Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-07
Accessibility the Goal
of Auto Manufacturers

Progress in automobile construc-
tion for the past few years has been
accelerated by the demands of the
supercritical buying publicly those
who own and drive their own cars,
and by those owners who derive as
much pleasure and recreation from
caring for their cars as they do from
driving them.
First came the cry and a just one
1t was, for lighter and more econom-
ical car. This demand was promptly
met by the manufacturers who have
striven diligently and with untiring eff
fort to reduce the weight without
sacrificing safety.
This was only a matter of careful
study of construction and metallurgy.
The substitution of lighter but tougher
metals where stress and strain was
most. The replacing of heavy iron
castings with lighter but tougher steel
stampings and drop forgings.
The reducing of the weight brought
about marked economy in fuel con-
sumption and tire expense.
The insistent call for comfortable
riding qualities and appearance worthy
the investment has served further to
keep the automobile manufactures
alive to these important features and
their prompt response is evidenced by
the trend of design for the 1916 sea-
design, long wheel base, large tires
and noticeable better quality of up
| holstering and finish.
But-Acce cessibility. the one thing
that appeals most strongly-the one
subject which interests the prospective
! automobile buyer the most has-to a
great extent, been entirely ignored by
most manufacturers. Accessibility Is
the subject that appeals to~the man
who is going to drive and care for his
own car. He wants to know how he
is going to reach the grease cups
how he is going to make his adjust
ments-how easily and quickly he can
| get to the running gear if something
goes wrong when he is out on the road
He wants to know, how much time the
garage man is going to spend looking
for trouble if 1t ever becomes neces-
sary to run the car in the garage.
| There is plenty of room for i'm
provement by the manufacturers in
respect to the Accessibility as will be
noted by the Accessibility features OF
the New Mitchell model, THE Six oi
16, wherein tremendous stride to-
wards affording Accessibility for the
owner has already been made.
One of the most striking improve.
ments in the New Mitchell model
The Six of '16" is the extreme accessi-
bility of all parts of the chassis an6
running gear.
Outside of the extreme accessibility
to all adjustments on the motor anC
its component parts is the novel way
in which provisions have been made
| for easy access to the entire runnint
gear and chassis without disturbing
| the body.
| The Bate Two-Unit. Three-Point
| Suspension" construction, with the
motor and its component parts as one
unit and the gear set, torsion tube an(
rear axle as the other unit, provides
for the easy removal of either com
plete unit from the car without dis
turbing any other part
However, this feature, and ont
which can be carefully noted to gooC
advantage by other manufacturers, il
the removable seat stools. This al
lows the seat cushions and the sea
stools, as we'll as all the floor boards
to be easily and quickly removed from
the car. This affords complete access
to the entire chassis, doing away en-
tirely with the old method of crawlinl
down under the car in. the dirt anc
| CRIME.
Truly, the automobile manufacture
is working his head off to meet thu
| automobile owners demands anC
many a sweaty, grimy and dirty hours
work is done away with in THE Si1
of '16," the new Mitchell Model.