Sleek Stock Cars Are Custom Built
A Atlanta AP report explains that stock racing cars start as family sedans but are extensively rebuilt for racing. Mechanics strengthen frames fit identical pistons, add roll bars and safety gear, seal engines, and tune for high speed while NASCAR sets yearly rules and inspections. Ray Fox notes an 18 hour daily effort to keep cars race-ready.
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National Association For
Nascar
Ray Fox
Daytona Beach
Fla
Chrysler Plans Major 1963 Model Changes In Auto Lineup
Chrysler Corp announces a complete tear-up of the 1963 models with substantial sheet metal and size changes to differentiate Plymouth Dodge and Chrysler. The shift aims to boost appeal as dealer and consumer demand grows, while overall auto sales in 1963 run ahead of 1961.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Dodge
Ford considers West Berlin plant as symbol of Western resolve
Henry Ford II said Ford Motor Co may open a factory in West Berlin to produce small items like spark plugs and ship them by air. He noted no decision has been made and cited Gen. Lucius Clay’s letter offering help as a factor in weighing the venture.
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Ford
West Berlin
Lucius Clay
Kennedy
Clay
West
Berlin
Georgia Peanut Oil Powers Experimental Turbine Car
Georgia peanut growers report their crop finds new uses. Chrysler engineer Bill Chapman fills an experimental turbine powered car in Atlanta with peanut oil. The turbine also runs on kerosene, alcohol, gasoline, furnace oil and French perfume.
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Georgia
Bill Chapman
Chrysler
Atlanta
UPI
Westerners Hold Slight Edge Over East In Car Ownership
The Automobile Manufacturers Association reports western households lead in car ownership in the 1962 edition of Automobile Facts And Figures. About 8 percent of western families own one car, 30 percent own more than one, while 57 percent own at least one of the 53 million U.S. households surveyed.
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U.S
Automobile Manufacturers Association
AMA
States
New Auto Plugs Extend Life For 1962 Saab Grand Turismo
Saab teams with Scott Division of McCulloch to develop surface-gap spark plugs for the 1962 Grand Turismo. The plugs, usable with a special ignition system, run at 50 percent lower temperatures, cut carbon fouling, and prevent pre-ignition, promising five times longer life.
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SAAB
Scott
McCulloch Corporation
Studebaker Avanti Price Set At 4445 Dollars
Lewis E. Minkel, vice president marketing for Studebaker, announced the Avanti’s advertised delivered price at 4 445 dollars. The Avanti costs 1350 dollars more than the Gran Turismo Hawk and becomes the highest priced passenger car produced by Studebaker.
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Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Bob Wilke
Milwaukee
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
Wilke
Ward
Indy
Parnelli Jones
Paul Goldsmith
St. Clair Shores
Mich
Studebaker
Lewis E. Minkel
Studebaker Corporation
Avanti
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