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...street the name Cord means a low-slung automobile, rare and swank, which is entirely too expensive for him to own. To that class which can afford the car, the name means a profane, bespectacled young capitalist whose life has been a garage mechanic's dream. Errett Lobban Cord got his start in Los Angeles building "racing" bodies for junked Fords. He drove in dirt track races in Tacoma. He worked in a garage. In his early 20s he became a flash automobile salesman for the old Moon agency in Chicago. In 1924 he walked into the subdued Auburn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cord out of Cord | 8/16/1937 | See Source »

Soon the setter's plume drooped and he trotted slowly home. Police dog and collie also turned tail, as did the low-slung, swaybacked little dachshund. The setter's owner rushed him to a veterinarian, where he shortly died. Said the "vet": "Someone has given this dog cyanide of potassium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Kind Lady | 5/31/1937 | See Source »

...Kissner's Folbots cost from $40 to $70, come in five models and two typesצrdinary and heavy duty. The complete craft weighs about 50 lb. A canvas deck keeps out spray, and two rubber notation tanks prevent sinking in case of capsizing. Low-slung, they are hard to tip over. Experts have made the 1,400 miles around the coast of England, the 17,000 miles from England to New Guinea, the 1,500 miles from Manhattan to Chicago. German, British and U. S. submarines are sometimes outfitted with them. As in skiing, German is the language...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Faltbootpaddeln | 5/17/1937 | See Source »

...morning Lieut. Commander Wil liam McDade and 80 officers and men of Patrol Plane Squadron VP6 climbed into twelve huge low-slung flying boats in San Diego Harbor, roared off without cere mony in trim formation toward Pearl Har bor, 2,553 mi. away. Next morning, 21 hr. 48 min. later, Patrol Squadron VP6 completed its routine task without mishap at Pearl Harbor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Routine Record | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

...famed Tommy Milton climbed into a coupe, crossed the starting line followed by 33 low-slung little racers, humming along in ranks of three, spaced 100 feet apart. After one slow "pacing lap," the coupe pulled off the track and the starter waved a green flag. Then, with a roar of opening throttles, the 500-mile Memorial Day automobile race began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Lead Foot | 6/8/1936 | See Source »

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