Figs. 378-385.—Patterns for the Automobile Touring-car.
Before going any further with the construction of the automobile
Fig. 386.
Test the Machine, to be sure that it is in perfect running order. Wind up the main-spring, pressing a finger against one of the wheels to hold it in check until you are ready to start the machine. When properly made, the clockwork automobile should run a distance of from twenty to twenty-five feet upon a wooden floor, while about three-quarters of that distance should be covered upon a floor with a fairly smooth carpet.
The Cardboard Sides and other details of the automobile should now be made. The pattern for these have been so shown in [Figs. 378-385] that they can easily be laid out to the proper shape and size by means of the process of enlarging by squares described on page [110], Chapter VIII. White cardboard should be used upon which to draw these pieces, and the thinner it is the easier you will find it to work with.