The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
CYCLECAR BUILDER
WANTS NO SHOW YET
s.ys Industry Isn't Ripe for
Spring Exhibit in
New York.
pELLING REJOINs MERCER
Designer and Engineer Sue
ceeds Porter-Safety
Lock for Cars.

A ,rotest against q cyclecar show sue-
...,sd for the spring In this city 10 made
~ philip Heseitine, general manager for
-. ;sdabout Motor Corporation. a local
.o,ceru in the cyciecar field. The suy-
,..t,or to hold the show emanates from
n.,,oit. SAYS Mr. Heseltine in q letter to
49,, SEX. and ne considers Il highly mad
stable because he believes the industry
4. nowhere near prepared for a show at
the time indicated.
81 feel Ii my duty AZ one actually en-
,.s-d In the manufacture OF cyclecars
"a nay that believe IL would be a mis-
,,x. TO hold such a show before January
,us. There Is q vast difference between
coodueting an auxiliary exhibition q
r,c,ecars in connection with automobile
.sors and holding q strictly cyclecar sx-
init ! feel safe in saying that the ma
,octy Of the manufacturers engaged In
IN actual production Of cyclecars are not
rsady TO exhibit at such n show.
These are busy days with them be-
cause they have more than they can do
m perfectinE their plans for production
IA order TO take care Of the already heavy
demands. and those who attend shows
tnow that they require time In which to
,t.rfect their product. A cyclecar In
mali motor vehicle and while In the
rnss Of being such Il holds q relative
position TO an automobile. still Il IL not
A automobile and requires everything in
,hs way OF special tools, dies. &C, In
order to build In quantity.
Parts manufacturers are In q less ad-
y.nced position than the cyclecar manu-
fsc,urers, for the majority of them have
hsen waiting and watching Developments.
ssd II 10 only within the last few months
THAT they have instructed their engineer
ly departments to get busy and pre-
pafs for the manufacturing Of parts to
b used in the building OF cyclecara
the legitimate and sane manufacturer
caanoi outlay large sums OF money for
,,elA dies &C, until a standard of con-
s,ruciion In q particular design or model
hss barn reached This requires time. and
tbs is Just what the manufacturer needs.
Give him reasonable time and he will
rrsvs to the world that he knows how to
build cyclecars."
H Dslans. engineer and designer.
vao was responsible for the earlier sue
c.ssfal small Mercer motor, is back with
ne factory again In charge OF affairs
stsr al absence OF two years. The
rsUation OF Finley r. Porter made a
pace oren again for Delling II was the
rsf Of his design In the 300 inch c.ass
vhich performed So well in the 500 mile
aces OF 1912 and 1919. A car he bull,
allied the "DeitAl' ran well last year q,
iadisnApolis.
A device to prevent the theft Of auto
mobiles which operates to stop the fiow
81 gssolene TO the carburetcr when q
ffr. q Inn, 10 t. ha la ~
ne kind on the market This. IL Is ex.
pec,sa, will help check the activities Of the
car thieves who have been 80 busy OF
ATE The lock. which in car with
cavity feed IL Installed on the floor OF
chAssis frame between the gssolene tAni
ard the carbureter. and when pressur,
Fed Is used, on the dash In the gasolen,
feed line. consists of valve comprising
body In which are four cocks. each o
saich may be turned in any position
Independent OF the others and each o
vs!ch Is closed In Ave positions out o
ni. there being six numbers stamped oil
u. dial Of each.
BY the removal OF a small screw eacl
t!A may be set at any one OF the number
desired. so that at any time the combina
Ion which opens the line of supply o
ga from the tank to the carbureter ma
y changed by the owner. BY the turninl
enc Of the cocks or any number of then
lie sAs supply Is Immediately cut OF an,
ab impossible to turn the gas on agAil
snlsss the proper combination Is set o
he lock d!sassemb.ed The device. whic
made by the Security Auto Lock Com
pAhy al 1893 Broadway. 10 designed no
snly 10 prevent theft but to avert DANCE
rem Are under the hood and to sto
ssselene from leaking out Of the car
sars,er.