El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

is 10 lessen resistance to the progress
of the finished object The naval de-
signer works to overcome so Tar as
DossfbIe the resistance Of wave and
water. the stream line body designer
has as his problem the lessening OF
wind resistance. This air resistance
is a highly important factor TO car
which speeds along at speeds OF ~,
so and so miles an hour, and unless
the design is such as to SIP tnrOus 2
the air with the least possible effort
a great deal OF fuel and power is
unnecessarily wasted
Details Checked Up.
"The new car is laid out full size
in several positions upon enormous
blackboards. thus making II posi- PIE
to see and check up each detaA win
particular reference to seating ca
pacity, arrangement OF doors ana ZEN 80
der lines. as well as to establish the
general outlines Of the design as a
whole. The utmost care Is necessary
70 see that all mea surementS are IN
correct harmony with the require
ments Of the average person. espe-
cially considering such details as arm
and leg lengths, height. width and
when all these details have been
gone over again and again. and the
results approved. the working out OF
preliminary models is begun Ihese
are hand made. Oak frames are es-
pecially built to order from blue
prints. and over these frames hand
hammered aluminium bodies are con-
structed. These bodies, when roughly
finished. are mounted on the expert
mental GLASSES and sent out on the
road for long and severe tests
ION returning from the preliminary
road tests, any desirable corrections
are made and steps taken toward fac
tory production This means the du-
plicatiOn in quantity Of the perfected
experimental bodies. First dies must
be had, from which are to be stamped
the sheet steel tenders, hoods and in
fact all parts Of the body. But in or
der to make the dies. wood patterns
must be provided. These patterns are
worked out by hand with infinite care
and built W in laminated staggered
sections (tO prevent Warping) from
some such close grained. clear wood
as mahogany. and are. OF course. fuu
size. The workmanship on these pat
terms is equal to the finest piano or
cabinet work. From these patterns
the tool makers manufacture the
hardened steel dies. which. when
placed in the huge. costly steam
presses, hammer out the exact steel
shapes desired. with a single blow.
together and riveted on their sup
porting oak frames. The construc-
ton Of the latter. too. IS especially in
teresting, they being inferred. Joined,
pinned. braced and glued together TN
der pressure. with the same accur-
acy and strength that characterizes
the construction Of an artillery wheel
hub
Finally comes the finishing and
painting Operations of them in all
in the Studehaker plants. Then come
the uphOlstering Of seats and cush-
ions with curled hair over carefully
tested springs and their covering with
real leather. the fitting Of tops and
storm curtains-all OF which are in
dividually tailored TO measurable
placing OF instruments and electrical
equipment. the fitting Of the body 10
the chassis, and the final testing. To
all this. naturally. there is a vast
amount Of detail Thus il viii be seen
that there is a great deal more to the
making Of an automobile body than
one would think. and il is obvious
that only in great organizations IS IL
possible 10 apply the designing skill
and special manufacturing equipment
necessary TO high grade work Of this
kind"