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Show I new" "ford " modelIs ON THE MARKET H Sloping Hood, Enamelled Radiator and H Crowned Fenders Improve Ap- pearance of Car. The new Ford car for 1017 will pre- H sent a more graceful appearance than H Its predecessors owing to the use of a H sloping hood, a new radiator and Br")$" crowned fenders, front and rear. This H Jft nevr modcI made lts appearance last l- week. H The wheel base and body remain H Identical with the previous model. The H new radiator shell is a stamping in H two pieces, one the shell proper andj j the other the top portion that bears H the Ford name stamped on it. Thc H ramiliar Ford filler cap and radlatori B jpout of brass protrude at the top. H Now that the radiator Is enamelled HI there Is Uttle brass about the car, only fl the filler and hub caps being of this metaL The shape of the new radiator Hj Is pleasing in that there arc no abrupt H edges as in the type that has become , H.w familiar the world OTer, the new shell ; NEW FORD TOURING CAR. navlng rounded edges where the side parts of the shell curve into the top portion, and the front edge Is also rounded over. ' The new hood is provided with louvres in tho sides and is shaped so that there is an unbroken line from the radiator to the body proper and it as well as the radiator and fenders, has been given a high finish. The fenders are substantial pressings thnt are free from vibrations when in position on the car. They are well attached to the chassis and body. Besides these external changes, which add a great deal to the general appearance of the car, thero are two minor changes under tho hood. One Is the fitting of a shield around tho fan, this concentrating the air and Insuring In-suring Its going to the whole of the radiator surface, as an aid to cooling, and the other Is the fitting of an clcc trie horn. |