Show SMALLER GARS CARS CARSWill Will ILL Sf BEe MADE Tendency Toward Flex Flex- Flexibility Flexibility Flexibility and Comfort Says Expert That Thill Ih lhee cumbersome Iron Iron Horse Hors has seen Its day and that the tho trend trond of oC o o engineers r 10 no now non and ond will continuo continue to be bo In Inthe the tho direction of oC sm lIol motors and small smaller or cars too la Is the contention of oC Captain E D V Y chor RIcken Nice Ico 11 of or the tho motor car company of oC o that name One One needs not bo be a prophet to foresee this saI says sa s who has proved pro to 10 be bo an on accurate forecaster of oC futures In de design my person who ho has to pc espe laboratories C or one ono who e even esen cn secs 8 sei clearly that Ih Ich Is hOf er ever e evident e can tach ach but one conclusion I are arc now demanding rooter reater efficiency y not greater bulk bull Tho They are arc rb upon more mlle mlle- ige per gallon of oC fuel not noi cylinder bore many years irs ve-irs the trend Was as asto to larger I and even on motors motors motors- longer longor and I longer loner hecl base base- base 1 Ir hc and heavier header chassis and chassis greater capacity rather rathor than great great- greater greater er cr flexibility In bod bodle bodie I Racing Is a n good In Indication of I Ithe Ithe the trend of the times limes and In thai that case the layman has nuS nu'S H cc a to al ad althe althe the data dala As a 0 a matter of fact r I has haq always spon s been pon the key hey for Cor I Ian an who was as searching for Cor tae tHI facts For or when hen the engineer wants ants to try tl y out his r renest c est theory or ery he Jle Inevitably Inc turns to the tho thoI I lacing acing track I For For lor many years sears ears we saw motors I ro me larger and I larger arg I For by b greater piston displacement and greatel fuel consumption could we e achieve c the maximum of oC speed But all this t wonder wonderful ful progress was as being made In the tho direction ot of producing Greater pow pow- power power power er from a motor cf ct given gh e 1 size Soon I Ithe the speed achieved Cd was as greater than thanas was as po possible or sate safe on an any known race track I 4 Faster a s were built but still faster faster cars cars care also were de ae developed eloped de-eloped eloped In the thrilling race be- be between be between tween the track and the tho car cart tho latter proved prO ed always the faster And And so BO wo we have halo seen that whereas the earlier cars that for I I drove had a bore or of o more than 6 s Inches the car that won non on In lit the last Its lis mile raco had cylinders of ofIe less leas Ie than 3 Inches and a a total pis- pis piston piston pis piston ton displacement that was only a fraction of o those larger racers whose speed by the way wai wa was not notto notto notto to be bo compared with Ith that made by bythe bythe the little fellows In In the design of ot automobiles for everyday e use we wo are aro following follo the same Bame principles as In the de- de of ot speed chariots That Thatis Thaila Is to say the leaders are and are and the tho others must follow Tor For the tho buyer bu buver er who always s has forced upon the maker his desires will no longer tolerate what we In Inthe inthe Inthe the trade call an Iron from horse Ito lIo may ask the tho specifications but he heIs heis heIs Is no longer Impressed as he once was by largo bore boro and stroke or length of ot wheel base His Hl standards ot or comparison today are flexibility and ana power In proportion to weight tire the and ami fuel economy i and ease case of control coupled with luxurious riding qualities That means Inevitably Ine smaller cars ears as aswell aswell well as smaller motors for tor has made quite as long strides In the science of springs and spring mounting as In the do- do de development of ot tremendous power from small cylinders Another factor that Is exerting II a noticeable Influence on the de- de design de design sign and size Ize of ot cars ears la le the buyers buyer s a sf consideration J at time of making his f f selection of II a new co ca- ca of Its lo Io resale value salue alue two or three tars are ars hence lie hie knows known from ex- ex experience experience ex experience that there are twenty pos pee possible pos possible sible elble buyers for tor a used car caC of o me- me medium me medium sIze to ever everyone every every- one for II a a large car carIn In In fact there comes a time In inthe Inthe the history of ot the very Tery large car when the tho buyer who could pay the price at which It will Bill III sell to third or fourth owner could not afford to support such a car If It It mere ere given to himlie him lie lIo could not afford aCCord to pas I av for tor forthe forthe the thc new parts paris It needs nor stand the tire and fuel expense That Is why the average person or of moderate moderate late ate means mans buys t two 0 medium cars nowadays instead of ot the one one he ho used to think nece necessary necessary sary This makes a more equipment and either car will find finda finda a buyer buver bu er who ho can afford to own It when hen Its newness has worn worB oft off I 1 predict that In the future there thero will bo be more motors pith Ith C cylinder bore boro of oC loss less than 3 Inches than ot of greater diameter In fact a 3 Inches bore will soon be con con ld Id- Id ered a very verr largo motor whether ot of the tour four six sic sh or strait ht eight C ci Under t types pos which t types ls by the way will continue to tie the standards for some time to come each tor for a II certain size Bizo Izo car |