Show WAR si SHOWS NEED OF MOTOR MOTORCARS CARS CABS s OF LIGHTER WEIGHT I What hat ia is the relation between lightweight light 1 1 weight 1 an and usefulness In automobiles I That is is' is th the important con consideration I i amon among engineers today and anil one which has a a. direct bearing on the cost of op operation op-l op I oration 31 and upkeep for t the e automo automobile i owner In automobile trade e papers recently several prominent British engineers predicted a rapid change chanc toward reducing ic- ic the weight and and size of motor motOl motorcars cats cars and gas as ns reason for their opinions the comparative u usefulness s' s of I light hl and heavy cars car on the battlefields Light cars to so they claim h by reason of or orthe the greater resiliency could coull operate over torn shell roads ronda with comfort com coin fort orl to the pa passenger sen CI allot i less leas dam damage o ag-o agoto to tho the mechanism p than than was possible with the tho heavier and anel more cumbersome omo types Then too tho the economy of oC operation op- op op operation was much In favor lavor of ot tho the lighter light light- er cr C cars rs and res resulted In n longer trips without frequently refilling tho the Sn gasoline gaso- gaso o- o I lino line tanks It 1 Is s to bo be expected that the time Franklin Automobile company which has hag for 01 sixteen years car been heen heenan an exponent of ot lI light lightweight lightweight ht weight in motor car con construction would have havo some Homo Interesting vcr very e I i 1 lions dons to make mako on this su subject and G G. G A A. A foyer Borer president of or the tho 1 Franklin l' l Motor Car company l- l sums sum up Its attitude attitude atti atti- tude in a aCt few paragraphs The Time heavier ler an object the m mare more mo o power lover required to move it he lie says and in automobile operation this of ot course means on On tires too excessive weight quickly shows In lower tire t h because of or the many 1 heavy blows that must becu be bo cu cushioned Another important feature of ot lightweight light light- weight construction Is the decreased depreciation On rough h and rutted roads tho the lightweight car eases Itself along taking each ench hump bump as It t comes with the theer er very minimum of or vibration and strain on the mechanism |