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TAXICAB-BODY CONSTRUCTION
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Abstract
The author states briefly the phenomenal growth of taxicab usage and consequent demand for this type of motor vehicle, mentioned the differences in body requirements for taxicabs as compared with those of passenger cars, and describes the methods used to secure durability in taxicab-body construction to discount the severe service to which the body is subjected.
Tabular data are presented and comments made regarding the woods that are suitable for body framework, and the methods of joining frame members and reinforcing frame joints are outlined. The desirable types of roof and the factors that influence design are discussed at some length, illustrations being presented also, and minor considerations, such as types of hardware, dash and instrument-boards, are included. A brief summary states present conditions, and a bibliographical list is appended of informative publications relating to the subject.
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BERSIE, H., "TAXICAB-BODY CONSTRUCTIONAlso In
References
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- Notes Bearing on the Use of Ash in Airplane Construction Forest Products Laboratory July 19 1918
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