The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
NOVEL FEATURES
ON NEW MITCHELL
ENCLOSED MODELS

That the Mitchell Motors Co. Inc.
of Racine, wis, is employing a body
designing staff OF unusual ability Is
illustrated not only by the beauty.
finish and comfort Of the FIVE pas
senger Sedan and four passenger
Coupe displayed this year, but by the
many new departures seen for the first
time ir these bodies.
One of these novelties In the method
of raising and lowering door and win.
dow glasses. Cumbersome straps and
cranks operated with great difficulty
have been replaced by a simple device
that responds literally at touch.
This is accomplished by balancing
the weight Of the glasses against
springs so that only the fiction OF
the glass in its rubber guilds need be
overcome. A simple little knob re-
Clustering iU n rack at one side OF the
glass Is moved UP and down with re-
markable freedom in regulating the
windows.
Another advantage OF this construe-
ton is that the windows cannot chat
ter down from the action OF the car In
trayersing IL rough road. The notches
In the rack hold the glasses perma
nentiy in the desired position.
A novelty never before seen, In the
new windshield cleaner. Few closed
cars are equipped with any form of
device. and mono with cleaner that
clears both sides of the glass at one
swing
Those experienced in the handling
OF closed cars In winter realize tina;
The Jogging of the Windshield. glass
on the inside is quite as annoying and
dangerous as the gathering OF
,noisture on the outside. With the
new Mitchell device. one motion
cleans both sides of the glass and
gives clear vision.
While on the subject of vision, i
In well to note the skillful handling
OF the windshield 1t is designed
with a slight "V' or bow, which with
The unusually narrow steel center
stanchion and special shaping Of the
corner posts. gives the driver as cleaE
and unabstructca a vision as in the
touring car.
The glasses are tilted to eliminate
the annoying reflection Of street lights
The whole windshield is embedded in
rubber for weather protection.
A noteworthy feature is the manner
in which the baggage compartm eni
under the rear deck Of the Coupe is
made weathertight. There is a double
fcather-edge rubber strip around tbs
entire opening with no breaks at the
hinges. The fine edges conform &c
the inside of the cover making per
feet seal against ordinary conditions
When the car is being washed, how
ever. and a powerful stream of water
IL thrown from the hose against the
! edges of the opening, some moisture
might get through so a drain though
is allied which carries off all water
getting by the rubber strip and drains
/ It out through holes at the bottom o1
the troughs,
A similar idea is used to take care
OF water which flows down the win
dow glasses into the wells. These art
all drain'sl SO that no moisture car
seep through 20 damage the interior
lof the body.
The doors on most closed cars over
/ lap the body panels and while tina
> IS the accepted practice. It makes tht
'hoora unpleasentiy conspicuous. II
the new Mitchell Coupe and Sedan
/ the door openings are sunk 50 tina
the doors set flush with the surfac'
! of the body, giving an UNUSUAL.
smooth and trim appearance.
Many nj these features have ueve
been seen before.