APRIL 7TH, 1906,

THE AUTOCAR B 3ournal publisbeb in tbe interests of tbc mccbnntcall\? propelleb roab carriage.

EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER.

No. ~46. VoL. XVI.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1906.

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THE AUTOCAR.

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( Notes. About Screens. It is evident trom the number of enquiries we are now receiving about screens that a very great deal ot interest is bemg taken in these ve ry comtortable, an<l, in the main, most desirable additions to a motor car. At first, cars were so slo ll' that it did not much matter whether they had a dashboard, still less a dashboard screen. Subsequently, when they went a little faster, the speed seemed so high that the majority ol motorists were kept warm by a sense of surprised exhilaration. Ho,rever, this stage has been passed, inasmuch as cars are faster, and motorists have begun to recognise that they would often enjoy their drives more if they were better protected from the effects of an exceedingly cold head wind, driving rain, and dust. Now, a glass screen is absolutely satisfactory as a wind guard and a dust shield, but it is not always entirely satisfactory in mist, rain, or snow. We shall show that even in wet it is, i£ properly designed and made. infinitely better than no shield at all.

It is urged by some that screens are effeminate-that they keep the fresh air of heaven from playing on the face of the motorist and from entering his lungs. For a man who spends his life in the open almost entirely, screens are generally unnecessary, but there are many 11·ho can only enjoy their motoring after a more or less sedentary week, and this section of the automobile world, at any rate, appreciates the screen. Then, again. there are many ladies who a.re not sufficiently hardy to stand long drives in cold weather in an open car. There is a great difference between sitting in a stuffy railway carriage or brougham and riding in a motor car merely protected by a weather screen. In the last case, while one is sheltered from the direct current of air, one is in the open the whole time, and there is no doubt that plenty of fresh air is available, but the tremendous rush of wind by the ears and the chilling effect upon the occupants of the car of passing through the fli r at a high velocity is modified, and, while there is p lenty of air, there is a great deal less wind--

distinction 1rith a very great difference. omfort on a Car. As many people have not tried screens, we may say that those who suffer from cold in an open car are usually perfectly comfortable behind a screen with the same clothing, while those who find it necessary to wear heavy clothes to keep warm can do with much lighter coats and wrappings when protected by a screen. H owever, our intention is not so much to discuss the advantages of screens as to point out that if certain essential features are not embodied the screen is more of a nuisance than it is worth. In the first place, ire regard fixed screens as dangerous. By fixed screens we mean screens which cannot be folded up or down so far as the top half is concerned, as this simply means that sooner or later the driver will be out in particularly heavy rain, mist, or snow, and will not be able to see ll'he re he is going. It may be urged that he can lean out of the car sidewise and see his. course, but people who talk like this have probabl) not tried to carry the manceuvre out for any length or time. Then the screen should be wide enough. Narrow scrE.ens are a great nuisance, because the frame cuts off the driver's view in a very baffling ,rn.y. We have seen some cars with ridiculously narrow screens, the screen being actually narrower than thE' dashboard.

Then, as to the method by which the screen folds. there are several different arrangements, all of which have their strong points. The most general is the folding d011 n forward of the top half, and this i. one of the smartest forms if the screen is made of