The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-08-25
USEFUL AUTOS

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THE latest trend in auto design
is toward a pleasure car that
can be transformed, presto, into
something else. BY little more than
button pressing one model is con-
verted into a truck or station
wagon. Similarly, another model
has a trunk compartment that can
be made into something Of a bou-
doir. We look for extensions of
the trend, bringing perhaps, the
combination sedan, deep-freeze
unit and rumpus room.
Elmer TWitchell, the emf ]
nent engineer, is at work on q
design for flivving that viii
give the summer auto tourist
a car to be known as the ca
bana special. You can drive it
onto the beach anywhere,
throw a switch and change it
into a beach cabana with cock
tail bar. j.,
Mr.. TWitchell has other uti1itar-
ian models in mind for Detroit in
Guiding the following:
/. Fisherman's special. Here the
back-seat area can be converted
into a huge aquarium for live bait,
with a fish well for the days catch.
The car itself is aquatic and by a
few wrist motions can be con-
verted into a motor or sailboat.
AS al extra there is a sun lamp
under which the fisherman can lon
and lie to one another in comfort.
2. The Loaf-a-Mobile Here, by a
remarkable use of engineering
skills, an extension a be whisked
from the back end of the car which
becomes, as if by sheer magic, a
patio with lowered walls and bird
bath. A palm tree can be had in
the deluxe model. Through this
model the problem of having an
auto.~a beach home and a small
yard is solved.
8. The Kitcheny-Eight Lives
there an autoist who has never
Ionged to whip up a meal en-
route? In this model Mr..
TwitcheIl gives the world "a
roomy Limousine in which the
touch of a button transforms
the rear of the al into a COM
plete kitchenette with icebox.
stove, pantry shelves, cabinets,
etc. A compartment for live
birds is included in case the
owner wants a fresh chicken
dinner.
! A. The 12-cylinder What-Fun. BY
a few manipulations, taking less
than 10 seconds, this model, SEEM
ingly an ordinary touring car, is
converted into a police car with
all the traditional symbols and
sirens. The mechanical devices
which accomplish this change also
slap a police hat onto the driver.
There is no model as satisfactory
as this to operators in a hurry.
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The Accordion-Kar. Here Mr..
Twitchell has something which
will be the answer to every
! autoist's prayer. 1t is a model
r. which folds up when the driver
wishes to park it. All hands
alight, a button is touched and
the a contracts in the man.
ner of IN accordion until it
takes up little more room than
an umbrella. The car can then
be left in hotel Hobbies, home
Railways, or even phone
booths. ~
Note-Order this last one early.
It is going to be hard to get.)
Race-c Chart Stuff: Right Jab -.
Often gets left. Trifle :. . Not
much. Swords Point 49,. Sharp.
Shopper -. Apt to stop. Laurel
Road $50. Plenty green.
"Have nice, black, lady's suit
worn three times, size So; will
swap for maple strip or maple
things. JY 314 Mass."-Yankee
Magazine.
What would you say to taking
some flapjacks used only twice?
"For Sale Thoroughbred
English Bulldog Pup. Price
SIS. Must make room for wife, !
three children, cat, rabbit and
horse. 459 J.o Clinton, N. Y.
Courier.
And you know how cramped
these modern bungalows are.
"14O Base Piano Accordion,
Chimes watch, 38-ealiber Colt
automatic, 20-gauge shotgun, hook
ey skates, diamond-studded Elks'
button to swap for cupboard motor.
JY 315 m."-Yankee Magazine.
Try cranking the Elks' button
again; it may start.
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Ye ed hears that Olsen & John