Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa Edition), 4 May 1956, p. 8

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A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE Look them over carefully. Most of these important safety features were pioneered by Chevrolet--the car that has ALWAYS taken your safety seriously. 18 Safety Firsts. .. by Chevrolet... a vital demonstration of Chevrolet's consistent, many-sided leadership. Leadership, you will note, not merely in protective safety features -- but in PREVENTIVE features. Features which bring you surer, safer control of your car , . , new ease, precision and security of handling under all conditions. This is no new concern of Chevrolet engineers, and it has always been gratifying to find other cars eventually adopting so many of Chevrolet's contributions to your motoring safety. Directional Signals, Safety Padded Instru- ment Panel and Seat Belts with Shoulder Harness, all are available to you with Chev- rolet. The largest-selling, most-trusted car in the world MUST take a conscientious and a comprehensive view of your safety. And it does. Look over the record of Chev- rolet Safety Firsts. It speaks eloquently for itself, UNISTEEL BODY BY FISHER The famous all-steel, all welded body -- all com ponents fused into a solid "Fortress of Steel", for your protection. A sense of security is standard equip- ment in Chevrolet. BALL-RACE STEERING A blessing for tight-spot manoeuvring! Recirculating ball bearings reduce friction, give you far easier, safer con- trol. Chevrolet steering is precise, self-centring! of "- SAFETY-AIM HEADLIGHTS®} This new easy-aiming feature brings you FULL benefit * from new sealed beam head- lamps (80' more secing dis= ~ tance -- safer night driving!) BOX GIRDER FRAME Extra-sturdy bumper-to- bumper strength -- specially designed to carry the body lower -- giving you a more solid, more comfortable ride, a safer, steadier hold on the OUTRIGGER REAR SUSPENSION LONGER rear springs are mounted outside of the frame for rock-steady cornering, superbly secure roadability ! EXTRA-LOW-PRESSURE TUBELESS TIRES 4. Great resistance to blowouts, . slower deflation if punctured. Announced first by Chevrolet in its field. i DOUBLE WALLS OF STEEL Double-walled steel strength to the front, rear, and each side of you! Only Chevrolet in its low-price field gives you this dual security. SUSPENSION Chevrolet's famed knee action with spherical ball- joint design allows each wheel to step over road ir- regularities -- coil springs and double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers flatten bumps and ruts for smooth ride. Ar SAFETY DOOR LATCHES Interlocking rotary safety door latches help to keep doors safely shut under im- pact. Chevrolet introduced them without fanfare in mid 1955, another forward step. PLENUM CHAMBER ARCH Massive resistance to road shock -- an unusually strong bulwark arches from one side «of the frame to the other between the engine and the front seat, giving extra strength and protection. SWEEPING PANORAMIC WINDSHIELD Chevrolet opened new hori- zons in the low-priced field with the wide-view Pan- oramic Windshield. Safer MID-BODY FRAME For your protection Chev- rolet's body is further strengthened by a rugged structure girding the centre of the body -- top, side and floor for a sturdy mid-body frame. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wridav "aw 4 1956 7 JUMBO-DRUM BRAKES Hold the instant you touch the pedal -- BONDED brake lining (no rivets!) Easy-act- ing, velvet-pressure 11% brakes on all 4 wheels for CONFIDENT stops. = CENTRE ROOF BOW Greater overhead protection is provided by Chevrolet's unique double-ribbed roof bow that ties in with the door pillars, giving added strength and bracing to the all-steel Turret Top. BABY-GUARD REAR DOOR LOCKS Important protection for your children. With lock bui- ton down, door cannot be opened even from the inside. ANTI-DIVE BRAKING Designed to prevent pas- senger-pitching "nose-dive' stops. This feature reduces braking dive up to 45% for safer, level-flight stopping. => = SAFETY GLASS ALL "ROUND A historic Chevrolet "first", Wrap-around rear window was another Chevrolet ad- vance, making driving and parking very much safer. HIGH-EFFICIENCY VALVE-IN-HEAD POWER You enjoy safer passing ability, prompter, smoother engine response -- from the 42-year valve-in-head leader! hexFOT. ONES | . om : Nake sure you is on \ "J 4°, ' Pl Safety in"SAFETY foo? / . band Month ONTARIO MOTOR SALES LTD. HARRY DONALD T

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