Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-05-30 | Page 14 | Predict Small Autos in U. S.

PREDICT SMAll AUTOS IN U S 8 Tiny Car Favored In III Europe Can Travel Fast n HT fly ISIt EL NEt XE Service Srn Editor E The Th small car Is forcing its Ils It way Into American It Insists on getting a 0 trial In Inthis Inthis this country and all el lens ns point to Its actual Introduction In a 0 vcr very short time Ume The coming of ot the 1 little tUe Peu- Peu Peugeot and the contract fo for Its pro pro- production production pro production In this co country Is hs the first definite step tep In this direction The purchase of ot a 0 small car manufacturer In England by General Motors Is another big factor STUDY SMALL C CARS CS S And the greatest of ot all Is the tho actual cx experimentation of ot large manufacturers In this tills country with small cars of foreign de- de design Sir de-Sir sign Sir William Letts noted Brit Brit- British Brit British ish automotive expert Is confident confident confident dent of Americas America's entry Into the small car field And And ho puts the time within a year ear I can safely lately predict a new era for tor American motor cars In the thc the tho small car he adds I think from what Ive I've Iv learned from American manufacturers and eng engineers that this new n w type will probably be b produced this ear No less les evidence c of oC this ten ten- tendency tendency ten tendency dency to the th small car may be found than that furnished byth by bythe bythe the annual Memorial day racing event at Indianapolis Begin Begin- Jin ring with a piston pitton displacement of 00 cubic Inches In 1911 Ull the sizes of ot the engines have ha been trimmed down n to cubic cubic inches Iu last t year ear and to only 91 1 Inches this year TINY TIn CARS nS FAST rAST Yet these tries tiny cars cats last year showed up better In spend and performance than the theold theold theold old vehicles of ot former years ears American highways traffic con con- con conditions and motoring habits may keep American manufacturers from emulating exactly the Eu- Eu Europeans Eu Europeans In sizes of ot the cars and engines nut But Sir Letts b believes lIe e t the he economy and flexibility ot of the small mall car will play Important important Important tant parts In the th coming Ameri Ameri- American American American can products The new small car he ho be- be believes believes be believes will feature economy with with- without with without out loss ot of o 10 power poser er greater torque or better construction more refinements lower chassis sturdier frame Cour wheel four heel brake brakes and less cost