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Show Fffl DRAFT BOARD 5 TO SALESROOM FLOOR1 Veteran Studctmker Body Designer Explains Intricate Intri-cate Modus Operandi. CAR FASHIONS CHANGE Strenuous Attempt Made to Keep Pace With Mechani- cal Developments. I :ui- o t-ii t : o most imsihi otevver or' aucoiiu'I'iKs is iiwaro that their p-, p-, ji.ira1 han luvn i:nnrotM in rwent s, only ii tVw i'eoi!o ronHae hut i WO!'. J Of SUUlV .11 ill M'UMltifk' I'l'Sl-UIl'll j l.iis boin spent in their iie otonment, or to vy-t Ions t lis n'tinufiu-tiii'eiiS have sono fivvh'-M s,nisfiiiiM-y etieets. A Khineo at illustrations whwii re;u esenteii the ir ui.vhion oi ji lew o.irs .mo tuui ihelr , o:j ivinson v it h tho si'iu-oi ul models of n uv.ay s tuos-t tniiMVsun;, elo.iiiy uVmon-N uVmon-N siraiins that inipi 'o einents In boly ilo- have kein vvu e with tho nun o me- t hangar ile olopnu'nts of the ear Itself, t; K-.it it us only by taking a trip through Mv.r.e i:reat bosly plant, stu-h as those of Suiile!iiktr in Petrol an! South lien!, that any real hlea. oan ne bad of the v ht'ily sv-tentifie me:luls ami pi oeossos en'.pIoytM In present-day holy building. ' The p.:hlu- in general and motorists m ptrtieular, thereioie. wiil be interested In le.iir.s what J. Hora.-e Homson. body et:K!ee;" OI the SludelMker corpora t ion. f.in.o'is here aiul abroad as a designer of original and beautiful body creations, '.as to s a y e o : k e i n i n the a r t o C Wni y binMin;;. 'W'.'en a new desicn is to be brought o;:;. the Kly desimier is tiven only the i-.ost fundamental facts to start on," says Mr. Fourson. 'IVr instance, he in given only the wheelbsse of the ear, th seat-irs seat-irs capacity desired, the- ser.fral type and : : e a p p ro x i r a : e weight, Kr o n i these lie must create something that will be cc-od to look upon from any ancle, something in which every inch of space is utilised. s-oir.e:hitT which provide the utmost rossiMe in se.itinj: and ruling comfort for the passengers. All t.'.is is by no means so easy as it sounds. "The inakir.c of roi:sh sketch.es and preltTr.inary sc.de lirawir.s is a firest step t.-.at alot'.e tray represent weeks of study, lie nay then visualize his ideas bv models in wax. to which a little is added ) e:v. a trifle taken off ther. until the whole appears in perfect and harmonious ov.t'.ir.e. thus establishing the general de-s:i:i. de-s:i:i. Next co:r.e the big drawings, which encase the attention of a whole draft- c s:uu for n.any weeks. Every line o :' t 1 s e is w o r k ed out with the most pa'nsr km;: accuracy, not only by itself, b-j- relation to every other line of the t!:o various curves being established. int bv point, to harmonize with all e other j:ersoctir.sr and comparative ;rvts which constitute the eeneral de-a: de-a: :i '.yinc. in this, the most abstruse jLjvch '.es of descriptive geometry. Indicate Work. "r. to make th explanation more si:np. It may ti said teat all the draw-::.gs draw-::.gs are carried :p.:o three planes in a smnUr ir.anr.er to the work vi a naval r.rchiiect. t:;e curves of one plane 1km r.c ':a:rei up' by smooth-i'lowine curves which touch in other plnes and so check i p the:r accuracy throughout their course. You perhaps have seen a great ship heir. he-ir. g la u n h . or a beautiful yacht drawn u: or. s :ore. r.n-1. if so. you must have :uarce.ed a: the sweepingiy graceful lines.1 tile perfect proport Ions ttiiil the smoothness smooth-ness with which tho various curves melted into one another when viewed at any an.nle. Hut t he chances are on never realized that all ilus skill and Intricate desinninu me duphcawd in l he modern automobile si iva in -1 1 no body. This, however. Is not merely in the interests in-terests of beauty a lone, for, just as in the case of the ship, the main purpose of the iIcmcii ts to lesfen resisia nee to the prom-eNS of the finished object. The 1 naval de.-muer works lo overcome so far ! as possible the resistance of w ave and water; the stream-Hue bode designer luis as his problem the li-ssenliii; of wind resistance. This air res'Htunce i a ImkIi-ly ImkIi-ly important factor to n car which cpe dn alon; at speeds of fort v. fifty and sit v miles an hour, and utiles-: the dcsUn is such as to slip throiuii the ttir with the least possible effort a ureal deal of fuel and power is unnecessarily wasied. "The new rnr is laid out full size In several positions upon enormo;:s bho k-boanls, k-boanls, t bus making It possiMo n sre and chevk up each detail with particular reference to seailim capacity, arrange-iT.ent arrange-iT.ent of doors and fender lines, as well as to establish t lie neivral outlines of tue design as ti wiuje. The utmost care is necessary to see that ail measurements measure-ments are In 'correct harmony with the requirements of the average person, especially considering such details as arm and leg lengt lis, heuht, w idtli and comfort. com-fort. "When all these details have been i;one over a:ain and airatn, and the results approved, ap-proved, the w orkir.K out of prelmitnti ry models is beun. These are handmade. Oak frames are especially built to order from blueprints, and over these fiani-'s hand -hammered aluminum bodies are constructed. These bodies, when rounhly finished, are mounted on the experimental chassis and sent out ui the road for long and severe tests. Road Tests Essential. "On returning from the preliminary road tests, any desirable corrections are made and Bteps taken toward factory production. This means the duplication in Quantltv of the perfected experimental lOd!es. FirrU. dies must be had, from which, are to be stamped the sheet-steel fenders, hoods and. in fact, all parts of the body. 1PU, in order to ma ke the. dies, wood patterns must be provided. These patterns ai"e worked out by hand with infinite care and bu lit up in laminated s tapered sect ions t to prevent warping from some smh close-grained, clear w.od as mahogany, and are. of ' course, full eize. The workmanship on |
