Show DISC WHEELS ARE POPULAR WITH RACERS I Solid Wheels Established With Vi Lh European Finns Following Experiments So much effort on the tho part of ot motor motor motor mo mo- tor car exports has s centered on tho do do- do of the power plant and it its 5 accessories that there thero has been a n. tenI ton ten doncy on the part hart of ot l I Hymen laymen to the Importance o of or f other necessary elements of ot an automobile automobile auto mobile says sas Howard A. A Coffin manager man ager er of or th the wheel division of the Do Do- trait troit Pressed Steel company Tho The public has learned a about the four tour tho the sIx sir eight and th tho o twelve about starters carburetors an and d the thu like but there arc are some soma vital features features features fea fea- tures of the car Clr concerning which they have heard so little that the they are arc Inclined in inclined In- In dined to take them for granted ranted an and give hu th them m no special consideration I It t must be admitted that tho the fault tault does doe 9 not nol lie with tho the car buyer Consider the Wheel It is s only that car owners have given an any special consideration n to the tho wheels Now they are arc awakening awaken ing lug to their Importance are studying tho the relative merits of wood an and d df disc c types and asking tho the salesmen pertinent questions Renewed Interest t Is la given to this subject b by the tho timely y testimony of oC Eddie Capt er er Aco Ace of Aces and a former for tor- former mer race raco driver of or national national fame tame Captain explaining th the e of or such spectacular racing rt events event as ns tho the recent Liberty sweepstakes a At t Indianapolis emphasizes the tho Importance tanco tance of or correct wheel design n. n as a factor factor fac lac- tor of safety Ho lie says In the last Liberty sweepstakes sweepstake s race race every accident but ono one was du duto duo duoto duoto 0 to wheels wheels that apparently apparently ap ap- were sound but under th the e crucial strain of sustained high speed r themselves vos In their true light lIEh t. t The same wheels would have ha glen given given gl en good service under ordinary tourin touring g conditions for one or two years cars perhaps perhaps per por- ge haps and then sudden suddenly crashed to th tho e wiping out possibly of ot an entire far famy tam fam- n nI y Ily I St Steel cl Disc DIc Wheels 11 Popular Tho The discoveries of or the last Indianapolis Indianapolis Indi Indi- anapolis race raco will enable en wheel manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- to Improve o their product s so 80 d that such as nS which h ht produce fatalities during tho contest t will bo be Impossible on tho the open road There TAhere has been Leen great reat progress In r n wheel heel design and construction In thelast the tho thelast last few years cars Somo Some Ideas that 1 have Il 0 found favor In Europe are arc rapidly gaining in popularity in America suc such h as original adaptations of tho the steel stee 1 disc type which are aro making a a. stron strong g appeal because of their strength appearance ap and tho the case easo wit willa h which the they y can be cleaned although Il there thero ar armany are e many other points to bo be considered Tho The fact act of or tho the matter malter Is that tha t science has bas bas' basat at at last turned to th tho te e wheels and the public is 18 rapidly Informing Informing In In- In- In forming itself on this Important factor facto r of automobile de design |