The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
crs Mot or COMPANY.

tho quality ~ tho car, but not endnu.or
The occupants, Second. Row far shall tho
comfort of tho passengers be considered
Tho first rutnt-sAfety---is by far the
moro important. The Chalmers steering
gear could b" made cons ldcrably lighter.
but W. consider IL would be cutting too
close TO the danger point our wheels
could hc cut down 20 thinner spoke sco-
''ous and tighter folIucs. Here agaiu we
would fear "A percentage ~ broken whrpls
our aNles could bo lightcUCd considerably
but we would not want to take the rngpuu-
sIbIlity Of the danger which might result
from brcakase
II, even with our heavier construction
ana the very best materials. ana even with
! most careful inspection. some plncc con-
tanning an invisible flaw still gets into n
car sooner or later, how much greater
must be the chance OF trouble where tho
| construction Is cut down 10 the very limit =
In considering tho second Kind Of
trouble resulting from too Hight weight
that which reduces the efficiency and
quality OF car--there ara many things
10 he considered. Almost invariably on the
excessively light cars the sheet metal used
| ion the body. tenders, dust shield bonnet
! &c, is cut to the limit The result 5 n
| finish which IL wavy and rough with ex-
tromclv Hight material n ~ impossible to
/ keep the paint on the bodies and the
/ enamel on the metal work gives trouble.
| Another had result NJ TOO Hight materials
/ Is that they soon loosen and rattle Quito
/ often body hracinEs or frame members
| arc ~ lived that the panels ~ the body
! sag aud wrinkle After fcw Thousand
miles vou win md that tho too light car
/ has loose saCcug doors, cracked paint
and g" un. Az ~ those deficiencies are
/ the results Of too light weight
| The third fpctor in cons dcrInR weight
Is comfort Weight Is saved on some
ears wv the uso Of small inadequate fen
| dere for instance which do not properly
/ protect tho occupants ~ the car from n.y.
| ing dirt Very frequently the size ~ the
| wind shield ~ cut down so that a small
| standard slye ~ glass ran be used, saw
ing both weight and expense, but also
! giving less protection ~ those In the car
| In the auxiliary seats many designers
probably figuring that these seats are sell
dom used reduce their size until they are
Dosltivcly uncomfortable.
In building car which Ia best suited
IN the policy of building n maximum car
4, IA not very difficult 20 decide which
! courac 20 follow The hest car for tn,
rurpose means that " must possess 1om'
Il definite uualit'es-afst. maximum safety
soc nd comfort and third. stability These
I'm turn moan q car " fear weight For this
| additional weight. ns Il ~ termed by sorn'
advocates 81 sNtrCmclv light design. menn'
"a car which - safe. which feels sole
beneath ono. a chr which does not reec
constant repair which IL built 10 stanc
Nh fo- Thousands unon thousa nds ot miles
| Z rigorous work
| Contrary to the belief Of anrna, m
extra weight. which Is really Insurance
( against frequent rattles and breakager
does not increase maintenance costs ~
! accurate tests under normal condition
Il has been proved that two cars OF IN
! same arpruN!nRte size and power on
Weighing considerably loss than the other
consume the same amount or Easolen'
t In actual road work we have found ina
the lighter car will use ms much, and unde
, some conditions slightly more. fuel ina
the heavier car This IL true hecaus
; where stability Of design hns been neg
. lec;ed Il almost invariably follows ina
- motor and carhurctor efficiency have no
been brought m 10 the highest basis.
\ further ana perhaps tire Fundamental
A reason why two cars ~ widely varvin
a WEI ght burn equal amounts Of casolene
- mat the heavier construction means bet
% tor alignment Of the moving parts throuE
3 out the car and therefore less loss
g mower duo 70 friction. The heavier On
o IA almost always an easter rolling ca
. I, clirgs hetter 10 tho road and therefor
n wastes less fuel.