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...little brother, now officially designated the 1200. The 1500 is about six inches longer and three inches wider than the 1200, has fairly orthodox lines and a pronounced front hood -even though its more powerful engine remains in the rear. It sells in Germany for $1,500 for a two-door sedan, $300 more than the 1200 sedan, also comes as a station wagon for $1,600. Nordhoff hopes to double output of the bigger Volkswagen to 2,000 cars daily within six months, will slightly cut back production of the standard Volkswagen to achieve this...
...Weight. With European small cars getting bigger and U.S. compacts de-compacting, the big cars seem to have nothing to do but put on weight too. The luxurious French Facel-Vega, for instance, has added a four-door model (both side doors open dramatically away from each other without a center post) that lacks the sprung elegance of the smaller two-door style. Even Rolls-Royce boasts that the new Silver Cloud III (with its four Detroit-style headlights) is roomier than ever...
Germany's Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors, last week brought out its new Kadett, which is priced at $1,269, v-$1,245 for the small Volkswagen. The two-door Kadett speeds to 75 m.p.h. on a 46-h.p. engine, and. like the Morris 1100 and the Renault R-8, gets about 35 miles per gallon. It has a bigger luggage compartment than the Volkswagen, but no major styling or mechanical innovations. Up at VW headquarters in Wolfsburg. the Volkswagen people did not seem worried...
...hopes to snatch off some of the Thunderbird market with its all-new Buick Riviera, which looks like an outsized version of Volkswagen's Karmann Ghia with a big American grille. The Riviera will have a 117-in. wheelbase, 340-h.p. engine, and come in a four-passenger, two-door, hardtop model. Chevrolet, also hoping to cut in on the Thunderbird, plans to introduce a Corvette model with the "fastback look" (Detroitese for the convex rear lines popularized by Jaguar's hot XK-E). The big Chevrolet will have its rear doctored to resemble the pointed silhouette...
...same size as standard sedans of the late 40s, though with more interior space) is the Fairlane. Styled along familiar Ford lines with large round taillights, flat rear deck and small canted fins, the Fairlane has a six-cylinder engine, will be produced initially in only two models-a two-door and a four-door sedan. For the pizazz lover, Ford will bring out, in addition to its regular four-seater Thunderbird, a Thunderbird sports roadster. Equipped with wire wheels and a dashboard "assist bar" for nervous passengers to hang on to, the new Thunderbird can be converted into...