The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

President studebaker Corporation.
In discussing the subject of the
trend Of design, production must be
coupled with IT, because the high
standard of the present day Is due
as much to progress in production
methods as 1t is to design. Design
ers must be aided by metallurgists,
chemists and production engineers in
the selections of materials and the
manufacture of motor cars.
The designer or engineer does not
live who singly can make all deci-
sions affecting the creation and pro-
duction Of an automobile, and hence,
large staffs of numerous technicians
are employed by the big mdnufac-
turers to solve engineering and pro-
duction problems. These men OF
the automobile industry have made
remarkable discoveries, inventions,
and application of science in the de-
velopment of combustion engines.
carbon steels, alloy metals, storage
batteries and motor cars generally,
in the past ten years. Their genius
has revolutionized many practices in
;ao steel industry machine shop,
foundry, forge, stamping and paint
trades, and the American motor car
has been the beneficiary.
America Sets World Standard.
The evolution OF ten years has put
the American motor car upon "A pin
nacle that sets the standard Of the
world. At the recent automobile
shows in London and Paris, numer-
Gus American details were quite In
evidence in European cars. Such ac-
cepted things as cast en- bloc mo-
tors, detachable heads, electric start
Ing, battery ignition, etc, are just
being adopted abroad, and addi-
uonal proof Of American leadership
Is found in the increasing preference
our motor cars receive in all foreign
countries, including even the home
markets of European industrial
countries. American motor cars now
rank first in value Of U. S. exports
OF manufactured articles. and half
our exports are to Great Britain and
her dominions.
The popular idea that airplane
production taught our automobile
engineers and manufacturers much
ABOUT engines for motor cars is quite
erroneous. The requirements oi
motors for airplanes are quite diff
ierent from those for autouobiles
Alrplane motors must be very. light
and very powerful, with capacities
ranging from 250-450 horse power
while noise is not considered objec.
tionable.
The Liberty motor, one OF the fin.
81 made, weighed about two pounds
per h. p. developed, but 100 flyinl
hours would wear II out, so that Il
must be rebuilt. There were no new
methods used in the designing, cast
lNk, InTRlnR r11uRhfntnar uA
nHng OF this motor. The first essen
ual IN automobile motors IS durabil
~ and hence they weigh about II
pounds per h. p. is developed. Grea
power Is unnecessary, and hence tn,
range Is from 80 to so n. u, anC
auletness Is imperative, as nobod,
Nouio ride in an automobile with
noisy engine. The manufacturing
e.hoas Just mentioned for airplan,
,oloIs are common practice in tn,
Houlctlon of automobile motors.
o fundamental Requirements.
,H the designing OF a motor car
NO fundamental requirements ar,
,erved, and engineers OF differen
Vhhlque are required. for the chas
~ ana Tor the body. Mechanical ex
iehce IS no more important thar
''sIc appearance, and hence tn,
ss1s ana body must emerge int,
harmonious whole. The appear
80 OF an automobile, especially a
rs BODY and color Of painting, is
u4ct frequently the determIninI
oN' IN a sale, because many per
ans s,n nny automobiles which In thei
~. are good looking, withou
chsoWlhg anything about their me
nlcal design and construction
ipehdenee il in such cases is place,
,prs sne reputation OF the .manufac
dpney ooy engineers have this year pro
niSS some remarkably fine exam
Ia, 9I the coach builders art. Il
IN may be said that they hav