. Automotive industries . e windshield and a flap but-toned tight at the base of tonneau windshield. In prac-tice this may have the same objectionable feature as, attimes, the flaps on doors have—that is, moisture collect-ing under the edges and running down in streaks. Iffastened on with cement, this can be overcome and theeffect made very attractive. Occasionally an entire caris covered with imitation Spanish leather, which, whenwell put on, is said to be durable. In the touring, more than other body models, the rearmust balance with the forward end of the car. Thisbody is virtually a contin
. Automotive industries . e windshield and a flap but-toned tight at the base of tonneau windshield. In prac-tice this may have the same objectionable feature as, attimes, the flaps on doors have—that is, moisture collect-ing under the edges and running down in streaks. Iffastened on with cement, this can be overcome and theeffect made very attractive. Occasionally an entire caris covered with imitation Spanish leather, which, whenwell put on, is said to be durable. In the touring, more than other body models, the rearmust balance with the forward end of the car. Thisbody is virtually a continuation of the hood and radiator,and, while a good low top with slanting windshield helpsgreatly on the side appearance, the real test of a well-proportioned design is the three-quarter front view, asthis is the one that emphasizes comparative have had in the past such an extremely rounded sidethat it gave the impression of a barrel ready to roll over, 810 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE April U, 1921. Two methods of locating brake and gear levers in such a way as to facilitate access to drivers seat from theright door. Left, Jackson, right Mercer and then again there has been the bevel edge that is notparallel with the top edge of the body, making the carlook as if it is nosing down. There is less chance ofmaking inharmonious effects with moderately roundedsurfaces, and, for that reason, when experimenting withnew proportions the results are apt to be more satisfac-tory where such surfaces are used. A birds-eye view of the car should always show an un-broken, rounded taper from the dashline back to thecenter of the rear wheel. The straight line of the hoodto radiator should be tangent to this curve. If the dashwidth is narrow, so that a reverse curve must be used,the front has a starved look and shows somethingwanting. On the new runabouts the bottle-neck appear-ance which the extreme reverse curve gives is elimi-nated, for back of the seat these new bodie
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