Word: makers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Situations." What interested the Sen ate Subcommittee on Investigations was the fact that Chotiner's name appeared in the records of one Herman Kravitz, a uniform maker from New Jersey, who had been convicted of misappropriating Government material and blacklisted as a Government contractor. What had Chotiner done to earn the $5,000 fee that Kravitz' accountant had recorded? To find out, the subcommittee called Chotiner to testify in private, and then subpoenaed him for a public hearing...
FIAT BABY CAR, even smaller than famed Topolino, will be put on Italian market to compete with motorscooter-maker Vespa, currently at the rate of 213,487 scooters annually. The $640 Fiat will have two seats, get 55 miles to the gallon and go up to 53 m.p.h...
...world's most famed maker of racing cars is a grizzled, 58-year-old Italian who flunked out of technical school, puts little faith in slide rules and has never seen his autos race. In the 16 years since one of his cars won the first race it had entered. Enzo Ferrari's speedsters have racked up more road and track victories than any other cars in the world. Last year Ferraris thundered first across the finish line in 93 races. This year they have won Grand Prix trophies from Buenos Aires to Sebring, Fla. Last fortnight...
...victor, but the technical results that show whether the engineer is on the right road and progressing." To make sure that he stays on the right road, Ferrari hustles his cars back to his Maranello factory after a race. There they are disassembled and minutely examined by their maker for flaws and hints on how to improve their performance...
...perfectionist who maintains his own foundry because he will not trust another maker's steel, Ferrari manages to communicate his sense of artistry to the 350 workers who turn out his cars and the stable of drivers who gun them to victory. Ferrari, who admits that "the results of a race are due only 50% to the car," splits prize money 50-50 with his drivers and (unlike most automakers) gives them a guaranteed minimum, win or lose, thus has his pick of the world's best drivers. He picks his pilots with the care he puts into...