Word: modell
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...laid out in Manhattan, the wristwatch advertisement showed a model, one Pete Jarman, in a false beard impersonating an antarctic explorer who had found the watch just the thing for polar expeditions. It was good, hard-selling copy of the Hathaway eyepatch school. And sell it did when the ad appeared a fortnight ago in Havana newspapers. Grinning and snickering, Cubans quickly bought out the local dealer's whole stock. But in spite of the ad's success, further publication was hastily suspended. Reason: Jarman-in-a-beard was a dead ringer for Fidel Castro, the tenacious rebel...
...Sphinx, now owned by Mrs. Alfred G. Kay of Palm Beach, Fla., was visibly stronger in flesh tones than mystery (see cut). Recalled Sir Gerald: "I put a devil of a lot of hard work into that picture. It took me four years, on and off, to paint. The model who posed for it would not have been everyone's cup of tea. She had a stocky figure, long-limbed and healthy looking, but no grace or elegance. It was an arduous pose, and she behaved like an archangel though she ached like the devil afterwards...
...Dearborn. Mich, headquarters, Ford Motor Co. gave the press a quick preview of the 1958 models that the U.S. will see for the first time next week. As promised, the new Fords have plenty of changes to show for Stylist George Walker's $185 million restyling: flashy new grilles, a lower-and longer-looking body, and a bigger, more economical V-8 engine that Ford hopes will cut gasoline bills as much as 15% (TIME, July 8). One major surprise: Ford will discontinue its famed two-seater Thunderbird, replace it with the long-planned four-seater model that...
...with a big "D." Later, the emissaries from still more temples of luxury arrived−Chris-tolfe (silver), Baccarat (crystal), Fare (gloves). Altogether, some 120 top French business executives made the pilgrimage along with Cover Girl Marie-Hélène Arnaux, France's answer to U.S. Model Suzy Parker. Dallas was frankly overwhelmed. Oohed one Southern Methodist University coed: "Gee. I hardly know what's going on. We've only had three weeks of French...
Springs & Shovels. As for Studebaker-Packard, whose market share is only 1.1% this year, it will still compete model-for-model with Big Three. From the austere, stripped-down Studebaker Scotsman ($1,796) to the handsome, expensive (up to $12,000) Mercedes-Benz line that it distributes in the U.S., the cars show few mechanical or style changes. Most models are about 2 in. lower, offer a "luxury-level ride" incorporating variable coil springs that automatically adjust to road conditions. One new car: a Packard "Hawk" sports car to match Studeba-ker's Hawk series, with...