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Show not experiment with saieiy mo sturdy braking system reflects that policy. Ford brakes are the safest brakes made, of sure-acting mechanical mech-anical type found in America's highest-priced cars. They stop the car quickly and with certainty under all driving conditions. "These are a few of the features which make the 1936 Ford V-8 on. of the safest, most reliable cars on the highways today," Mr. Morley concluded. SAFETY CAMPAIGNS ARE INFLUENCING CAR SALES Alarmed by the mounting toll of accidents on highways and boulevards, boule-vards, automobile buyers, when shopping for their 1938 car, are demanding de-manding cars that will guarantee maximum protection, declare local automobile dealers. At last, say dealers, universal newspaper campaigning has awakened awak-ened In the minds of the motoring public a realization of the acute necessity for safer driving. Accordingly- safety features In the new cars become the deciding factor in six out of ten sales made today. Said C. A. Morley. local Ford dealer, deal-er, recently, "In my opinion, one of the chief reasons for Ford"s outstanding out-standing sales leadership In 1935 when over one (and one-third million mil-lion Ford cars and trucks were sold was the careful attention which designers and engineers gave to the building of the Ford automobile, with the aim to make It the safest car on the road. "For Instance, the purchaser does not have to pay extra money fori safety glass all around It Is standard stan-dard equipment with the Ford V-8. Safety glass, required by law In many states, is a necessity for safe driving anywhere. "Too, Ford was the first low-price car to give the public the extra protection of a steel body, a type of construction that is universally regarded re-garded as a safety factor of prime importance And the low center of gravity on the car causes It to 'hug the road', reducing sidesway and the chanced of skidding on curves. "There has bean a growing public demand lately for automobiles that steer lightly and easily, that give quick wheel reaction In traffic. In line with this trend, Ford has given the motoring public a ear that requires re-quires a very minimum of 'driving pressure' to operate. There is a twenty-five per cent decrease In steering effort in the 1936 models. "The famous V-8 motor performs more smoothly and silently than ever, insuring with its quietness of operation greater driving steadiness. A driver strained by a noisy motor is not the safest driver. The V-8 motor, too, offers a speedy pickup unmatched by any other car, regardless regard-less of price. And rapid pickup is essential to driving safety as good brakes- "The Ford Motor Company does |