AUTOS: The Last 1955s

The auto industry rolled out the last of thenew 1955 models last week:

¶Studebaker-Packard's President James J. Nance brought out his first all-new Packard with V-8 engine rated up to 260 h.p., wraparound windshields, and a new electrically controlled torsion-bar suspension that takes most of the bumps out of rough roads. The eight restyled models come in 17 single-tone colors and 36 two-tone combinations. Still to be shown: Packard's super convertible Caribbean, which will pack the most horsepower (275) of any standard model on the road.

¶American Motors' new Hudsons, completely restyled, have wraparound windshields...

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