100 



Wheelbase is too short. Front seat 



with its imitation of a double cowl cuts 



down effective opening of rear door. 



Back mudguards poorly designed 



Radiator too low, requiring excessive 

 taper of hood. Clearance of rear wheels 

 and mudguards is enormous, emphasi::- 

 cd by light colored undersides of guards 



Compare mudguard clearance of this 



with above. Hood, with low joint and 



slanting vents, is the least successful 



part of design 



If folded top were lowered, spare wheel 

 moved forward and rear hinges con- 

 cealed, it would be handsome despite 

 ugly radiator 



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much-admired low-hung appearance, 

 typical of the foreign car. Some day he 

 will realize that sufficient ground clear- 

 ance can be obtained with frames well 

 under two feet high. 



The unnecessary frame height is par- 

 tially responsible for the ponderous ap- 

 pearance of many of our closed cars. 

 Some limousines ate actually between 

 seven and eight feet high. There is no 

 excuse for this even in a seven-passen- 

 ger body where lack of foot room re- 

 quires high seats. 



The most glaring fault in closed body 

 design is the impossibility of lowering 

 the windows all the way. \\'ith a rear 

 seat accommodating three people it is ad- 

 mittedly difficult to drop the rear side 

 light completely owing to the wheel hous- 

 ings. English coachmakers have ac- 

 complished this by curving the window 

 slots. Why the door lights should not 

 drop remains a mystery. 



Owing to the fact that many motor 

 car owners are dissatisfied with the ap- 

 pearance and comfort of stock models, 

 there has arisen a demand for custom 

 made bodies. The only way of obtain- 

 ing collapsible bodies of the phaeton, 

 landaulet and double cabriolet types, ex- 

 cept on one or two chassis, is to have 

 them made to order. If these bodies 

 were brought out as standard models 

 they would prove extremely popular. 

 That is, granting that they were well 

 made, as nothing is more exasperating 

 than a collapsible body which rattles. 



In conclusion the writer may be per- 

 mitted to describe a sporting body which 

 incorporates some novel points in de- 

 sign. As seen on page 98, the sides are 

 very high, properly protecting the occu- 

 pants. The plan shows the positions of 

 doors and spare disk wheels. The seats 

 are isolated from the body sides and 

 back, and are adjustable fore and aft 

 and as to inclination. The wind shield 

 is pointed, thus harmonizing with the 

 radiator. The top folds down into a 

 permanent case under which is a large 

 compartment for luggage. Domed fen- 

 ders are attached to the stub-axles in- 

 stead of the frame, and they follow the 

 movement of the wheels, ^^'ith this con- 

 struction the fenders and wheels are 

 concentric and the clearance between 

 them is reduced to a minimum. 



