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...famed "porthole" trademark. The new Buick has clean fenders, a waffle-iron grille with 160 square nubs, an improved "flight-pitch" Dynaflow transmission, new air-cooled aluminum brakes and a new, high-priced ($4,663 top) Limited series. Olds got the same extensive body change, plus an improved Hydra-Matic transmission and air-suspension ride. One surprising change: for those who complain about the horsepower race, Olds has reduced its standard V-8 from 277 h.p. to 265 h.p. But just in case all the holler dies down, Olds also has engines...
...loose parallels in Deke's and Presley's careers will set off happy squeals among the juke-box brigade. Some cheer-jerking implications: Elvis was sort of born with a guitar in his hands, a Hydra-Matic shift in his hips, a fog in his throat-and he never recovered. Elvis will fight bullies only if extremely provoked because bad publicity draws standing-room-only audiences. Elvis don't drink or smoke, and he don't like girls that...
...union : the largest wage and fringe-benefit package in its history (45. 6? an hour over the three-year period - ? an hour the first year, 9.1? the next two (prestrike average: $2.47 hourly). Auto matic cost-of-living adjustments, a 52-week, supplementary insurance plan for laid-off workers with two years' service, adding up to the best "guaranteed annual wage" in industry. Premium pay for Sun day work...
...Pontiac lengthened its bodies (2.4 in.), boosted horsepower from 200 to 227, has a new Hydra-Matic shift that lessens the "bump" between gears...
...vibration-free mountings that sharply cut their noise. Evinrude has a new tilt-compensator that keeps the engine from bouncing against the back of the boat when the power is cut suddenly. Scott-Atwater has equipped all its engines, from 5 h.p. to 30 h.p., with its Bail-a-matic device, which bails the boat automatically as long as the engine is running...