The types of coachwork which are rapidly increasing 'in p4pularity
to-day are those known as the sportsman's cow:ie and the sunshine 'saloon. I have previously referred to the
sportsman's. coupe „and to- several- new models-which have recently been brought out and at new prices. There are various types of sun saloon. For instance, in one which is adopted by the Swift Conn-Amy, two portions of the root slid_baok- when, it is desired-to get more air, sun, and .views In Other- forins the Whole of the roof is made so that it can be wound back, with automatic folding, by, means of a handle. Such a body is • made by salmons and Sons, the cOaddinilders,-. ands called the- " Tickforil." This coachwork has been on the market for some little time now, and has proved its worth. The Austin Company, for example, have adopted it on a 16 h.p. 6-cylinder model, and one of these cars was on public view for the first time at Messrs. Bootee ninth annual motor show, recently held at Maidstone. The Singer Sunshine saloon made its appearance at Olympia last year. In a fairly extensive correspondence frinn those interested in motoring from many parts of the world, I have received from time to time inquiries as to the reliability Of such bodies. It will, therefore, be of interest to state that the Singer. Company report that the head of' the car was raised and lowered over three thousand tunes during the show at Olympia, and another thousand times at the Scottish show. The car was then used for demonstration work, covering a large mileage, and it is reckoned that the head has been worked over five thousand times and that the Mechanism is `in good order. ' Under normal conditiona this amount of raising and lowering of the roof. is -equivalentto about ten years' life. I think the sunshine saloon will increase in popularity this year.
YOUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT.
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