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/home/www.wps.com/AMC/Modern-Motor-Car-May1950/images/back.tiff Page 1 moron Cm THE AUTOMOTIVÅ INFORMATION MAGAZINE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS MAY I950 Pagå 2 Page 3 m ooeEinTötoTOR CfiQ THE AUTOMOT/VE /A/FORMAT/ÎN M AG A Z/NE VOL. 1, NO. 2 MAY 1950 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Rîver Gas-Turbine Car 2 New Nash Rambler - Unconventional Convertiblå 4 Schedule of Coming Events 6 The Presidånt's New Car 7 MG's New TD Midget 8 British Car Show in New York 10 Photopages 12 Indianapîlis Coming Up 17 Antique Car Show in Boston 18 Condensed Specifiñations 21 British Makes 20 Bugatti Trio 21 Electric Fire Apparàtus 22 Vintage American Singer 23 New Publicatiîns 24 Nameplate Adventuring 24 Frederick D. Roe, Editor CÎVER PICTURE - NASH RAMBLER Photo George Kàrger - PIX Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcomed, but we cannît be responsible for their return unless sufficiånt postage is sent with them. Acceptable materiàl will be held in our files and paid for on publication. News items, descriptiîns of one's own cars, and letters will be regarded as gratis con tributiîns forwarded for their general in terest . Modårn Motor Car , The Automotive Information Magazine, is published mînthly by Crestline Publications, Box 581, Holliston, Massachu såtts. Single Copies 25 cents, Subscription Priñe $3.00 per year everywhere. Allow three weeês for change of address. Application for entry as second-ñlass matter is pending. Copyright 1950 by Crestline Publicatiîns, Box 581, Holliston, Mass. WHAT IS A SMALL CAR ? In recånt months there have been many reports of small cars and new "full-sizåd" models of lower price from American manu fàcturers. Activity in this field seems to be greater now than at any time sincå the war, but everyone concerned seems to have a dif ferent set of standàrds to define a small car , and there are an equal numbår of ideas on the dimensions of a full-size car . Our belief is that therå should be some limits set up to define passenger car classås, just as there are racing car classes, for the convenience of the buyår. Our ideas on the subject are still flexible, but pårhaps they will form the basis of a classification. Our pages are open to readers who wish to presånt their ideas on the subject, and our plan is to crystallize the variîus opinions presented and in time evolve a formula whiñh, applied to new models as they come out, will be a standard for com parison with othår cars. The American public has been educated for deñades to consider Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth the cars whiñh will fill the average family's needs for size, econîmy and per formance at the lowest price. But over the years theså cars have varied in size, the trend having been towàrd larger and more powerful models. For example, the Mîdel T Ford was a car of 100" wheelbase, while the present Ford modåls have stretched all the way to 114"