When you slide behind the wheel of your 1957 car, the look from the driver's seat to the road (or from the road, looking at the car) will be quite different. Аnd the way this model threads through traffic or responds on the highway will be pleasantly improved — as will the way it stops.
In short, 1957 cars promise advances and styling changes that haven't been possible up to now. Some of the improvements planned may not be ready but enough will come to make next year highly stimulating.
One of the most remarkable improvements in the works is the radar brake which might well be the first step toward completely automatic car operation.
The radar brake will be directed by a screen mounted in front of your grille, small enough so that it will hardly be noticeable. From the screen will be transmitted bounce-back detection beams, just like wartime radar. Whenever the beams hit an obstacle ahead they'll message back to the brake system. The brakes will automatically take hold through a system of solenoids, reducing car speed even if the driver is unaware of what's ahead.
Reports are that 1957 will see disc brakes on more production cars. The virtue of these brakes is that more surface is provided than is possible with today’s conventional cylindrical shoes. A circle of metal revolves with the wheel and pressure is applied against it by movable pads. Friction is spread over a larger area and cooling is somewhat improved.
Above the wheels will be new body shells that will be lower and, hence, look longer than ever before. Part of the new lowness will derive from the smaller tires and wheels; although a widened cross-section. on the tires will eat up part of the one-inch savings in height that would otherwise be realized. Some more of it will come about in a natural, evolutionary sort of way with both floors and rooflines lowered so that passengers can sit closer to the ground without аnу sacrifice in headroom.
More glass everywhere. That will be a hallmark of the 1957 models as it has been for a steady number of years. The glassmakers are hard at work providing not only larger and more intricately rounded panes but also stronger ones. Sun-filtering tinted glass will be standard on a number of makes.
The bright metal trim on your 1957 will stand up better than in past years. The reason is in the metallurgy of the material.
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