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Insightful Quotes "Live Daringly, Boldly, Fearlessly. Taste the Relish to be found in competition – in having put forth the best within you.    Henry J. Kaiser

In The Showroom What better way to enjoy life now that World War II has ended than in this stylish six-passenger Super Eight Convertible from Packard. As America’s first postwar convertible, its 327-cu.in. 145-horsepower inline-eight engine is silky smooth, providing you with all the power you need to enjoy upscale motoring. With a base price of $3,350, only 4,750 will be built.

Engine of the Week Leave it to Cadillac to introduce the first modern overhead-valve V-8 engine of the post-war era. Displacing 331 cubic inches, with its 7.5:1 compression ratio, hydraulic lifters and Carter two-barrel carburetor, it developed a then muscular 160 horsepower at 3,800 RPM.

Emblematic Emblems As its name implies, the Little Motor Car Company was founded by William Durant and William Little in 1911 for the sole purpose of producing small cars with small four and six-cylinder engines. Little cars then became re-badged Chevrolets when Chevrolet bought the company in the later part of 1913.

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