Search Details

Word: matic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...finger on the wheel. ¶New shock absorbers which take the bumps out of the roughest ride. ¶Forced air cooling that cuts the wear & tear on brake linings. ¶A peppy new torque converter transmission, as good as Buick's Dynaflow or Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: External Combustion | 1/29/1951 | See Source »

...shift to automatic transmissions, automen have added a shoal of new words to the language. Most of them, as might be expected, end in "matic" (e.g., Hydra-Matic, Gyro-Matic, Ultramatic). Last week the Ford Motor Co. announced a new automatic transmission of its own, developed with Borg-Warner Corp. for the 1951 Mercurys. Its name: "Merc-O-Matic." In a few months the company will bring out a new transmission, optional on all 1951 Fords. The name, to nobody's great surprise: "Ford-O-Matic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Matics Have It | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

Last week, Alsdorf was stepping up production of his Matic Maid to reach 400 units a day by month's end. To sell it, he planned to go after the man of the house, not the woman. Says he: "Seventy-four percent* of the men in this country help their wives with the dishes. Now they can duck the job without feeling like heels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Come Out of the Kitchen | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

...gleaming new cars rolled across the stage, the dealers perked up. The sleek, stylish new Kaiser set Texas dealers whooping, rodeo-fashion. Powered with a new 115-h.p., six-cylinder K-F-made engine, the new Kaiser also had optional Hydra-Matic shift (purchased from General Motors). Other selling points: a bigger window area, padded instrument panel to protect front-seat riders in accidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Big Gamble | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

...with the price-trimming parade by lopping $50 off the price of its Ultramatic automatic drive, bringing it down to $175. And last week, Henry & Edgar Kaiser summoned K-F dealers and distributors to Willow Run to let them see their new models with an automatic shift (Hydra-Matic, purchased from G.M.) and K-F's new lower-priced, i oo-inch-wheelbase car. It hopes to get the small car into production by summer. Another new arrival: automatic transmission on the Studebaker, due sometime after April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Big Parade | 1/30/1950 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next