THE NEW ERA SAFETY CAR
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Sir, THE NEW ERA SAFETY CAR
I am an enthusiastic reader of your excellent magazine, own an Aston-Martin sports-car, and am a member of the Automobile Racing Club of America. I enclose a picture of a car which I have just built, with new type of frame, torsion-bar springing of a new adaptation, stainless steel body, new type of joystick steering, engine in rear air-cooled, and an entirely new method for lighting the road, the car and a slot-beam 100 yards ahead, with no glare. This car has many other new features, and I thought it might be of interest to you if you cared to print
a picture of it. It is called the “New Era Safety Car,” and has already stimulated a great deal of interest in this country, and I hope it will influence design generally as to visibility, streamlining, and a low centre of gravity. It should cost £80 to build. I am, Yours etc.,
SAMUEL ELIOT.
Boston, Mass.
U.S.A.