Word: traction
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fast, and Chavez's years of 12-to 16-hour days, took their toll. Last September he suffered a muscular breakdown in his back?he had been in pain for years before that?and found his legs nearly paralyzed. After spending more than two months in traction, he has now substantially recovered, but is still bedridden much of the time. Instead of spending long hours driving around the state, he receives a constant stream of subordinates at his bedside...
...engine for the Corvette Sting Ray; with that power pack, the car costs about $9,000. Ford hopes to lure speedsters with a souped-up Mustang, called the "Boss 302." The auto is built with a wing across the rear deck to provide a downward thrust that adds traction to the wheels; it also has fixed louvres as bizarre sunshades on the rear window. The still more powerful "Boss 429" has a 375-h.p. engine that will whip the car from zero to 60 m.p.h. in less than six seconds. Even the Ford Fairlane, usually a sedate family car, becomes...
...Traction & Twist. The Coot was designed in 1964 by Carl Enos Jr., then an 18-year-old mechanic, as a utility vehicle for ranches. The car carries four passengers or 1,000 lbs. at 25 m.p.h...
With fourwheel drive and steering, there is always enough traction and twist to prevent tipping, come hill or gully. For the driver, this may make the ride ex citing but hardly different from...
...inexpensive to build. An old VW chassis, with its independently suspended four wheels and air-cooled rear engine, provides the basic foundation. The frame is first shortened by 14½ inches-a process that moves the center of gravity back over the rear wheels, where traction is needed, and costs about $50 in a mechanic's shop. Then a lightweight molded fiber-glass body is bolted securely onto the chassis. Scores of small firms across the U.S. are now producing these bodies in a rich assortment of styles and colors and sell them for $500 or less. With...