POPULAR CLOSED CARS
Increased Attention Is Paid To Body Design THE increased popularity of the closed car has resulted m a tremendous amount of attention being- given to it by the coach-builders. •
BODY design has progressed by leaps and bounds during the last two or three years, and the saloon has had devoted to it some of the best brains m the automobile body business. The vogue of the fabric saloon, and. the tendency towards the all metal body by mass production firms, has given a fillip to everything connected with closed coach-work. Indeed, it may be said that the touring car body has been almost neglected, because of the great interest which was centred m the closed car, and similarly there have not been so many new examples lately of all weather productions. For the moment the saloon would seem to "hold the attention of the designers. And m the development of the saloon there is a decided tendency towards giving much more light than has been given m conventional designs hitherto. , Long side windows reaching well to the roof and with the narrowest pillars which can be contrived, seem to be the order of the day. ,T The rear quarters, which, m- some of the previous designs, wore without lights, are now window fitted, and the rear quarter windows are extended right to the edge of the rear seat squab. Also, the area of the rear light has been increased very considerably. Instead of the small inspection window at the rear, long and fairly wide glasses are being used.' , This is a decided step m the right direction, and it enables the driver, provided he is equipped with a good inside roof mirror, to have a wide angle view of the road when reversing or when turning, and adds enormously
to the safety of road usage, both for the individual and the many. Inside lighting also has been improved and saloons are now so well lighted artificially that the business man can conveniently read his papers or his correspondence m his car at any time of day or night. But inside lighting must be arranged to give no glare, such as will affect the driver's view of the road, and the lamps, roof or corner should be so shaded that the light is thown back, and not ; on to the screen. Similarly with the increased size of the rear comes the danger of glare of the headlamps of the following car being sent back by the screen, and m all cases it is necessary that the driver should have the means of quickly closing the blind of the rear window to prevent this glare interfering with his driving vision. These things are being carefully considered by the designers and users of closed cars, and rapid improvement is being made m all, directions connected with the day of artificial lighting of saloons, so that m the most modern of these vehicles there is all the security and comfort as regards lighting which these vehicles and. thenusers undoubtedly deserve.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 15
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509POPULAR CLOSED CARS NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 15
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