Forty Changes Feature Ford Trucks
Ford announces a 1940 line of V 8 trucks and commercial cars with forty two body and chassis types six wheel bases and three engines the broadest Ford history Hydraulic brakes scale beam headlamps and larger 120 ampere hour battery plus enhanced accessibility and maintenance features including new cab over engine chassis and easier engine access with lowered hood accessibility of components and improved comfort safety and payload efficiency
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Ford V-8 Truck Line Expands For 1940 Models
Ford unveils a broad 1940 V-8 line with forty two body and chassis types six wheelbases and three engines. A new 158 inch wheelbase chassis with stake and platform bodies appears with a sedan delivery featuring a front end from a passenger car and a column gearshift. New features include Sealed Beam headlamps increased cab strength and improved panel bodies.
Bumpers More Deadly Than Bayonets In Texas
In October days Texas schools replace sirens with bells as traffic safety week, Oct 30 to Nov 4, aims to cut vehicle deaths among youth. Govorner O Daniel proclaims the period to boost traffic safety education in schools and colleges amid rising bumper fatalities. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bierschwabe and their son were seen trading in Harper, and large loads of peanut hay arrived in the region.
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Texan Safety Association
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Arthur Bierschwabe
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Ernett” Danial Salted Denter
Twins in Safety Glass Cars Win Reader Attention
In a 1940 preview, Ethel and Edna Kingdon appear distinctly different due to glass distortion. Ethel is seen through safety window glass while Edna shows through high-test safety plate, illustrating standard equipment trend on new cars this year.
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Edna Kingdon
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