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NEW '52 KAISER BRINGS YOU THE WORLD'S SAFEST FRONT SEAT
Is one car safer than another? Kaiser-Frazer says YES . . . and for 1952 brings you the first truly safety-engineered automobile--the Kaiser MANHATTAN--with the World's Safest Front Seat. Kaiser Anatomic Engineering has combined this new 7-point front seat protection, with the lowest center of gravity, more effective brakes and Curve-Master Control Steering to make the most beautiful car in America the World's safest car, as well!
SEVEN-POINT PROTECTION!
1. Narrowest corner posts in any car eliminate "blind spots."
2. Exclusive Safety-Mounted One- Piece Windshield is designed to push outward in case of severe impact, and only in case of impact.
3. World's safest full-length Safety- Cushion Padded Instrument Panel protects against sudden stops.
4. Emergency brake on the right hand side for more natural operation and greater safety.
5. All recessed instruments--fewer protrusions in the interior for added protection in case of accident.
6. Extra leg room allows more relaxed driving and helps keep the driver more refreshed and alert.
7. Safety-Posture front seat braces and cradles your weight low . . . where it's safer.
MANHATTAN TWO-DOOR SEDAN
And beauty is only a part of its unmatched value! Every detail, from the flashing response of its thrifty Supersonic Engine to the extra sturdiness of its X-member steel frame, tells you it's built to better the best on the road! This 2-Door Sedan, with THE WORLD'S SAFEST FRONT SEAT, has ample room for six persons for the smoothest, safest ride they've ever known!
MANHATTAN CLUB COUPE
The trim, dashing '52 Kaiser DeLuxe Club Coupe provides luxurious welcome to six passengers through extra-large doors that open at a 75-degree angle. The '52 Kaiser Business Coupe (not illustrated) is available in both the Manhattan and DeLuxe Series. It seats three passengers, with generous extra storage space behind the front seat, as well as in the spacious trunk compartment.
DELUXE TWO-DOOR SEDAN
DELUXE FOUR-DOOR SEDAN
The trim, low-look of the spacious '52 Kaiser DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan tells you it's more at home on the highway than on the showroom floor. And, indeed, its lower center of gravity (lowest in any full-size car today) is a vital contribution to the new '52 Kaiser's Flying Shadow Ride . . . a ride so incomparably smooth and steady that the end of a journey finds you as fresh and relaxed as the start!
DELUXE TWO-DOOR SEDAN
All the beauty, roominess and superb convenience of the new '52 Kaiser's improved Anatomic Engineering are yours at surprisingly low cost in the brilliant DeLuxe Series for '52. True luxury cars in every detail--from the new safety-engineered fender-tip tail lights to the improved deck lid that springs part way open at the turn of the key! The world's most adjustable front seat. . . handy new Display-shelf Glove Bin . . . space-saving Tuck-Away Tire Well are among the many Kaiser exclusives you probably will not find elsewhere for years!
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Bentley announced the end of an era: The iconic 6.0-liter W12 is no longer. The brand ceased production of the powerful and compact 12-cylinder just last month, in April 2024. The discontinuation of the W12 also marks the first time since 1938 that the British automaker will not offer an internal combustion engine power in its lineup, at least not without the help of hybrid technology.
This news comes 15 years after Jeremy Clarkson predicted the end of the 12-cylinder engine was quickly approaching, but now with the move toward alternative fuels, hybrid vehicles and electric cars, Clarkson’s predictions could be coming true.
A new plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain will take the place of the W12. The displacement of the V8 has not been shared, however Bentley claims the hybrid setup will hit up to 739 horsepower, 89 more horses than the twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12-powered Continental GT Speed. It should generate at least 737 pound-feet of torque.
Bentley promises fewer than 50 g/km of CO2 emissions and 80 km (50 miles) of pure electric range using Europe’s WLTP test cycle as a reference in both cases. These figures will likely be adjusted for the North American market.
Bentley is giving the W12 engine a proper sendoff in models like the Mulliner-made Bacalar, Batur, and Batur Convertible, but even years after the final models trickle off production lines, the Bentley W12 deserves to be remembered. Over 105,000 W12 engines have been built since the Continental GT’s launch in 2003.
In February 2011, the all-wheel drive Supersports Convertible achieved a record-breaking ice racing speed of 205.48 miles-per-hour on a 10.24-mile-long track on the frozen Baltic Sea. In 2019, the British coupe claimed its stake as the quickest production car to compete in the Pikes Pike Hill Climb with a 10:18.488 clocked time. The current generation Bentley Continental GT Speed still sets the bar high as one of the most exceptional luxury supercars money can buy.
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Photography by Mark J. McCourt
Rain may have dampened Sunday's festivities at the Hudson River Valley Antique Auto Association's 2024 Rhinebeck Car Show, but attendance and spirits were high last Saturday when we visited this eagerly anticipated season-opening event in the heart of New York's Hudson Valley. Held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, this event includes a car corral that was stocked with all manner of interesting cars, trucks, and other vehicles -old and new, some turnkey, others restoration projects- being sold.
We were drawn to a pair of Bright White first-generation, rear-wheel-drive Dakota pickups, offered by different sellers, that represented the sportiest and most collectible variants Dodge sold in that mid-size truck's 1987-1996 model years.
Do You Like Sunshine And SPF?
Photography by Mark J. McCourt
<p>The first was one of fewer than 3,800 <a href="https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/tough-and-topless-1989-dodge-dakota-sport-convertible" target="_blank">Dakota Sport Convertibles that were finished by ASC</a> in Livonia, Michigan, between 1989 and 1991. This first-year drop-top was powered by a fuel-injected 3.9-liter, 125-hp V-6 mated to the optional column-shifted overdrive automatic. It showed 152,500 miles on the odometer and appeared largely stock, save for an aftermarket sound system, bed-covering soft tonneau cover, and 18-inch Boyd Coddington alloy wheels (replacing 15-inch originals) mounting Z-rated 245/45 tires. The signage noted it had upgraded ignition and exhaust systems, and we spotted drilled and slotted front rotors; the seller was asking $14,500.</p>
Or Shelby V-8 Muscle?
Photography by Mark J. McCourt
<p>Chrysler President Lee Iacocca contracted with his old pal Carroll Shelby to have <a href="https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/carrolls-shop-truck-1989-dodge-shelby-dakota" target="_blank">Shelby Automobiles, Inc. build a limited run of 1,500 high-performance Dakotas</a> powered by the largest engine in the corporation's stable, the 318-cu.in. V-8. Exclusively mated to a four-speed automatic, this engine sent 175 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels through a limited-slip differential and 3.90 gearing. A sport suspension used gas-charged shocks and a front anti-sway bar, while disc/drum brakes with rear-wheel ABS hid behind unique hollow-spoke 15 x 6-inch alloy wheels. Inside the cab, a Shelby three-spoke steering wheel was complemented by Shelby-specific upholstery and a numbered dash plaque; this 154,084-mile truck also bore a sunroof and Carroll Shelby's autograph. There was no mistaking the Shelby outside, considering its bold decals, wheel-arch flares, air dam with fog lamps, and sporty bed-top lightbar. This Shelby Dakota's seller was asking $19,000.</p>
If you missed these pickups in Rhinebeck and have a soft spot for collectible modern-classic Dodge trucks, you can search the Hemmings Marketplace and find the right Dakota for you.
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