▁report ▁recomm ending ▁construction ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁new ▁express ways ▁in ▁Detroit ▁total ing ▁ 2 1 2 ▁miles ▁and ▁cost ing ▁a ▁billion ▁dollars . ▁ ▁August ▁ 4 ▁- ▁Ch rys ler ▁president ▁L . ▁L . ▁Col bert ▁and ▁chairman ▁K . ▁T . ▁K eller ▁issued ▁the ▁company ' s ▁financial ▁report ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁company ▁reported ▁all - time ▁records ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁with ▁sales ▁of ▁$ 1 , 8 8 4 , 6 3 8 , 0 0 6 , ▁ear nings ▁of ▁$ 7 0 , 0 1 0 , 6 4 2 , ▁and ▁unit ▁sales ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 , 5 4 6 ▁cars ▁and ▁tr uck s ▁( sur pass ing ▁the ▁prior ▁six - month ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 0 4 , 8 8 4 ▁cars ▁and ▁tr uck s ). ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁A ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁three ▁Rus si ans ▁tou red ▁the ▁Ford ▁Rou ge ▁plant . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁morning ▁tour ing ▁the ▁assembly ▁line ▁and ▁e ating ▁ro ast ▁be ef ▁and ▁pot ato ▁sal ad ▁at ▁the ▁plant ▁c af eter ia , ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁test ▁drive ▁in ▁the ▁soon - to - be - re leased ▁Lincoln ▁Cont inental . ▁After ▁the ▁test ▁drive , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁said , ▁" The ▁engine ers ▁who ▁produce ▁Cad illa cs