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...developed for close support of ground troops since World War II, the Corsair has both. It can loiter for more than four hours over a target and withstand hits by small-caliber ground fire on any of its vital parts. Just as important is the fact that-like a Volkswagen-it requires relatively little maintenance and can be outfitted with a new engine in less than an hour. Its normal armament includes two 20-mm. machine guns, plus any combination of the 200 varieties of bombs and missiles in the Navy's air arsenal. In addition...
...with its dazzling display of models in attractive shapes and sizes, was Turin's own Fiat, which is having its best year ever. At home, Fiat has cornered 75% of the market. Last summer its annual production moved past the million mark, and it eased ahead of Volkswagen as the leading carmaker in Europe-thereby becoming the world's fourth largest producer (after G.M., Ford and Chrysler...
...more adventurous design their own around Volkswagen engines or the sturdy, simple Model A Ford motor. In a pinch, almost any old engine will do. One latter-day Orville Wright powered his homemade biplane with a pair of chain-saw motors...
Beckett's men worked 80-to 90-hour weeks, applying Ford's "triangulation" approach to every aspect of the project. Similar components from a Ford car (Anglia) and two competitors (Volkswagen and Minx) were compared to determine the best possible combination. Says Beckett: "We always analyze the best in competitive products right down to the spot welds-you can always learn something from them...
...Thyssen's present capacity of 8,500,000 tons of steel HOAG will add another 2,500,000 tons; combined annual sales may amount to $2 billion, moving the new enterprise up to third place among West German corporations, with only Volkswagen and Siemens ahead in sales. The deal, still to be approved by the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels, is to be effected by offering HOAG stockholders a total of $150 million in Thyssen shares and $25 million in cash...