-the-ground, longer sixes and straight-eights, priced from $1,095 up for the eight, $815 for the six. De Soto. A new six and a new eight. The rear axle gear ratio has been lowered from 4.9-to-1 to 4.6-to-1 to give greater ground speed with less engine speed. A "slender profile" radiator has been added. Prices not yet announced. Plymouth. New body styles with a wide-shell radiator, motors with fuel pumps, greater speed and acceleration. Cost: $535 up. Packard in its line of eights showed small change in body design...
...only about 25 lb. per h. p. This car was personally developed by Col. Howard Marmon, vice president of the company. He has worked at it since 1926, when straight-eights were gaining popularity. Also offered are two new straight-eights called "88," and "70." A clutch brake makes gear shifting easy. Prices: the 16 below $5,000; the "88," around $2,000; the ''70'' around...