Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
D0INGS IN THE AUTO WoRiD
Ideal Car Pictured Meeting of Automobile Ensneer-Bad Plan to Remove Spark Plugs From Cylinder Too Often American Motor Car Features With Simplicity.

At the summer meeting of the So- ciety of Autcmobiie Engineers, held at Cape May lsst week. a picture of the ideal car'' was presented by Herbert Chase. laboratory engineers of the Automobile Club of America, as fol- lows:
 The preferences expressed herein are purely personal. and do not neces- sarily cover a good selling or manu- featuring car, nor one suited to the needs of the average purchaser.
 "Body-Stream-l body, having a graceful and rakishi appearance. with top and windshield. and provision for adequate protection in cold or stormy weather: formally seating two persons side by side. but provided with folding rear seat for two extra passengers and room for tools and luggage.
 Weight and Wheelbase-Maxamum weight 1.S00. wheeibase 150 inches.
 "Motor-Four-c cylinder. well-balanced motor, having a bore of about Is inches and stroke of about 1-4 inches is preferred. q can see no good req son for using a six-cylinder motor in a car of this size.) About 1e horse power A. l.. A M- rating. capable of developing 45 horse powerf at 2,50o revolutions per minute, non-poppet valve motor, with preference for rotary type. Well made poppet valve motor not barred.
 Transmission gasoline-electric transmission. giving eight forward speeds. is preferred If selective-type gear-transmission is used 1t should have four forward speeds
 Gear Ratio-A gear ratio of about to 1 should be used, and the car should be capable of a maximum speed of not less than 50 miles per hour. and be able to run on high-speed gear as slowly as miles per hour. To achieve quietness in operation, worm gear drive is preferred. Also double leather universal joints.
 "Unsprung Weight7The unsprung weight should be reduced to the low est possible minimum in order to re- duce tire wear and trouble to a mini mum Probably the unsprung weight should not exceed 10 per cent. of the sprung weight.
 'ControECentre control with left hand drive is preferred
 Type of Springs The springs should of course be designed to make the car as easy riding as possible. To this end they should be long and f1ex- ible. Probably semi-elliptic front and cantilever rear springs are to be pre- ferred.
 ''Accessibility-An parts requiring attention from the driver should be made as accessible as possible: in par ticuiaI the carburetor, all portions of the ignition apparatus, and such parts
  ter should be reduced to q minimum
 Wheels-Thirty-t inch wire or pressed steel, easy detachable. Quiet Operation and Durability-Ali portions of the car should be designed to run as quietly as possible (attained by non-poppet valve motor, electric transmission and worm drive) and so proportioned as to give a maximum durability consistent with reasonably light weight
 "Carburetor@The carburetor should have but one adjustment, controlled from the drivers seat
 -Magneto-High-t tension type, inde- pendent of lighting system. Lighting Generator and Starter Combined with electric transmission "A car of this description would be able to average 30 miles per gallon of gasoline consumed in straight-away running and have a low upkeep and operating cost when properly handled" "lt is . bad plan fer netorists to