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This paper defines passenger car package development as pertaining to: Wheelbase Width, overall Interior and seating dimensions Mechanical means for propulsion Height, overall Legal restrictions Length overall Science is defined and package development is related to characteristics of passengers such as economic status, family size, use of vehicles etc. Twelve charts and illustrations present these factors and the development of a hypothetical passenger car based upon statistical averages. The difference between such a package and the popular cars of today are pointed out. The conclusion is drawn that passenger car package development is a science, involving many complex variables including: Consumer analysis Engineering Styling Manufacturing Pricing Merchandising and timing

From mohair plush to woolens, to patterns and now synthetics - that's the growth of automotive fabrics. The 1956 models have gig-finished woolen system broadcloths, tweeds made with spun yarns, Jacquards with spun and filaments, dobby patterns on both woolen and worsted systems and a wide use of boucle or novelty yarns. Fabric designing has become a highly specialized art, attuned always to the stylists' demands. Abrasion, dye stability and light fastness, durability, shrinkage and stretch, cost, spotting and water repellency are all important factors. Where physical requirements are about the same from all automobile manufacturers, they greatly vary in interpretations of results. Where do we go from here? There are synthetics yet untried; some may be blended with natural fibers. By taking the textile supplier more into their confidence, automobile builders would help chart the course ahead.

The limitations which must be considered in answering this question will be related to certain inflexible dimensions concerning the human anatomy and its relation to vehicular construction, as well as the basic requirements of automotive design principles. “HOW LOW IS LOW” is a rather abstract question, and to explore its ramifications in the most graphic manner, I have divided this discussion into three basic parts. The first part will be an exposition of the evolution, trends and governing factors which will cause tomorrow's car to be lower than present production. In the second part we will attempt to forecast a range in which the minimum low will actually be. To do this we will consider the inflexible human anatomy as the absolute dictator in establishment of the minimum low. The third part will deal with the engineering and design features that will have to be incorporated when lower cars appear on the market.

This paper is a survey of the gear materials utilized in Automatic Transmissions by the major manufacturers of such transmissions. In conjunction with the material usage survey, consideration is given to the raw material form, heat treatment and final physical properties. The major problems of gear manufacture and some future developments in process methods are discussed. The paper brings out the fact that there is no uniformity in materials or methods used by all manufacturers, but each manufacturer has developed his own process, because of the particular design of transmission, the availability of equipment and materials or previous manufacturing processes.