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...starting time, the drivers dashed to the 57 sleek, low-slung racers. Some 175,000 craning fans, who brought tents and bedrolls for their 24-hour vigil, were on hand for the big show. For hour after hour, roaring wide-open on the straightaways, the cars spun around the 8.6-mile oval course, stopping occasionally for fuel or tire changes. Nighttime mist hampered visibility, but the asphalt road, lightly sanded to prevent slipping in wet weather, never became treacherous...
...size, the hull is as sleek as a shark to help her outrun submarines. Fore & aft, her plates, instead of being riveted together in overlaps, like the Queens', are welded end to end, making the hull lighter, smoother and faster. Much of her superstructure is made of aluminum to cut down weight and lessen the ship's roll. In her compact white engine rooms (two separate rooms to lessen the danger from torpedoes in time of war), oil-fired boilers supply high-pressure steam to power the turbines that drive four giant propellers. These generate enough power...
Most automobiles made ,in the U.S. today are sleek, comfortable and mechanically dependable. Few people ask for more. But there is a small, hard knot of car cultists who would not be caught behind the wheel of a shiny Detroit model '52. One of these is Ken W. Purdy, editor of True, a magazine that specializes in vicarious thrills for the fireside heman. Purdy began fooling around with vintage and foreign cars in 1946, when new American cars were hard...
...those who can afford to pay $2,000 to $15,000 for a sleek, low-slung imported sports car-and even for spectators who cannot afford it-road racing is supercharged with excitement. From a mere handful of postwar enthusiasts, the Sports Car Club of America, one of dozens spread over the U.S., has grown to over 2,500 members. Last year nearly 10,000 sports cars* were sold...
When Packard finally cleaned up the design of its autos two years ago, it had a sleek, modern-looking car. All it lacked was an aggressive sales organization and a vigorous boss. At 65, veteran Treasurer...