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Show rkl.Phillipr 1 HOW WILL YOU HAVE YOUR POSTWAR CAR? The society of Automotive Engi-aeers Engi-aeers wants suggestions from the public on the construction of postwar post-war cars. It has sent out the following follow-ing list of questions, to which Elmer Twichell has appended answers: 1 Should automobile bodies bo made longer or more compact so they could be parked easier? Ans. Shorten them up, boys!' And aow's about installing a swivel so iliey can be folded in the middle? 2 What Is the better type of body, iie standard five-passenger, four-loor four-loor sedan or the model with two large doors? Ans, That two-door buggy is okay inly for gymnasts and contortionists. contortion-ists. And when you open one of those ioors you are practically establishing establish-ing a roadblock. 3 Should headroom be sacrificed sacri-ficed for a low, rakish roof? Ans. Are you kidding? Lower that roof another quarter-inch and only a turtle can be comfortable in It. You might keep the roof where it is, but cut holes in it for heads And hats. 4 Would an air-conditioning unit .'or summertime be worth the extra :ost? Ans. It depends on the extra cost Personally I think it a mistake to make the autoist any more comfortable. com-fortable. He seems to be asleep most jf the time now. Has he become too lazy to open a window? 5 Docs the windshield construction construc-tion and design permit vision clear enough for safe driving? Ans. Now you're on a vital matter, mat-ter, mister. The primary need is i new type of windshield glass to vhich no sticker can stick. A windshield wind-shield should be a windshield, not a combination filing cabinet bill-soard bill-soard and wastebasket A driver should no longer be in loubt whether what he sees direct-.y direct-.y ahead of him is a pedestrian or lis tire certificate. And no sunset is jnproved if the sun appears to be setting behind his toll-gate sticker, Federal auto tax and parking-space Jtamp. 6 Has ornamentation gone too !ar? Has too much attention been paid to fancy hardware, fancy ihapes, contours, etc.? Ans. It is high time to draw a ine somewhere between automo- Diles and nightclub bar fixtures. Ra- iiator ornaments should seem less ike meathooks. And those door- cnobs rip a lot of garments. 7 Should the new cars be so designed de-signed as to place the driver fur-Jier fur-Jier front or further back? Ans. Further back! He seldom sees the red lights from where he 's now! |