Simms's work extended into magnetos, including collaboration with Bosch and manufacturing in England. Factory facilities in New Jersey also appear in the account of his industrial ventures. His interest in military vehicles was connected to a wider ambition to make cars affordable. Bulk armed-forces orders could lower manufacturing costs and train more people to drive. Those experienced drivers would then be familiar with cars when the technology became accessible to a larger civilian market.
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Simms linked military orders to a larger civilian car market
Military vehicle orders offered Simms a route to cheaper production and a population more familiar with driving.