LYCOS RETRIEVER 
1953
built 504 days ago
Under the hood of the 1953 model was the same 117 cubic inch L-head six found in Plymouths since 1942. However, this years horsepower came at an exact 100, an increase of three, thanks to a 7.1 to 1 compression ratio (up from 7:1). Introduced-mid-year, 1954, was a 110-horsepower "Powerflow Six", a 230 cubic inch unit formerly exclusive to Dodge. The appearance of the new automatic transmissions, plus the V8 fever spreading in the car-buying public, probably dictated the move to a larger engine.
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The 1953 model was a Plymouth that nearly didn't make it into the showroom. The U.S. government mandated restrictions of yearly model changes, to help conserve material for the Korean War effort, was lifted at the last minute, allowing the new car to enter production. Otherwise Plymouth would have been forced to push the very long-in-the-tooth 1951 model yet another year. But the new '53 did make it and actually reaped Plymouth an oft-forgotten 40% increase in sales over the previous year. In fact, it was Plymouth's biggest production year yet. Still, facts and figures cannot always influence general impressions.
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In 1953, his single "That's Me Without You" hit No. 9 on the Billboard Country chart. James began appearing on important radio shows including "The Louisiana Hayride" and "The Saturday Night Shindig" before joining "The Big 'D' Jamboree" on KRLD/Dallas, Texas. He ... began hosting the first 30 minute slot on every third episode of the influential "Ozark Jubilee" television show. The other rotating hosts for that segment were Webb Pierce and Porter Wagoner, with Red Foley hosting the final hour each week, putting James in great company.
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On April 4, 1953, the first stage of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is completed. The viaduct follows the former route of numerous railroadtracks that ran along the Seattle waterfront. It ends near Pioneer Square about at Dearborn Street. The final phase, called the Spokane Street Extension or simply the southern extension, will be completed in 1959 and will extend the viaduct from its previous southern end to just north of S Nevada Street.
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The 1953 floods were caused by a major storm surge which coincided with a naturally high spring tide. Storm surges are caused when air pressure and strong winds push a volume of water across large distances. The result is an elevated body or 'hump' of seawater which can move towards the coast and overtop sea defences. Small changes in atmospheric pressure can result in large volumes of water being displaced. The storm surge that caused the 1953 floods resulted in sea levels rising almost 3 meters above normal high water marks. Most sea defences along the east coast of England were not designed for such events and most could not prevent the oncoming wave of water.
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