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publicly conceded that it was gearing up for mid-1962 production of the U.S.'s first "compact compact," the 99-in.-wheelbase Cardinal, thereby confirming what Detroit gossips had been saying for months (TIME, March 9). But when Ford at the same time warned that "changes in market conditions may cause these plans to be altered," it was not, as many thought, indulging in idle talk. The fact is that Ford is having long second thoughts about the Cardinal, may well decide not to produce...
...annual rite of spring* all over the U.S. Manhattan's closed a fortnight ago after setting an alltime attendance record of 250,000 visitors in nine days. The trend at the Coliseum was toward bigger blossoms and smaller plants (one new product called Phosphon promised to produce "compact plants with full-sized blooms and shorter, stronger stems that do not fall over). The leaning to gigantism was reflected in row upon row of colossal amaryllis plants and roses the size of softballs. The New York Botanical Garden copped the "best in show" trophy for its tropical rain-forest garden...
...truck divisions, can take much credit for the fact that Chevy alone has captured 33% of the market. Vice President Knudsen, who was Pontiac boss before he succeeded Cole as Chevy chief, was the man who souped up the Pontiac styling and is now seeing the new Chevy II compact selling briskly without eating into sales of the regular Chevy or the smaller, sporty Corvair. Pontiac rides in third place in sales across the nation (behind Ford's Ford division), Oldsmobile has risen to fourth (from fifth last year) and Buick to fifth (all the way up from eighth...
...because G.M. is getting so much. Production Expert Dykstra and Ford Division Chief Lee lacocca. 37, face a vexing problem: their new intermediate-sized Fairlane is off to a fast start, but it seems to be stealing sales from the Falcon and lower-priced Galaxy. Falcon, the No. 1 compact in 1960 and 1961, is being outsold by American Motors' Rambler this year. Over at American, new President Roy Abernethy is optimistic because his sales are at a record for this time of year, although the company's market share has slid...
...told, when they begin to realize they are being ignored, "Better go down the street. You got a good barber down towards the rail-road station." Those who finally make the inner circle are fitted for the symbol of acceptance--a $2 beer mug. It is a neat, compact little world, but Peter's fondness for a local loudmouth eventually blows it apart...