Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06

Added safety, greater driving
ease and fresh re-styling highspot
the 1851 Chevrolet which goes on
display nationally at dealer show
rooms Saturday, Dec. 9. Greening
Chevrolet company of Laurel is
arranging to display the new
models at 3O5 West Main street.
Important improvements and
changes are featured in both chas-
sis and body. These changes range
from the biggest brakes in the
low-price field" to extensive de-
sign innovations that make the car
appear much longer and lower than
any previous model.
The Powerglide automatic trans
mission, Chevrolet's sensational
driving advance, has been refined
for the latest models, although re-
naming fundamentally the same
flexible driving control that has
already enrolled a quarter of a
million satisfied owners. 1t will
again be optional or De Luxe
models only.
Fourteen passenger body types
are included in the 1851 line. Two
and four-door sedans will be avail
able in Styleline and Fleetline
series. All sedans and the sport
coupe will come in De Luxe or
Special trim. A convertible coupe,
all-steel station wagon and the
Chevrolet Bel Air, which has scored
so sensationally in popularity, are
exclusively in the De Luxe series.
The business coupe will be avail
able only as a model in the Special
series.
In addition to more luxurious
interior treatment Chevrolet is Of
fering a more beautiful and attrac-
tive assortment of colors. The OPP
tions, which include two-tone COM
binations, are l%ivelier than ever.
The new Jumbo Drum" brakes
headline the qualities of the a
directed toward safer operation.
Quicker emergency stops are as
sured by a brake which involves
considerable departure from past
design. Every brake shoe, fitted
with the long-life bonded lining
made famous by Chevrolet, is self
energizing in both forward and re-
verse travel, giving a consistent,
surge-free operation that will
please drivers.
New brakes also qualify as an
aid to driving ease. Tests show rs
per cent less pedal pressure re-
quired in stopping at given rates
of speed. Better brake seals and
virtual elimination of the posi-
bility of brake grabbing are other
advantages.
Of almost equal interest among
safety features are recessed con-
troll knobs in the drivers compart-
ment. All protrusions are now set
below smooth contours of the in
strument panel. Shielding of the
windshield from instrument light
reflections is as well provided by a
rounded ledge above the panel.
Subdued lighting of dials for night
time driving is still another safety
asset.
Important as it will affect park
ing is an increase in steering gear
ratio. Other points worthy of men
ton under driving ease + new
convenience of controls, relocated
brake pedals, reduced vibration
through greater torque tube rigid
ity and a new method of propeller
shaft balancing in production.
Appearance-wise the improve
ment is discernible even to a cas-
ual observer. Changes both at the
front and rear enhance the impress
sion of ruggedness and room. The
radiator grille has been restyled
and simplified. The design now
consists of three horizontal bars,
the lower two extending further
across the Tenders to form a cir
cular frame for parking lamps.
Frontal beauty is additionally en-
bellished by new bumper guards,
emblem and hood ornament which
carries a ~jet-craft form.
The crown of the rear Tenders
has been raised to increase the
sleek flowing lines of the body.
Tenders now mount the combina-
ton stop and and tail light, with
a newly styled trunk lid ornament
and re-designed bumper guards
blending into the overall effect.
The De Luxe and Special series
will again be distinctive. Exteriors
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