CHEAP CAR PLAN.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LVI, Issue 40, 21 May 1935, Page 2

CHEAP CAR PLAN.

MINIMUM OP EQUIPMENT,

There was much talk at the Berlin show of the possibility of producing a really cheap small car to appeal to the masses. As this idea emanates from Hitler himself it is being given very serious attention, and one suggestion is that such a car should be of a very simple type, with the minimum of equipment, but so designed that it can be improved by the owner himself as his finances allow. Thus the bare car might consist of little more than the chassis and body shell, with, of course, the lamps and other fittings required to be carried by law.

Seats might be of a rudimentary nature, but so designed that they could be improved by the fitting of more comfortable cushions and squabs. This should be feasible with a seat frame of tubular construction, which at first might be supplied with a simple cushion and squab of hammock type, these to be jettisoned later on when the owner is willing to pay for a more comfortable cushion and squab.

Again, no starter would be fitted at first, the starting handle alone being provided. A starter motor,, so designed that it could be fitted and connected up very simply, would be available as an extra to be fitted at any time when the owner could afford it. Luggage accommodation, too, and a spare wheel and tyre would also be available as extras, the original design having provision for easy fitting; The idea is interesting, although whether it is practicable is a different matter.