From now on there was nothing
that the boys could not do themselves, and they wanted to be
undisturbed and alone. The putting together of the car was a treat
of which they had long dreamed and they were happy in their work.
The remaining sections were easily laid on 'the "horses" and then
came the bolts and the bracing with piano wire. When brought
together the fifty-four foot long skeleton was in shape much like a
cigar. The main frame was six feet high, tapering to five feet at
each end. In depth the dimensions were the same. The engine rested
on the floor of the middle section and was accessible in all its
parts from that compartment. An elevation of the floor in the
forward part of this section made it possible for one to stand high
enough to have an outlook in all directions through openings in a
hooded elevation that projected above the top of the section.
This hood was of a waterproof silk, coated with powdered aluminum,
that metal being used because of its semi-incombustibility. This
silk also covered the sides of the central compartment, making a
wind-, rain- and waterproof cabin.
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