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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
9
Dodge chief engineer G W Gibson urges motorists to start with the right attitude and follow six safety tips to reduce highway injuries. Recommendations include maintaining distance, using mirrors, signaling early, and having an emergency warning signal. do not drive when tired or upset and ensure the car is in safe condition before starting.
A map showing Ethiopia's extent would span from Maine down to South Carolina and reach from New York City across to Iowa, illustrating a vast geographic footprint on a U.S. map.
Detroit reports retail sales of Dodge passenger cars for the 1960 model year surpassed 200000 last week. W. J. Bird, Dodge assistant general manager, announced the figure today.
General Tire Co on North Washington Boulevard opens a new auto repair section led by Ed Poire 28 a Massachusetts native with seven Sarasota years in the trade. New equipment focuses on tune ups brakes and front end alignment. Poire former Shay Motors service manager, president of the Helping Hand Club and Sarasota Toastmasters, lives at 1339 22nd St.
Stan Moran, formerly a NEWSman, now runs a Sunoco service station at 17th Street and Highway 301. He plans a customer focused approach highlighted by a red carpet laid across the drive to greet patrons.
Actress Helen Hayes was born in Washington D C and made her first stage appearance there at age eight in Babes in the Wood.
Over the long weekend the Cocoa-Titusville three mile course hosted a race featuring Dick Dungan of Palmetto finishing second in a Lotus. Bob Kingham of Auburndale won driving a D Jaguar with John Duvas of Miami third in a Porsche Carrera. About 3 000 fans watched crescive spin outs and mishaps as Dungan, also regional SCCA director, drove for Bill Story of Clearwater.
Studebaker Packard announces assembly and manufacturing in Australia led by R A Hutchinson. Shipments from South Bend begin immediately with an initial 2400 passenger car assemblies per year. Australian content will rise as the program expands, using Canada Cycle & Motor Co. (Vic.) Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne to support Larks and Hawks with local parts including springs shocks tires glasses batteries radiators and trim.
General Motors outlines a push into the compact segment for 1961. Oldsmobile will debut the F-35 in dealer showrooms next fall built at Lansing and South Gate, while Pontiac introduces the Tempest to seat six with initial production in Pontiac, Michigan.
AAA counsel Harry Cheshire Jr. assures non residents are exempt from California anti smog device rules this year. The law applies to California registered vehicles only and will not require devices for at least a year. The policy may later apply to used California vehicles as well.
AP Automotive writer notes manuals regain popularity as automatics no longer dominate. Trends show 3 to 1 odds for autos in standard size models, 50 50 in compacts, with Dodge example dropping from 96.5 to about 75 percent automatic installations as economy belief wanes. Ford estimates proper automatics can match or beat skilled manual mileage.
In South Bend Indiana Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union DKW April sales rose to a monthly high since U S distribution began. A total of 1478 units were sold with 1187 delivered domestically and 291 shipped to Europe. Auto Union DKW April sales reached a record since U S distribution started, rising 31 percent from March. The DKW 750 sedan is driving the gains amid limited manufacturer allocations from West Germany.
Daytona International Speedway hosts Central Region Sports Car Club of America races on June 25 and 26. Entry blanks pour in as officials predict a large turnout for the weekend of events at the modern race emporium on the east coast.
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