44 Miracles Ahead! 



senger a good tan without the discomfort of sunburn, due to 

 the elimination of the infrared rays." A lightweight Venetian- 

 type blind could control the amount of light desired, or a 

 polarizing device could be adjusted to shade off excessive sun- 

 light or glare. The plastic top also would insulate the car 

 against summer heat and winter cold. 



An air-conditioning system will permit you to take your 

 climate with you no matter whether you are touring a desert 

 wasteland or the icy mountains. The air conditioner is located 

 under the snub-nosed hood in front of the driver the engine 

 doesn't live there any more. It is in the rear, installed in "pan- 

 cake" fashion (with the cylinders horizontal). The engine is 

 directly over the rear wheels, which permits the hooking of 

 the engine directly to the transmission system. This arrange- 

 ment reduces the loss in power resulting from the use of a 

 long drive shaft running from the front to the rear of today's 

 car. 



The removal of the drive shaft makes it possible to lower 

 the floor of the car, thus putting the center of gravity so low 

 that on sharp turns at high speeds the car banks and doesn't 

 roll easily. You have seen this principle demonstrated by a 

 toy doll with a weighted base, which keeps it from being 

 knocked over. One airplane feature vertical fins like plane 

 rudders may be used by some postwar cars to give them 

 greater "readability. " (One of Packard's designs for a postwar 

 car uses this idea.) 



New Low Prices 



You will get all this and more safety, too, at a low price and 

 an operation cost little higher than that of your household ap- 

 pliances. 



How much will your postwar car cost? Some engineers say 

 a light car can be made to sell for around seven hundred dol- 



