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Dream Car. Buick's experimental "dream car," the two-seater convertible XP-300, was unveiled at Chicago's auto show last week. Designed by General Motors' Chief Engineer Charles A. Chayne, the car has an aluminum body only 39 inches high at the cowl (53.4 in. with the top up), blue leather seats, safety belts, padded crash board, hydraulic engine hood and jacks. The engine is a supercharged 300-h.p. V-8 which weighs only 500 lbs. (250 lbs. less than Buick's current 152-h.p. engine), and runs at high speeds on a mixture of alcohol and gasoline fed from dual fuel tanks. Car's top speed: 150 m.p.h.

30 to 1. Dow Chemical Co. was getting ready to open the country's first continuous-rolling mill for magnesium sheets used for planes, machinery, etc. The 100-million-pound-a-year plant, at Madison, Ill., will increase U.S. output of magnesium sheet, formerly rolled by hand-operated presses, by 30 times.

Cooks' Lure. General Motors' Frigidaire Division brought out a new electric range with an oven that can cook different foods at different temperatures at the same time. The "Wonder Oven" has an upper and lower compartment, with individual heating units, separated by an insulated sliding door. For big roasters, the ovens can be merged into one. Price: $364.75.

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