Word: hardtops
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...district court judge in Pennsylvania held that accidents are now so common that manufacturers are liable if their cars prove unreasonably unsafe in a crash. The suit was brought by a woman who was riding in a Buick hardtop that flipped over. The roof collapsed, and the woman contended that it was defective and had added to her injuries. General Motors replied that accidents are not part of the normal and foreseeable use of the car. Judge John Fullam found that defense too narrow. While automakers cannot be required to build a "crashproof" car, he said, "passengers must be provided...
...beyond the ability of value-burdened words to express fully. Sometimes an illusive meaning can be momentarily grasped with an oxymoron-the joining of two mutually contradictory words. Barth's "printed voice" belongs in this category, along with Capote's "nonfiction novel" and Detroit's "hardtop convertible." Clearly-or un-clearly-Lost in the Funhouse is a work of highly significant irrelevance...
...Cosby, Milton Berle, Peter Falk, Lucille Ball, Liberace, Jerry Lewis, David Janssen and Jack Benny all own Rollses. Red Skelton has two Rollses. Phyllis Diller, when her Excaliburs are sheathed, gets by with one. Bob Hope, true to his longtime TV sponsor, sticks to a 1967 Chrysler Crown Imperial hardtop...
...series, called the Torino, is an effort to cash in on Detroit's growing emphasis on sporty styling and intermediate size. Marketed with the Fairlane line, the Torino features the elongated hood and abbreviated rear end that has caught on in the specialty cars; it comes in hardtop, sedan and station wagon, as well as a racier "GT" model equipped with a 210-h.p. V-8 (engines with up to 390 h.p. are optional). The standard Fair-lanes have also been streamlined, their bodies stretched out by a full...
...door hardtop with swept-back body, the Javelin boasts the kind of features that the sports-minded car buyer seems to prefer-streamlined hood, bucket seats, split grille and sunken door handles. Also available are such options as a zippy 280-h.p. engine and racing stripes. Roomier than the Mustang, but with a price in the same range (about $2,500), the car itself not only stands to catch on, but, says Company President William Luneburg, its sporty look should also "give the showrooms a traffic boost" for other lines...