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416 ILLUSTRATED WORLD
A Classy Model with
Disc Wheels and
Tonneau Windshield
sell his car with an extra spare tire; later
he gave a tire and a rim, but forgot to
arrange a place to carry it. The Pathfinder
has solved this difficulty in a way
to please the artistic, and also the practical.
The solving of the problem somewhat
changes the appearance of the car,
but to its advantage,
and leaves a neater,
cleaner and
smoother appearance.
The spare
wheel is completely
concealed in a revolving
tire rack on
the back of the car.
This rack is part of
the car itself, and is
Another Idea in Spare Wheel Compartment
not merely attached. Both the wheels
and the top disappear in the back of the
car, in their separate compartments, and
are completely protected from accidents
and dirt.
Other cars have places built on specially
for wheels, but the Pathfinder
seems to be the most satisfactory.
The Stutz raceabout
screws the tire into a recess
built in the back. Another car
has a store room on the
back for both
wheels.
tools and spare
Last year, as far as interior
finish was concerned,
we thought we were merely
lucky American
citizens. Interior
decorators started
specializing on interior
decorating
of automobiles.
But this year they
have more than
started, and we
have suddenly bec
o m e presidents,
czars, and potentates,
and have
ceased to be bewildered
at the perfection
of the interior
finish. In
some cases the ceilings of the cars are
paneled with the rarest woods, and the
perfect harmony of the velvet, tapestry,
and brocade upholstery, combined with
the outside finish, makes one think "let
me just sit back and rest—a master hand
has already perfected this color schemethere
is nothing that
I can do to improve
it."
Vanity cases,
smoking sets, writing
desks, first aid
outfits, are all cleverly
concealed in
their appropriate
places in the tonneau,
and even the
robes over the rail match to perfection
the upholstery. One make of limousine
is even equipped with a dictaphone.
When the occupants in the tonneau
merely press a little button, the chauffeur
hears everything said there, without the
use of a speaking tube.
A Pathfinder Limousine