Word: gears
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...That'll teach you to drive a hydramatic in the winter," he shouted after the retreating Pontiac. He chuckled over his own conventional gear model...
...recrossed the street and trotted up to his car. Deftly he flicked on the ignition switch, pumped the gas pedal twice and pushed the starter. The engine took hold instantly, and Vag's mind dwelt momentarily on the excellency of his driving machine. He slipped it into first gear and stepped on the gas. The engine raced, the rear wheels raced, but the car stood still. The low whine of wheels spinning on ice split...
...Harvard Kefauver for President Club rolled into high gear last night when its undergraduate supporters elected officers, drafted a statement of support for Kefauver, and made plans for petitioning Associate Dean Watson for a charter...
Slipping into low gear, she cooed another one called Blow Out the Candle ("So there won't be any scandal"). By the time she had pleaded Talk Some Sweet Talk to Me, in a furry and insinuating tone, she had the fans goggle-eyed...
...mules, a wagon and a hand to help me one day a week," said Fisher. "We went through everything. At the start it was the old hand grubbing. That just cost too much. Then we tried coal oil. That worked fine, but it still cost too much. Then heavy-gear machinery and bulldozers. They cost too much...