EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE PRACTICE COMPARED

MAURICE OLLEY

doi:10.4271/210054

1921-01-01

EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE PRACTICE COMPARED 210054

The paper surveys the differences between American and European conditions in the automotive industry and then considers briefly the reasons for them. The governing conditions are stated and their effects are traced.

The subjects discussed include motorcycles and small cars, road conditions, car idiosyncracies, selling conditions in Europe, and a comparison of design in general. The differences of practice are stated and commented upon. Six specific points are emphasized in the summary.

The author states that the outlook for American cars the world over is seemingly good. In recent American designs, equal compression - volumes are often assured by machining the heads; six-cylinder crankshafts have seven bearings and are finished all over in the circular grinding machine; pressure lubrication is used for all moving parts of the engine; and in all ways the highest practice is aimed at. America is trying to improve the quality without increasing the cost. It appears that it only remains for America to produce cars strictly suitable for European conditions.

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