| Show LOWER BODIES V GENERAL TREN TREND Developments Looked for III Outward of Cars While the general trend ot of building Is s s skyward to tt overcome the districts congestion of ot Inside city dl dis- dis dis the probable trend In au- au automobile au automobile design Is likely to be bo In just the opposite direction to acv ac- accomplish nc 1 the same result There Is no disputing the fact that the entire tendency In la au- au automobile automobile u body design has been toward compactness especially during the past ut three thre years Th The sedan Milan or or ot four or five lI years ago aeo was wa a high lum- lum lumbering lumbering lum-b lum bering affair with a a perceptible p climb from the curb Into the eating compartments Today the th occupants step oH off the curb and Into the body with fAr r greater case ca e and comfort than ever before And they nave have the tame same amount ot of o room and greater creator comfort than they had In the tho skyscraper bodies Th The larger er cars have shown greater accomplishments than have tho the smaller ones oneil one and the next step In body hody development may he be looked tor for among onions build build- builders builders builders ers of or the th small light cars curs which constitute belter better than 60 0 per cent ot of all the cars carll car In use u o at the tho present time EUROPEAN X TYPE pi p pr The adoption ot of Iho the European tJ ti typo type of Qt of chassis and power plant design which has bern been generally prophesied during the past few months will force a change ch ne In Inbody Inbody Inbody body design When hen the European type small sma car makes maks Its appearance In this country It will bring with It speed and performance abilities which are not associated with the th pres pres- present pres- pres present present ent day light car We e can ex- ex expect expect ex expect sixty mlles miles an m hour anti and an acceleration equal to that ot of many of ot our present light sixes despite the th fact tact that the tho trend Indicates that the new now type car when hen It comes will will have hav a tour four four cylinder cylinder motor This speed development will necessitate low low hung bodies In or- or order order or order der to secure the necessary road stability and security In driving curves and rough roads At the th present time Ume we have motor carsIn cars carsIn In which th the top of ot tho the root roof 1 Is not much over six feet teet from the th bottom on the th tires Urea I IThe The Th European type small car It if built by American rl rt 11 will bring this height still lower to the th ground and we may expect bodies which will wilt be b well under six feet teet In total height from the ground and yet which will afford the same sam amount ot of ohead head nead room to which we have been accustomed TO GI GET CRT r ACQUAINTED It may take tak some time to be- be become become be become come fully tully accustomed to bodies of this height for Cor at first glance they will appear small It Is however entirely possible to build such a body and afford all the In- In Inside inside In Inside side room which Is found Cound In our present light cars Such a trend In small car bod- bod bodIes bodies bod bodies ies will add materially to the th appearance value of ot the cars for they will resemble the low hung bodies of o our higher priced and andlar lar larger er models and will give the designer full Cull sway In securing II a trim and attractive combination ot of lines and effects The factors which will III have Io 10 Iobe lobe be taken Into consideration will willbe willbe be spring suspension the method In wh which ch the tho th body Is supported on the frame and the l size sir of the tires Balloon tires which are art rapidly becoming standard equipment on all cars will otter offer the opportunity to use tires Ures of smaller diameter than we wo are used to at present and these tires will afford great great- greater greater creat-cr creat er comfort greater creator road stability and longer life than we have found from Crom tire the equipment In the past Present spring design has lIas ma materially mn- mn materially lowered the height ot of many of ot our cars and the use ufo of ofa ofa n a highly developed de to form Im I'm of ot semi semi- semi elliptic elliptic springs sprints will al aid l In the securIng of ot lower bodies Speculative Interest can easily run wild It regard recard to what may mal happen If It our manufacturers de- de decide decide de decide cide to make a II change chance In light car design But It Is fully within reason rea- rea rea reason son lion to anticipate as liS much as has been Indicated With standard trell tread of 66 56 Inches which must bel be a l part ot of the general design of ot any small car which may be produced In quantity In this country with the th compactness which Is a part art ot of the European type of small high high- speed engine there should beam beam- be am- am ample am ample pie room In the chassis for for all the body dimensions which could be required by anyone any one The huge huce mansion of ot twenty f f years ago aco has disappeared In fa- fa favor favor fa favor vor of ot the bungalow bungalow- construction of today Why not the bungalow t e motor car eliI and with It the increase In comfort convenience an and appearance which has been such a notable part ot of the pres the pres- pres ent cn day home r h I |
