Show k A SHOW AMOUNT o. o MONEY SPENT J 4 fOR AUTOMOBILES T l' af ertz erts Estimate Cost of Il Providing g One Car for Every 27 in United States It as been estimated by government 11 In this I pe ts that there are no now owners of passenger that cost at the tho time of I t purchase or less each 1 h. h OO owners who paid between d d' d 1000 for their cars ine In I e 1000 to 2000 class and a Ing ng cars of which the list price was CB een 2000 and T There ere are aFe are also in use use of course any y thousands of cars that cost more more than These I Il l mires lures res measure the cumulative quan- quan demand for passenger automo- automo lee les during the past several years ears ne for approximately every evetT twenty- twenty v nth person The he standardization of materials and mounting dimensions of ot otar ar arts s. s which has been the greatest In the large volume pr production I If f lean cars with simultaneous cost and Improved quality as convinced many European design design- nd manufacturers that should lake alee le a leaf from the book of wisdom I fJ f fur ur ur automobile engineers who are ow incidentally w working together in I organization the Society of Automotive Engineers with the aero- aero I en- en lautic a tic and tractor en- en sneers Large production of ot moderate priced I Ian i ars an In England and France has been en I for some time A low low priced Priced model was brought out ont b by an antalian tt Uan firm even en during the war Russia lussia has shown ambition to enter lied automobile automobile manufacturing world h he production of cars of the pleas t type pe has naturally been en reduced rEduced n those hose countries that are ale now now at ata at ata l I I Ivari i vari a PEACE ACE DEMAND ASSURED t the conclusion of the war auto e auto auto- i production in this country will will than ever before bHore In order to toUt tot Ut t domestic and foreign dema demand nd governed by the cost of material and ab bor r the tendency will be toward liver fewer we-r- we priced cars Europe will want arge quantities of inexpensive e ma ma- hires The American manufacturers wh Alto have by the most intensive V developed the modern auto auto- nobile of low cost will naturally be advantageous position in the worldwide trade although the compe- compe Jon on on will be keener than ever before I in times of stress the car of medium mediums i ind nd low price range comes more and I pore Lore Into demand This is a natural I Result exult of the pertinacity with which I he public holds to the automobile as ash 1 h nu Inessential essential element in the on system of modern life I At t this time many manufacturers of high gh priced vehicles will be called up up- nito nto furnish large numbers of airlane airone air- air lane one ane engines The class lass of worl workman workman- manIp man man- hip Ip p required for the successful pro I pro pro- 1 of 0 these the engines is considerably advance of even that of the th best I car practice It Tt is fortunate i 1 hat at the productive capacity that most I early eEly approaches the required quality hUB hus becomes automatically available ala sl result of the effect of war on the iemand for automobiles I The reflex action of oC this thill situation I is bound to occur will become I Il l lain ln after the war It is possible of Course o ourse that large numbers of airplanes Il II remain in commission In the time to come There are many ho 9 believe that the time is fast ap- ap when the th airplane will sup- sup lant the automobile In certain marked especially In the realm of p port rt he most plausible view is is however rat hat at vastly fewer airplanes will be he be bele le ded In time of peace Tn In that event capacity of the airplane plants which will In all proba- proba lUty y b by that time be keyed up n will be a again ain available r the e prod production of passenger cars Just as the standard of workmanship he machining trades has been lifted the he automobile industry during the theten u. u ten years rears to a much higher plane than han It occupied formerly so the in- in in-I in F production of airplane engines engin s 11 in turn have an elevating effect manufacture |