The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-31
OWING = RACING : COLE :: BOXING :: ATHLETICS
ENCLOSED CARS FEATURES
FOR AUTOMOBILE BUYERS
Have Lower Power for City Use and Are Not So Costly
Gasolene-EIectric Machine Attracting Attention.
Lyttle Joles Police

A large and enthusiastic crowd at
tended the automobile show last night
IN the Dupont garage and as the week
advances more and more interest is be-
ing manifested in the superb c0llec-
ton OF cars.
The first three days Of the show have
been brimful of enthusiasm and plenty
Of business. and all the exhibitors are
delighted with the results already
achieved.
The inClOsed cars are among the in
teresting features OF the show. year
ago limousine was an exception.
while this time they are 10 be found
"a nearly every exhibit Another ten
denCy is 10 lower the power. the aver
age now being about 30-hOrsepOw-
cr, on the theory that a closed car is
only intended for city use, and therefore
| IT Is unnecessary and costly 10 make the
horsepower too great.
Change in Size
Another thing noticed in this connec-
ton was that where a year ago the
makers all made their biggest cars
limousines. this time they use "A smaller
/ type. making the large car the seven
passenger rig. in Jhis latter machine
/ there also is a noticeable increase. the
general tendency being TO make the ex-
ira seats ia the tOnneau On the arm
chair principle.
Commenting on the big strides made
by the builders of electric vehicles. an
exhibitor who features eIectrics in his
exhibit said. IN All that pertains 10
the comfort OF Lae occupants, as well
as In the manner In which both The
fitting and finish aEc executed. il is evil
FaH l|aa 81.
ahat the carriage maker had stopped far
short OF the aLLaiuaDle and had no diui-
Guilty In greatly surprising him-a res
peet In which they also anticipated the
! body builder OF the gasOlene car. al
4 though the latter has since come abreast
OF them. there being little 10 choose be-
{ tween the appointments OF the up-tO-
Qate limousine or other luciosed type
{ ot body, and the smart electric vehicle
T A noticeable feature is the extent 10
which the evolution OF the up-JO-date
i gasolene car has aided the builder or
the electric. the latter having been able
T 10 adopt many Of the innovations in
troduced primarily as constructional
: features Of the 5asolene car
GasOlene-ElectIic Machine.
/ one Of the sensations OF the show is
q gasolene-electric automobile. II is a
Columbia and the motor Is OF the stand
ard r0ur-cylinder vertical type employed
/ on Columbia cars, with the difference
( that the hywheel has been displaced by
/ the generator IN direct connection with
4 the crankshaft OF the motor and hardly
I occupying more space than the wheel
which 81 displaces. Immediately behind
I the generator the motor Is placed.
! though there is no mechanical CJuncC-
/ ton between the two on any but the
, high speed. when the craullshaft OF the
/ motor and the PROPELLER shaft terminal
Z g. e Ha.aH.
I coupled and bah the dynamo aud motor
I run dead The low speeds. 1f which
I there are five forward ana a reverse.
are all provided by means Of "a small
I lever similar 10 the controller handle on
I street railway cars,
/ On exhibition az the stand OF the Pope
/ Automobile Company Is "a cOmprehen-
/ sive list of models from the various
/ Pope factories, comprising Pope Way-
{ erly eIrcJrics P0pe-TOladO. Pope-Hart-