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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1934
Page
18
Auto details from 1934 show Chrysler’s new airflow models with streamlined bodies, rounded front, sloped roof, and higher sides. The design promises quieter ventilation, better weight distribution, three front seats, and a steel integral frame for safety. Rear passengers sit forward of the axle, reducing pitching and vibration. The ventilating windshields operate by a hand crank, and steering remains light for easy control.
Cadillac unveils V-8 V-12 and limited V-16 lines with Fleetwood and Fisher bodies. new independent front suspension, knee action wheels, streamlined bodies, air-foil fenders, tear drop headlamps, improved steering, reduced wind resistance, and a more rigid frame. multi-beam headlights, push-button start, automatic choke, and varied wheelbases for each model.
The American Automobile Association reports motorists paid about a quarter of a billion dollars in special federal motor excise taxes in 1933. gasoline taxes netted the federal government over 160 million in six months, with total levies approaching 250 million by year end, prompting A A A protests against continuing these taxes. Havana lies farther north than Honolulu.
E C Hoover of Checker Motor Supply receives the first of three Dayton produced 1934 Frigidaire carloads. The 1934 line will be showcased March 21, the first day of spring, in 6000 showrooms across the nation with an open house at 600 Second Avenue SE. Night auto racing to be tested in the Midwest and East.
The 1934 Hudson Eight introduces Axleflex front suspension with knee action and two wheelbases 116 and 123 inches. Engines produce 108 hp standard and 113 hp in deluxe with a superpower dome option. Improvements include thermostatically controlled choke, auto clutch, refined synchro-shift, boulevard ride suspension, redesigned bodies, windshields, and ventilation.
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