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Show Hydra -Matic Drive Popular Feature On '41 Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Sixes and Eights equdpped with the exclusive" advantage ad-vantage of Hydra-Matic Drive liave now reached a volume, since this feature was first introduced, of more than 75,000 'cars, according to a bulletin issued yesterday by D. E. Ralston, Oldsmobile's general sales manager. "Inroads on the vast bank of unfilled un-filled orders for Oldsmobile cars with this feature have been consistent con-sistent throughout; the past several months," said Ralston. Gradually our transmission department has achieved a manufacturing program that has enabled us to care for an increasing percentage of this consistent con-sistent and growing demand for Hydra-Matrc-equipped ears. Dealers today, for the first time in the history his-tory of Hydra-Matic Drive, are in a position tq promise buyers early delivery of 1941 Oldsmobiles with this feature. Approximately one half of the new Oldsmobiles built each day are now equipped with Hydra-Matic Drive. "A series of meetings with dealers deal-ers heldl recently in leading cities throughout the country presented additional proof of Hydra-Matic Drive favor, fn large cities where traffic is particularly heavy,' dealers deal-ers reported a big demand for this. There is no clutch to press and no gears to shift, and driving is simplified sim-plified to a mere matter of starting, steering and stopping. In other sections of the nation where hills and mountains are common, Hydra-Matic Hydra-Matic Drive serves both a convenience conve-nience and a safety purpose. Because Be-cause Hydra-Matic Drive selects gears automatically and engines cannot stall under loads motorists driving in these sections are free to travel up and down mountain grades and around curves without removing their hands from the steering wheel, a vital safety feature fea-ture and one highly complimented in our file of voluntary testimonials'." |