Word: carburetors
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...announces production of a 500-cc. midget car that will be available in Japan, Europe and the U.S. Early next year, the company plans to enter its 5800 sports car in the U.S. and European markets. Convertible and hardtop versions of the S-800, a small, four-cylinder, four-carburetor model that resembles the Austin-Healey Sprite, will sell for slightly less than $2,000 in the U.S. The pint-sized Honda 500 will cost about $1,100, will compare with British Motors' Mini Minor and the Fiat 600. Both the 5800 and the 500 derive from a four...
...area, where up to 90% of the daily total of 14,225 tons of pollutants lofted into the atmosphere have been blamed on car engines. The California law is the model for federal legislation that will go into effect for all '68 models. Chrysler has already improved its carburetor and spark adjustment. Ford will install its "Imco" (for improved combustion), and American Motors now has approval for its new engine designed to cut fume emission. General Motors has developed an air-pump system driven by the fan belt...
...dialogue is snug in aria or recited in this simple, banal story of young love interrupted by army draft, of a pregnancy left behind, and of a heroine's face-saving marriage to a wealthy older man. Mechanics sing "Did you check the carburetor?" An old lady sings "My varicose veins are much better, thanks...
...Arland Banning of Des Moines, who owned a 1931 de luxe Phaeton with snap-in isinglass windows. Final event of the meet is a "slow-driving contest." Each contestant drives his car as slowly as possible in high gear without bucking and stalling-which takes perfect tuning of carburetor and ignition. The slowest car wins...
...Margret), now married, of course, to "a wealthy older man." Since Ann-Margret's wriggly portrayal of a hick-town temptress requires orchestral accompaniment, their romance tends to slacken whenever the jukebox goes dead. Bus finally readjusts to civilian life by discovering that happiness is a rebuilt carburetor and his kid sister's chum Judy, sensitively played by Janet Margolin (of David and Lisa...