Word: kneeing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...make this price reduction La Salle Motorman Fisher discarded the traditional Cadillac V-type motor for a straight eight, which permitted him to narrow the radiator and taper the whole body in long, fast lines. Heavily streamlined and equipped with "knee-action" wheels, La Salle, as a newcomer in the medium-priced field, was one of the trumps of the Show...
Buick has rounded off its rear end to conform with aerodynamic principles but its design has not been radically altered. ''Knee-action" wheels, automatic choke and power brakes make for 1934 comfort. Oldsmobile this year added a low-priced six to go with its regular line of eights. More thoroughly streamlined than last year, Oldsmobile has all of GM's contributions to easier riding and driving...
Chevrolet and Pontiac have a knee-action all their own-a lever arm acting on an enclosed coil spring. Chevrolet and Pontiac knee assemblies look like a huge shock absorber. In other GM models two yokes with an open coil spring between are used. Chevrolet is heavier, longer and more powerful this year...
Dodge & Plymouth. Chrysler put knee-action wheels on its Dodge and Plymouth but left them off De Sotos and Chryslers, claiming that the new design eliminated any necessity for them. Larger, more powerful but conservatively streamlined, Dodge and Plymouth are Chrysler's hedge against an adverse verdict on its modern models. Seven out of ten automobiles sold in the U. S. last year were low-priced models. Neither GM nor Chrysler nor Ford dared deviate much from the traditional in their models for the masses...
Lincoln, Henry Ford's sole representation at the Show, featured better ventilation on its line of V-12's. Franklin, only air-cooled make in the U. S., slyly poked fun at the hullabaloo over knee-action wheels by exhibiting an Airman equipped with the customary soft full elliptical springs. Big blocks under the right front and the left rear wheels left the Airman standing perfectly level. Stutz, still hammering on Safety as its chief selling point, showed its improved single and dual valve lines...