Word: dashboards
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Gold Cup race, the foot throttle in "Wild Bill" Cantrell's boat went out of whack. The 1,710 horses in his mahogany-hulled boat relaxed; My Sweetie came almost to a stop. Wild Bill, a veteran of Indianapolis' 500-mile auto race, quickly reached under his dashboard for the gasoline-control rod, finished the heat with one hand on the wheel and the other on the throttle rod. After that, the last two heats were easy. After repairs, Wild Bill and My Sweetie not only won the race but set a new record (78.6 m.p.h...
...week. Nash had spent about $15 million in development work and retooling for its new "Airflyte" line. The new Nash silhouette is long, wide and low, with a racy air-scoop grille. A single "Uniscope" mounted on the steering column holds the speedometer and other gauges normally on the dashboard. The Nash owner can still sleep in his car, but the new beds can be made up (by lowering the bisected front-seat backrest) into either a single or double bed, without disturbing the rear trunk-compartment. The new Nash costs more than the old one ($275 more...
Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, ingenious Robert Wright installed a TV set below the dashboard of his automobile, reported excellent results. Captain John Schoenecker of Milwaukee's police traffic bureau grumbled ominously: "It's the first I've heard of it, and it doesn't sound good...
...experimental "flying auto" made its first test flight, circling the city for an hour and 18 minutes. The plane's 34½-ft. wing, housing a 190-h.p. engine and a flight instrument panel, is detachable from the auto, which has its own engine and a conventional dashboard. Consolidated Vultee had no immediate marketing plans...
...Women. In Camden, N.J., Mrs. Lillian Kerney went to court, got her divorce. Grounds: her husband made her duck under the dashboard when he drove past a girl friend...