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Show oo ' COMFORT IN AUTO NOWADAYS DOESN'T END WTH CUSHIONS "Comfort In the motor car has been a thing of slow growth." says O. N. Bonney of the Nohr-Bonney-Yager Auto company, Studebaker distributors. distribu-tors. "In the days when cars were machines, instead of vehicles, bodily comfort was less than a secondary : consideration the mechanics of the conglomeration of steel and glass and wire were the first thought. Nowa I days, with the motive units and running run-ning gear developed to a point where they no longer are a source of worry, car owners have become more appro-j appro-j dative of what car designers have tried to do for their bodily comfort, and have demanded more along that line. "But Just what Is meant by comfort0 com-fort0 I am afraid that the average mo-I mo-I tor car buyer looks upon comfort as ' being associated with the depth and I luxuriousness of the cushions and upholstery up-holstery only. Surely it Is more than that. "Power, first of all, heads the list as the most important of all motor car essentials that make for comfort. Power Pow-er to take you there and back, without with-out continual shifting of gears and mechanical me-chanical difficulties. Most any car will run well on good roads but for complete com-plete relaxation the motorist wants an automobile with plenty of reserve power pow-er to meet all of the emergencies of touring. The driver who shifts from 'high' to 'low' or 'intermediate' for every ev-ery little grade or stretch of rough going certainly cannot be very com-' fortable. What you want Is a road car, one you can sit in, keep two fingers fin-gers on the wheel and bowl along at twenty-five or thirty miles an hour and not keep fussing around with pedal? and levers. That'6 why we talk so much about roadabillty. "Leg room is another miqhty impor tant feature of the comfortable car; room for persons of any size or height; to stretch out in and feel as free and easy as If in their favorite chair at home. "Storm curtains which open with Hie doors are Innovations which will be appreciated in Inclement weather, and which mean more comfort for the passengers. Freedom from mechanical mechani-cal trouble, the silence of all moving parts, even beauty of lines and finish, are all conducive to maximum comfort com-fort because they mean complete satisfaction. sat-isfaction. "Of course the cushions of a car are vitally necessary to the comfort of the passengers. But, upon careful reflection, reflec-tion, it becomes obvious that the cushions of a motor car are far from being the principal features of a car's comfort-piving qualities" |