AMERICAN TRENDS.
Judging by reports of American new models, the gear-shift lever jutting from the floor boards in the front compartments will soon be obsolete. Almost universally the gearshifts for the 1939 cars will be on the steering post beneath the wheel. The trend appears to be towards streamlining. There will be a marked absence of running boards, it is stated, and there is a tendency to drop the radiator grille lower. Overall height of the car will be less, without loss of headroom. Sixcylinder engines are popular. It is anticipated that prices will be lower—down to i*ound about 1936 prices.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 4716, 14 November 1938, Page 3
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101AMERICAN TRENDS. King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 4716, 14 November 1938, Page 3
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