PARIS MOTOR SHOW

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3706, 20 October 1927, Page 4

PARIS MOTOR SHOW

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. NEW FORM OF SUSPENSION. PARIS, Oct. 5. A new form of suspension without an axle and with each wheel individually sprung, enabling the car literally to “iron out” pot-holes, is a technical surprise of the Paris motor show. It is claimed that the car remains on an even keel on the roughest road, while it is practically “skidproof.” Several types have been exhibited, indicating that French makers seriously believe that the new idea will make wheels absorb most road shocks without transferring them to the remainder of the car, thus lengthening the life of the chassis and coachwork. Another innovation is found in the front wheels of several new cars. The wheels are individually steered from the steering box instead of one steering the other by means of a tie rod. The design-is intended to eliminate wheel wobble and to ease steering, at high speed and to minimise the risks of dangerous front wheel skids. SALOON CAR TRIUMPH. The saloon car marks the grave of the open tourer as far as Europe is concerned. Makers have eliminated the clumsy luggage grid and replaced it with neat trunks,; incorporated in the coachwork, and painted to harmonise with the car’s colour 'Scheme. It is fitted where it will obtain the benefit of the rear springs.’ Many closed bodies resemble glass rooms on wheels go near are they to the ground. Makers have dispensed with running boards, because one is able to step into the car from the pavement without, raising the feet. The majority of closed cars have low, rakish outlines, covered with a variety of fabrics. ■ . Among the novelties of the show is the system of locking the entire car with a turn-key to the door of the dickey, resulting in the spare wheels, engine, toolbox and even the radiator cap and mascot being safe from pilfering.