The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
SOME OF The SHOW FEATURES.
MAIN AND GALLERY FLOORS
FULLY OCCUPIED.

Machines OF All Types. Prices ana Corors
on Exhibition I'm Grand Central Palace,
"Details Of the Foreign and American
Automobiles From Many FACTORIES.
On the main and gallery floors Of the Grand
Central Palace are located the spaces oocu-
pied in the auto show by the American and
foreign manufacturers OF the modern power
driven vehicle which has become such a great
factor in the lives of so many persons. Here
oan be seen machines of all types. prices and
colors. brought from many great factories
here and abroad and sh6Wn in public here for
the first time. Among the many exhibits
are those OF the following famous cars:
FORD.
Prominent and as much a sensation as
ever. the little Ford $500 four cylinder run
about Is the star attraction again this year
at the Ford Motor Car Company's exhibit. In
the year that has elapsed it has become a
prime favorite with thousands OF autoists
oil over the country. There we're many
doubling ones at the last show who were
loud in their expressions that Ford could
never make a commercial success OF the.
little wonder. but as IL stands to-day it ia one
Of the browning achievements Of this great
builder Interesting as this exhibit Ia at the
Palace, IL is only a marker to the one at the
EOIu emporium vi DtOduWdgs AuFIb Nub
seeker after something new would certainly
find his pulses quicken by a glance at the
floors packed with these runabouts. 1t is
Castor Plalntin's delight to spring It. on
some unsuspecting customer who liz In doubt
about delivery. II is stated that enough Of
these $500 runabouts will reach New York
within the next two months to comfortably
I'LL all the spaces now allotted for show pur-
poses in the Palace. The Ford people have
also had an eye to business this year, for they
have twenty runabouts on the outside Of the
Palace TO give the final ar gumen to the pros
pective buyer. .t',
MAXWELL.
Looking over the Maxwell exhibit one n nds
that the runabout podel for 1907 differs in
several important points from the 1905 model.
The bore OF the cylinder has been increased
one-half inch and the motor is now conserv-
atively rated at IL horsepower. The
transmission bands instead OF being entirely
OF bronze. as heretofore, are now lined with
cross grained hickory blocks. IL has been
found that these blocks have greater wearing
qualities than the bronze bands and they also
allow the clutch to be engaged much more
gradually than Ia possible with the metal
construction. The compression in the motor
has also been lowered resulting in a smoother
running engine. Another car shown 10 a
runabout whose chassis is similar to thst OF
the above mentioned runabout, the only
difference being in the design Of the body.
II has a body identical with that Of the 1905
~Gentleman's Speedster" and il equipped with
divided seats and turtle rear deck. A light
two cylinder touring car In also displayed in
the booth, which differs only in some minor
details from that OF the 1905 model. IL has
q larger and more luxurious body. The
1910 horsepower four cylinder Maxwell.
which 10 the largest model built at the larry
town plant. also finds a prominent place in the
IL n ---AI l. A--GlzAI ia Nk.e
which won the Deming trophy this year.
RAMBLER.
The Rambler exhibit. following the proce-
dure OF last yearIs sbow. comprises both two
and four cytindersttpee show ing two models
in each class. Model rs, the big one" Of the
line. is a 20 horsepower touring car Of ample
size and imposAng ltnss; Ivy similar to the
1905 Model ID. but provided With the improve
ments incident to a years service.
The two two cylinder show ~cars.are respec-
lively a medium weight touring car and a high
power runabout. Bsth are fitted with the
new Rambler unit power plant. comprising
a double opposed motor. planetary transmits
sion and multiple disc clutch. Integral with
three point support, w AyfexsarkAble feature
OF this equipment ia4haf lhkre-B no moving
part Of the motor Sxposede and evefy part
is entirely accessible from above. A woven
wire dust screen covers. the entire under
portion OF the chassis. The bodies Of these
models are hinged 10 the frame at each side
by means OF a combination hinge and lock.
and by loosening two knurled hand nuts on
either side OF the car the body may be swung
10 the other side. giving free access to the
entire power plant and all iss appurtenances.
pa. WHITE STEAM CARS.
The white steam can To- shown IN two dis
tinct models. a large. roomy, powerful car
known an the Model "a. conaeryatively ratad
at thirty steam horsepower, and a smaller
car. the Model m" rated at twenty steam
horsepower. the latter being quite similar
In It's general construction to the model pro-
duoed during the last season.
The most interesting feature Of the new
.aodels OF the White is a new system Of regu-
iation, whereby there II available under all
uniform degree OF superheetI This means
that whether running mst or slow, c~oasting
or climbing the longest and steepest hill.
the steam will never to an aDpreciable amount
rinse above OF fall below the normal working
pressure Another way Of stating the matter
h that TIE most insxperienGedadriyer can at
all timeS get the rameI power from the car
Increases the efficiency Of the power plant by
10 per cent. y another new feature. The
generator. as formerly. consists Of a single
the water 10 in the upper coils and the steam
In the lower. The rest OF the mechanism will
In previous White models. although improve
ments and refnements In a number OF feat
ures viii be noted, such. for example. as the
position between the rear Of the frame and
one Of the cross braces connecting the sides
The two models. owing TO their difference
CONSTR zion. IN the iarssr.cr model 20