The Importance of Car Comfort.

NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 6

The Importance of Car Comfort.

Everything for Ease m Travel.

Leg room is an important part of comfort, both for the driver of a car and the passengers. The new 1929 'Whippets have made this a special feature. The lengthened' wheel base allows more roominess; a roominess which the Whippet Manufacturers /have succeeded m turning into comfort. The longer springs at both front and rear of the models, with shock absorbers result m greater driving and riding ease. Wide doors

on all models give easy entrance and exit facilities. Narrow body posts at the windshield assure a wider range of vision, a safety factor of major . i mp o rtance, and one tending to more comforta b 1 c sight-see-ing. *The seating of the 1929 Whippet Models is particularly generous and good, both as to the contours of the seating and springing. The illustration is a picture of the interior of the Whippet Six Sedan, showing its increased spaciousness. In

the five passenger . Coach, which is a first-class family car, although it has no rear doors, the occupants of the rear seats can leave or enter the car without disturbance to those occupying the from seat. The fact that it has no rear doors assures the safety of children occupying the rear seat. In the 2-passenger Roadster, an unusually wide front - seat, tilted to the correct angle gives comfort to three occupants without ■ ■ :§■ . ■ • ■■ . 'uniiiiniiiiMMiiiiHuMiinliiiiiitiiiiiuitliiiuimiiliiiiuHilliiiiimmi i inn n suntnmmHiHHmMunnnnmnimHiinntnnnnnnnnnniinnmiiiiiitininiin

disturbing the driver. There is ample room for all. Shock absorbers and semi-ellipic, chrome . vanadium steel springs, ' self-adjusting shackles, . give a highly effective .springing m the new superior Whippet. Numerous conveniences make . for the comfort of the traveller; robe-rails and pockets are to be found m these new Whippets. Places for travellers' luggage, 7and o.ther details show the •7 careful attention

that has oeen expended to make the Whippet; perfect. The instrument panel . on the • dash 1 board is finished m ivory with * Butler' Silver Bez- . el. "Twl-lite" lighting is another distinct feature which adds to the comfort of night driving. These lamps with Chromium - plated doors , are fitted with double filament bulbs for fixed focus. The upper beam throws a bright light fair down the road for fast driving, and the lower beam throws a ray down

to a snorter distance for use m passing approaching cars. These lamps are controlled by the wonderful "Fingertip" device described m an earlier article. ■•■'■■• The steering wheel is another comfort feature. The oval, section of the wheel is inclined to the driver, so that the hands rest m a natural position on the wheel. Everything for comfort and ease has been, studied m the "Whippet, down to tlie smallest detail. v n nn n nnn Hit nun 'j w mm