European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The new Hudson racemic a after a lower priced Field. The Packer f High compression engine. Its enter of or Raviv tto is. T visitors at the pm mfg Toyama show in new York top see the new Buirk headmaster convertible. Note the four elliptical holes in Side of Hood. Directly above is the Chevrolet style line which includes Auto i in transmission As optional is the Interior of the Mercury convertible showing dashboard arrangement. H ill cars of today demand new vocabulary but offer compensations 1he car of the mid Century is Here and with it a glossary of new word that would leave motorists of the Stanley Steamer Era groping for a dictionary of automotive terms. Power guide spermatic. M o n o b i 1t,Hardtop. Gyro Matic Ultra Matic. And fun Turanic. They Are a few of the word used to describe features of the 1950 models now on display in showrooms throughout the Climax of the automobile shows came at the Waldorf Aston Here wit general motors presentation of its mid Century Motoyama a review of cars of the last 50 years and display of this year s of this show emerged a word new tothe Motorist Power Glide which is a system of automatic transmission fashioned after Suick s Dyna flow and now available in the 1950 Chevrolet the introduction of Power guide is important in Auto circles because it is the first time automatic transmission has been made available in the Low priced is optional on the 50 chewy listing at $150powergiide operates from a series of lettered positions on the steering column adjustable for driving parking Etc. For example the Pointer is moved to the a or drive position and pressure on the accelerator moves the car Forward no further shift is necessary until the oar is parked or put in , dec readers should not get too excited at present about it will not be available for six months to a year on cars for Export. It Isa pm policy not to include major innovations on Export cars until Field service men have become familiarized with them locally end have spare new phrases with which the mid Century Motorist must contend is this by Joe Mcbride new York Bureau i Tongue twister a Gas tank finer a overflow with whistle accessory ii ment on the Chevrolet the gtfw3 is a warning whistle on the Gas to signal the attendant that the tank is \ and to halt the flow of gasoline Befi can damage the car s finish. In fact the new chewy has Ninny peeps As a first sergeant. Whistle on the hand Brake warns sadists to release the hand Brake deform ing away. An a convertible convertible Mca last year has been extended by off manufacturers in the 50 line. This b top Model has Swank and api of a convertible Btu a roof is Wei Dedas the fend does i open Lite -1convertible. A few other words More or less the lexicon of the 50 Motorist Are s Matic. Gyro Matic and Ultra Matt terns of automatic transmission us Hudson Dodge and Packard cars Mon Obilt and Futura Mic Are Hudsco Oldsmobile terms for body styling. In most instances automatic tra Sion is listed As optional equipment Ever along with the trend to Cut this year s models this optional a has also been reduced to fit More portably into the Motorist s budget in fact the Motorist shopping in the Low priced Field is of Par interest to Nash motorcar people have unveiled an experimental to Zenger convertible which would �$1,000 or less to determine whether acceptance would justify putting � car is designed to employ eign made Low he engine. Nash a said the company might Consi Deil into production with the Small a received assurances of 100.000 sales Here is a capsule review of the stars and
