Word: carly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Arrow-swift, a darting racing car swept over the Etruscan Appennines last week, scaled with a virile roar the heights of Monte Titano, swept into the Borgo of San Marino, oldest* and smallest† republic in the world. Behind, far behind, panted a lumbering caravan of limousines. Before they had scaled the nearly perpendicular republic, Signor Mussolini had leaped from his racer, received the respectful welcome of the two Capitani Reggenii (Regents) of San Marino. As the swaying limousines drew up, there clambered out, Signora Mussolini (Rachele Guidi), their daughter Edda, their sons Bruno and Vittorio. Round about stood...
...Named for the late Engineer Clifford M. Holland who devised the system of fans that is guaranteed to keep the tubes freer of carbon monoxide than a car-crowded city street. *The next largest: Blackwell Tunnel, under the Thames in London; length...
Color variations will be the distinct factor in 1927 motor car models. The autumn wares of practically all manufacturers have now been set forth, and they show a surprising lack of mechanical modifications. Only a few of the 34 advertisements surveyed-for the most part they completely filled magazine or newspaper pages-emphasized mechanical features. Almost all stressed "new colors." The following, of the new models, have features which may be termed new: Buick. "The artistic upholstery and interiorware patterns in the beautiful new Fisher Bodies for 1927, were created especially for Buick . . . the finishes on the new Buicks...
...Most motor car makers last week displayed with great confidence their 1927 models for the past week. Others will follow in quick succession, until the winter automobile shows bring them together for comparison. Retail sales have already picked up. In the first six months of the year, automotive sales-cars, trucks-aggregated the amazing total...
Fords, Bulgars. The Ford Motor Co. is reported to have privately offered a loan of $5,000,000 to the Bulgarian government with which to build roads, and to have secured the concession to open a motor car factory in Sofia. Thus the Bulgars will have double incitement to buy Fords, often jocosely called "road bugs," for pleasant travel in their craggy country...