New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Business Vehicles To Be on Shoe IN
Grand Central Palace.

The business vehicle predicted by many 70 be the
leading motor vehicle type within few years. VIII
be well represented at the show of the Automobile
Club of America and the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association, which opens in the
Grand Central Palace tomorrow. While many
makers have Suppied business wagons when OF
dercd. using their regular chassis and simply sub
shutting different body, number OF concerns are
making speciality of business vehicles almost
wholly. and have developed this type that II Is
quite different from the touring type, and well
adapted to the uses for which it is intended
These exhibits Will well repay inspection for the
business vehicle seems destined 20 supplant the
horse in the future. which prophecy, while
often made in the past. did not have the grounds
necessary for its fultiImont that IL has to-day
Friday night will be merchants night. when the
heads Of delivery departments of the big stores and
business houses OF New York will attend by invi-
tatiOn
r. N owen of r. NJ. owen K Co. of no. 1859
Broadway. gave luncheon to number OF his
friends at the Hotel Aston yesterday. About fifty
persons sat down. \ panorama of the REQ car
factory at Lansing was shown. It Will be In the
REQ booth at the automobile show In the Grand
Central Palace. The panorama Is q production or
T. J. Austin. and Will undoubtedly be one of the
chief attractions the show. The is 50 real
istic that could almost believe that ne IS IN
the factory grounds.
That automobile racing finds favor among the
residents of American colonies IS shown by re-
ports from Honolulu. territory Of Hawaii In an
endurance race aro,nd the island of Cuba for a
cup offered by the Hamm- Young Company. OF Homo
lulu the course led over loo miles of extremely
mountainous country roads, and the race proven
difficult for tho contestants. among which We're sev-
cral American cars and two foreigners. The first
Of the three races was by the l5-2o-horsapowcr
Maxwell touring car. owned and driven by Sidney
Y. Jordan. OF Honolulu
During tho period OF the two New Yor, shows
Tho American Locomotive Automobile Company will
flock by itsolf at The Waldorf-AstorIa with two Of
It's three 1905 models OF what is this year 20 be
known as the American Locomotive Motor Car. in
stead of the American Borlet" plain "Berliet
OF the past
The leader Of tha trio Is entirely now, being six
cylinder rated at G0-horsopuwcr. and offered
car remarkable for compactness. lghtness. power
and debility. Il has the same length wheel base
as Tho s0-horscpowcr -FOUR cylinder car. 1-6 inches.
and weighs only 900 pounds moro. The cylinders
are 4 p, inch bore by 5la inch stroke and are
Coupactly grouped 20 give bonnet no longer
than that on many four cylinder The has
direct drive both third and fourth speeds. and
this year the manufacturers hav- taken 20 high
tension magnetic ignition instead OF tho make and
hrcaN. Double chain drive selectiye transmission
the sliding gear type. with four speeds forward
and multipl" disk clutch and dour generous
brakes constitute some of tho other features. With
n fun load OF passengers the ear is capable OF
seventy miles hour average road.