Show TOURING CARS ARE r NOT SO POPUlAR AS I FORMERLY I K i It It Is eald that automobile o touring is I less popular r than formerly Physical Ph and nervous strain from long Ions rides tire Ure trouble trouble trou trou- ble and heavy expense are arc given iven as ns the thc reasons ThIs Is a a. pity for tor tho pl fl pleasant pleasant- ant ant- cst it and most healthful way y to travel Is 19 Inthe Inthe in inthe the open air says nays A. A L. L Taylor tn tnt Franklin dealer here Long distance traveling by automobile to be successful must be accomplished without fatigue and ancl without unreasonable cOst coat or annoying tire trouble This Is Js en entirely entirely n en- feasible as trips 00 and even en miles a a. day without taxing the strength of ot driver or passengers arc oft often n made today it The car to own is an cas easy riding car cor carof carof of ot medium size sise whether used for lon long distance traveling short trips or city work Tho The expense Is I less leas s and the pleas- pleas ur tIm urft Is la gr greater ter Of or the tho new car designs h he says lays the ral requirements of ot What are ATO v If a rood good roadster body roadster should two First a a. car carry people plo comfortably and lind have bave room Nom for a n aI nI I I third In emergencies Second there thero i ii should be abundant lug luggage aJo space in a IL at t j-c j f. f rear r hamper which should be bc very tic ac- Third some saving In weight should bo be made In tho the whole car over oyer a passenger five touring carI car I i Fourth It should hould be possible to toc 1 c change bodies and put a 0 coupe on the same aIDe chassis as very er frequently an owner owner owner own own- er desires both bodies at different seaSons seasons sea sea- sons of the year Fifth o the seats stats should be so located in re regard ard to the rear axle atle that they are ore much moro more comfortable than thon the rear seats Meats of a R. touring car and even more comfortable than the front seats of a a. 5 touring car caT Sixth a 1 roadster I should have bue an on easily 2111 operated top tops as r this Is an advantage that should go with witha ltha a s. two passenger bod body In Addition to fulfilling these general requirements as we wc see Iee them there thero are other a advantages which I believe are Vel very desirable for instance instances tho driver should have havo extremely easy call entrance room on his hils side of the car Ho He cannot be Interfered Interfere with b by the pa passenger during dur dUr- ing ln operation of ot the car cor Tho The upholstering upholster upholster- ing should be deep and unusually com corn It Jt Is not riot reasonable from a a. designing standpoint to make a 0 roadster body that will wUl follow tollow other othor general specifications than those mentioned abo abound and und give the satisfaction tho car ear should give Ive For In Instance Instance instance In- In stance It II Is not reasonable to design such a body to hB have 0 the Ule capa capacity of 01 a torpedo or even a 3 touring car as the moment this Is done all aU the real ad advantages advantages ad- ad I vantages antage of ot the roadster disappear I believe belle in working out th tho fundamental requirements of each particular t typo 1 o of design and accomplishing accomplishing- what Is best bet I Clr the average man and his require require- ments There are times when a man tries ules to bu buy a a. roadster bod body when he really should have bays a touring bod body If It Ifan Ifan an attempt were wert made to supply such demand a all l the real advantages all tho benefits to bo ho derived from good R roadster I would thus thu be lost loaL |