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Show Further Uses for Aluminum. Aluminum Is now being substituted i In place of wood in the manufactun , of autora'obile bodies. Large sections of aluminum castings are now used in making touring cars and the inclosed in-closed bodies of certain other motor cars, a use which was not practicabl ten years ago. Cast aluminum is alsc used for making automobile dashes Bodies made of it are lighter that those made of ether sheet metal, and have a .rigid surface that will not de,nl easily in case of accident. The aluminum alum-inum surface retains paint well, an the increased rigidity makes the cai mere durable. |