The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
gsKISG A REAL MOTOR TRUCK
"A lrIID PIEtSJRE CAR
VDDIL WON'T DO.
" >rud,rd Imr~ of Designing Exist
,.H 'arh ConmrrrlAl Auto Manufae-
t...- ga, 10 DrN i>r ilh Plans for Him.
.uurr nT Trade Pr0mISes Much.

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OH" 'rnr "s:tion 90 making a
tuurulle came up first IA
...r.N o. Mas not handled as an
.,N phase II construction
't.'urrrs IN fact had the idea
...' aa~ needed was a horseless
..' % 'hes. lines they proceeded
t.H.t II did not take long
I..m to realize that What was
v.- r roper automobile. without
'.r I'D sentiment in favor of
20. rs 'AIt looked like a horse truck
Sc. aud shafts removed When
.r.' progressive manufacturers
.se rn treat the motor truck prop
.. nothing entirely new and
.. '..w "a" pleasure car business
... ,rr,-' "a this country took a big
.r.Jd ard came Closar a. the
i.t the fnr"i gn motor trucks
mon 90 DO" business in this country
.us - admit that the foreign made
.,g.Iai NchiClCs lust at present
t.n Hrhcr ia efficiency than the
...tr made product Those who
matter any consideration know
sea - the foreigners vent at
..i. lem m a different way and studied
.'.r' they put any such car on the
-t.,,'
r.rl' many American manufacturers
.. r...ihN appear tn think that all there
s..b numerical vehicle - a truck body
rnr ordinary pleasure car chassis
'.a' make lao allowance for strains or
'r..'..u or for any 81 the details that
~...' 10 figured out by the really expert
...-" new lines. They advertise cars
N.U carry certain load. and So
...v .r.lt ( the load were in passen gers
'.", - not figure on dead weight
a...- ON the relation such loads must
POO. On 'he construction ~ the car
Ir' .i"a that pleasure car chassis IL
.it.i'-i for Use m a commercial car ~
= m,-'aSe most manufacturers have
h~~r.tlon ~ saying About the only
..-. = HDrS that such a GER will handle
-. auv t"gr.~ IT comfort IL the light
-it delivering dry goods IN small
.''"-. clothing. j~we,Ty aud - on
O.. 30, done very well bv the very light
.."u-rcIal vehicle. which 10 manu-
OIL. '.~yi IN that home made STYLE
r- t-st maker who gave real thou gh,
= 20" commercial car proposition put
o.' o. car that made the consumers object
'''..'-p clumsy they sEiI 1T doesn
~ CIV 1tlfNE INV NIlH on hT-fH tFilt NH
I'D To- have They had no idea
...' bore should re a departure from the
g"- sui thNy couldn't realisa that a
.... u"U >"' Of standards had "a hc
... ..l tor thi- neR ranch 81 industry
... rsuufa"'ur,r .aid Co them. You y.
o.. fur-"t al about 'he h. r-a when II
.'~ p" 'hs motor truck Proposition
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w., tl" heavy loads wa v.nt csr-i.,i
.'! III ~ able - 4" III ~ora we'll
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the h.e-t for tb. car. no, wh,,b would
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,--t Of many ma.-. 81 tires and tr.s1s
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ne hAd 7" arrange 10y I"'gih ~ wheel
Sc very "aI'f.lly Iu relation 20 the
40 >" >. carried and % relation 20
... character e Tho country through
- b ~" nar was & @ig'. = 20 pass SIZE
vr"''I- chain or znAit drive width ~
"l-araEr ~ the 'ar. all these things
i'- ny -"para'" problems that COULDN'T
.. ..I..-i 'TNSnd ~ ih. aaYIlg -Oh
t. t.' 1;notIl i au automobile and THAT'S