The car featured a longer wheelbase (2,800 mm) and a lower, more modern silhouette than its predecessor. While it drew visual inspiration from American sedans of the era, such as the Ford Falcon, it was entirely European in its dimensions and engineering.
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The diagrams are too dark (coffee stains on original scan). Solution: Open the PDF in GIMP or Photoshop. Adjust levels: set input black point to 30 and white point to 200 to erase stains and sharpen lines. The car featured a longer wheelbase (2,800 mm)