Show AUTOMOBILE FAR fROM PERFECTION PROBLEMS SHOW INDUSTRY STILL IN ITS EARLY INFANCY gh is Cooling Carburetor u I f r rr r Tran miS ion Lubrication cation Automobile Chassis show In ing points to be perfected to make ell car me Th automobile we e ate air driving to- to today today to today day Is a crude crud ra ramshackle affair com com- compared compared com compared pared to tie the Ideal to 11 cl which en- en engineers engineers en engineers are striving Ing This despite the thc fact tact tup tort t one In ev e- ev every ery elx ups grown In the United Sta States es esIs Is driving ing a car and that the tho automo automo- automobile automobile automobile bile Industry Is the third largest Inthe Inthe In the country The last 26 sears lears ears have seen sten ful developments in automobile man man- manufacture man manufacture and design buI but bu a I list of ot Its imperfections today places this the ter-century ter of advancement in stage of ot infancy Such list would Include a detail ot ery e part of the automobile Ot Of this here are some of o tho the more tant problems lems lema the auto engineers are tackling Lubrication I Friction Cooling Engine design Transmission ruel Fuel consumption Chassis construction Simplicity The order In which the these e arc named does docs not denote their or ci of ot Im- Im Importance Importance Im Importance tor for tor they are all nit equally ab- ab absorbing ab absorbing and interdependent The mat mat- matter matter mat matter ter of engine design for foi can can- cannot not cin-not not be talen taken up without consideration ot of all except one or t two 0 ot or the other problems mentioned In developing the perfect pct engine ho however e tr engineers find their opinions vary more than on an any of the other problems What will tho thu perfect en- en engine en engine gine be Small or largo om compression or ignition cooled air 01 of cool ed cool rater ed steam or gasoline 1 No Xo expert epert will dare prophesy but all agree neree lu rte on this one that point point that the gaso me engine of today is far from the finished led product that will gh give gise e the least llast trouble truble to the and will they will they hope keep hope keep the car ar going good for tor miles of 01 even more In their search for tor tl-c tl it c perfect en- en engine en engine gine the tho engineers are ll living Ing at the fuel problem same same time to soh solve c the tha uel problem cut down losses by friction f rid ion minimize carbonization reduce v eight and ana strife e for tor simplicity Three t types pes ot of power sources have d their claims for this Ideal against tin the modern au- au au automobile engine These are aro the Diesel the cooled air and the steam un engines The Tho drawback against the Diesel or high compression engine has been Its lack of ot a flexibility a needful require require- requirement requirement ment In automobile g But the Diesels Diesel's promise of ot Immense power at atlow atlow low 10 fuel tuel cost and com comp rte etc abolition It if its principle Is adopted make it an Important competitor fur for tho the honor honorof ot of becoming the tle perfect G engine G SYSTEM The cooling s system ot of the cool air ed engine and the overcoming ot of o fric tion leases loes b by the steam stearn engine are the offers these types make for tor tn future future perfect car In of oC all these the 0 overshadowing Ing point Is this The modern water ater coolin cooling system Is I due for Cor tho the museum Recurrence Hc In popularity of ot the tho cooled air and steam cars even today point to this Ignition also will wilt be bo Im simplified t d to toan toan tonn an extreme e degree If IC not discarded entirely with the adoption of ot the Die Die- Diesel Die Diesel sel set or of the st etea a principle I And in the of the en- en engine en engine gine besides these thee two Important I enol de- de de developments cal carbonization will be min minimized I It it can cnn hardly be bo Completely I overcome fuel fuel lon consumption lon reduced crankshaft lubrication perfected lightness and speed attained and a great deal of ot power that th t IS la now lost through friction regained TRANS TRANSMISSION I Loss bv by friction Is 13 especially no- no noticeable no noticeable In the modern transmission system s stem and It will be toward corree correction tion of ot this that will try to simplify the system S t-m t of ot con con- control control con control The model for tor their efforts will probably bo he the control f of ot the steam car where there arc are no gears to shift and consequently much less friction loss Controlling all nil their pans plans tor for per per- per perfection of ot the automobile Is 3 tho the factor ot of simplicity Simplicity has already gone far tar in making hitherto InaccessIble Inaccessible Inaccessible ible parts at available a to the th motorist and andin andin In saving sating time In driving The Corce teed feed simplicity oil system Is a prod product of ot simpli- simpli simpli simplicity city So are tire tiro replacement chassis construction and other minor Inor ot of the tho car I But a recount of ot all such Improvements Improve Improve- Improvements Improvements ments merely goes to show how little advanced we are in th the thi development ot of the automobile Braking and spring devices ha have hate e to toe lie Improved The system his has to be cor- cor corrected II cor-II cor corrected so 80 as to minimize glare Klare Tires highly developed as lIB they are are are In int I for Cor further Improvement ement The fuel i teed feed s system stem Is to be bo simplified And tuell iI strong light metals arc are being sought I for better chassis construction I |