Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Italians, accustomed to write on notepaper folded in sheets of four or eight surfaces, followed Crown Prince Umberto who cut himself down recently to chits of one sheet. Last week H. R. H. weeded out of his peacocky wardrobe all suits and haberdashery from Sanctionist countries, ordered new royal gear 100% Italian. Next the vast gardens of his palace at Turin were plowed up at his orders, sown with grain "as an example to all householders...
...opponents of the capitalistic system understand that a balance between saving, investment, and buying is essential to that system's success, and that these three are getting more and more out of gear. They look forward with keen delight to a higher boom and a final collapse...
...rounded rectangular one-piece hood that opens from the front and is banded with vane-like "Venetian" (blind) louvers. Water and oil caps are under a cowl lid on the right, matching a cowl ventilator on the left. Front lights are retractable like an airplane's landing gear, disappearing into the fenders when little cranks are turned on the dash. On convertible models, the top disappears into a covered compartment behind the seat, leaving nothing exposed to offer wind resistance. Since the four-speed transmission is ahead of the V-8 engine, and propeller shaft is eliminated, Cord...
...power application than rear drive because the vehicle is pulled around corners, not pushed. Another advantage is reduction in below-the-springs weight, prime factor in riding quality. Unsprung weight in the Cord is about 300 lb. less than it would have been with rear drive. The cumbersome gear lever that protruded from the dash on the old Cords has been replaced with pneumatic shifter controlled from the steering column...
...sedan at $1,275 and a four-door at $1,320. Its body construction, like that of the closed Cord models, stems straight from Walter P. Chrysler's adventures in aerodynamics: like the Airflow Chryslers and De Sotos, the Zephyr has no conventional frame; wheels, engine and running gear are mounted directly on the rigid, trussed, steel body...