Fig. 97. plans for the automobile truck
To make the body or box, cut out two strips of wood ¹⁄₄ inch thick and make one 2 inches wide and the other 2¹⁄₂ inches wide and 4¹⁄₂ inches long for the front and back, and two strips of wood 2 inches wide and 6³⁄₄ inches long for the sides. Nail one of the short strips on the bottom close up to the seat and the blocks of wood it rests on and nail the side strips on the bottom.
Next round off the lower edge of the short board that is left; set it in between the ends of the sideboards and drive a brad through each of the sideboards and into the tail-board near the bottom; this brings the tail-board so that it can be closed up or let down as the side view at [B] shows.
Saw off two ³⁄₄ inch square blocks and have both of them just a shade over 4¹⁄₂ inches long and these are for the axles. Nail one fast near the rear of the bottom 2 inches from the back end, and nail the other one fast to the front of the bottom 1 inch from the end.
Fig. 97d. the automobile truck ready to run
Make a hood out of a block of wood 1³⁄₄ inches wide and long and 2 inches high and bevel off the top as shown at [C]; nail this to the bottom in front as shown in the top and side views. For the steering wheel saw out a wheel ¹⁄₄ inch thick and 1¹⁄₂ inches in diameter.
The last thing to do is to saw out four wheels ¹⁄₄ inch thick and 2³⁄₄ inches in diameter; drill a ¹⁄₈ inch hole in the exact center of each wheel and screw it on the end of the axle with a 1 inch long, round head, wood screw. Paint the automobile a bright red when it will look like [D] and run like a fire engine.
How to Make a Swell Coaster.
—This is a practical toy that every little tot will like immensely. It is just as simple as the automobile but it must be made very much stronger.