Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 4 | Revolutionary Ideas for Automobile Design

Revolutionary Ideas For Automobile Design Lighter automobiles that provide m more re luxurious safe and economical transportation would be built if automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile designers just took a few lessons lessons les les- sons from aircraft engineers Automobile designers says W. W B. B Stout an automotive veteran must shake of off the heavy weight of dumb design and build cars rs that are In line with up-to up date up-to-date date knowledge and improved improved im improved im- im proved practices Design cars like airplanes and save weight make them ride and control better belter Lack of forethought forethought fore fore- fore I thought robs the auto owner of Df half halt i of the luxury he should get from a given wheelbase Mr Stout argues Only a quarter of the ground space covered by a car is delivered to auto- auto 1st in usable space Here are Mr Stouts Stout's specifications f for i automobiles as they should be Interior Interior Mote More space luxury comfort comfort comfort com com- fort than in present cars Power Power- high speed soundless engine at all city speeds About 20 pounds per horsepower for complete car loaded Engine 50 to Complete weightLess weightLess weightLess weight weight- Less than 1000 pounds Steering Steering Steering-Ef- Ef Control Control Centrifugal Centrifugal clutch working with throttle and no other connections Acceleration Q 0 to GO 60 miles per hour in 8 seconds Economy 30 30 miles mUes per gallon Body Stream Body Stream Streamlined lined fixed windows and wheels Comfort Comfort Forced Forced ventilation with cooling system for Jummer summer tour- tour ing ng Tires or the equivalent Around Price Price Around 2000 on small tion Mr Stout foresees that a new type of sales organization and factual advertising appeal would be needed to o market the car ear I