Word: hoods
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Continental has been redesigned from rubber to roof, it is deliberately reminiscent of its famed predecessor. The body is long (18 ft. 2 in.) and low (56 in.). The spare-tire mount, a hallmark of the old Continental, is now molded into the trunk lid. Under its 6-ft. hood is a souped-up Lincoln engine with an estimated 300 h.p. (because Ford wants to avoid a horsepower contest with other big cars, the exact figures are secret). Automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes and power windows are standard equipment; the sole optional feature is air conditioning. To preserve...
...nosed, sports-car look designed by Raymond Loewy, in favor of a car that more closely resembles those of the Big Three. President James Nance thinks that an independent auto cannot compete by radical design, must be built to look like other cars. Packard offers minor changes in grille, hood and chrome, and a pushbutton transmission control mounted on the steering post...
...1930s, Britain's famed MG sports car has made few changes in its appearance. Every time Morris Motors suggested a styling change, devoted MG owners rose in protest and demanded that the company preserve the oldfashioned, unstreamlined body with its high fenders, running boards and narrow hood. But last week the '56 MG showed up in U.S. showrooms with a new face. It had rakish lines, fat fenders, a curved windshield-and looked just like any other small sports...
Adventures of Robin Hood (Mon. 7 :30 p.m., CBS). Starring Richard Greene...
...career tragedy struck. Today most historians diagnose his disease as leprosy. As his toes and fingers began to wither, he is said to have struck several of them off in paroxysms of pain and rage. To hide his inflamed eyelids and grotesque face, he wore an engulfing hood and broad-brimmed hat. When he could no longer walk, he was carried about on the broad back of his slave Januario. To shut out the world's curious, derisive stare, he rigged a tent around him as he worked. Once the governor of Minas Gerais dared stick his head inside...