Evening star., 1907-11-03
BIG AUTO SHOW NOW ON
MORE THAN 200 OF LATEST
MODELS ON DISPLAY.
They Range ALI the Way From a
Thousand or So Up to
$4,000.

! NEW YORK. November 2 1907
When the doors of Madison Square Gar
| den are thrown open tonight for the
eighth national automobile show under
| the auspices of the Association of Ii
censed Automobile Manufacturers the
motor-interested public will have the
pleasure of looking over more than go
| different models of the very latest and
! finest creations In American automobile
| designs.
i tie CLASS of cars costing less than
S-''" there Will be more than half dozan
curing cars seating four or five passen-
seis' IN this group are two with plane-
'S 'iahsHllssion. the Cadillac ami the
WI 'Hefh' the rest have sliding trnnsmIs-
'i'Hs lheY are all water-coolad excent
| 'He rankin. and they are all four-cylin
uer cars except the Elmore, which ia q
! I"o-cycle two-cyIinder touring car of oi
horsepower.
IN the next group. comprising cars
costing less than $1,000 there will he
.ouliu t a very fine array of ffve-s .ated
touflng cars, ranging In horsanouar
from 2S to 30 All of these rraabf,,et
nave sliding transmission and tumn snarl,
Isnltlon' the majority of them have mag
hetos as well as batteries In the eroun
WI WI De found the Elmore. Franklin Ca
3 L
Detroit Knox. CorbIn. Auto-car, Selden
and OldsmobiIe e
IN the group of cars costing less than
9''"n there are about dozen models
ranging In price from 5000 to $3.50
IheV are all five-seatars except the
Northern and the Haynes. which ara
seVen-seaters All of them have mag
netos except the Stevens -Durvea and the
Northern' and they are all jump spark
except the Columbia and the Studebakar
which have make and break
Some Big Ones Here.
In the group of cars costing between
$1,000 and $1,000 there are a dozen seven
seaters ranging in horsepower from 20
to 90. and all with very long wheel base
They are all jump spark ignition exceot
the Studebaker. which has make and
break, and they are all water-cooled ex-
&c pt the Franklin
IN the group of cars costing between
10000 and 5000 there are half dozen
seVen-seaters with very long wheel base
ana horsepower ranging between 40 and
40 They are all Water-cooled and slid |
ing transmissons. and all have jump
spark ignition except the Matheson. which |
has make and break. They all have mag
netos and batteries. and all have four
speeds forward except the Pierce, which |
has three.
In the group of big seven-seated tour
there are nearly a dozen different models |
with most luxurious bodies, both touring |
ana limousine. The engines in these cars |
are all very powerful. with cylinder bore !
and stroke of more than five inches. They |
are all Water-Cooled and have very long |
wheel bases. and all have sliding trans |
mission except the Columbia which has |
electric transmission. The Thomas In |
this group has horsepower of ~. and |
the engine is 512 by Oh. The Stearns In |
fc ale l,i.
car, being rated by the A. L. A. NJ. rating |
at 693
Another very interesting group of cars
is that Of the two and three seated run
abouts, ranging in price. from s1.75o to
$4,000. This group includes the f. anklin
at $3.50 with 16-horsepower engine; the
Studebaker at $500. with 81 horsepower
the Columbia at $1,000, with q horse |
power: the Oldsmobile, $3.50 with 80
horsepower: Peerless. $4,000 81 horse |
power; Northern, $1,000, "a horsepower;
Autocar at $500, l. hors power; Auto |
car, 81. $50, 30 horsepower; C4dl &C. !
5000. % horsepower; Packard. $l,2Uo |
with 80 horsepower; Knox, $500, with |
30 horsepower.
There will also be fine display of folr-
seated runabouts or Toy -tonneaus'' |
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000.
A Score of Limousines.
Persons who are interested in !imous- !
ines will have a splendid choice of nearly |
a score of modes. About half of them
are tive-seated and the other half are |
seven-seaters. They range in price all
the way from the 24-hOrsepower North |
erns. to the 40 horsepower Matheson, list |
ed at $500
Persons who are interested In six |
cylinder cars will find more than a |
dozen very pretty models ranging in |
price from $3.50 to $1,000 and provided |
with all manner Of magnificent touring |
and limousine bodies, and also a great
variety of siX-cylinder runabouts, some |
holding only two passengers and some |
four. In the list of licensed makers who |
are turning out six-cylinder models are |
the Franklin. Thomas. Stearns. Peerless. |
Oldsmobile, Stevens-Duryea. Pierce and |
WintOn.
In addition to these gasoline pleasure |
cars. visitors Will find In a smaller ~alon |
apart from the main exhibition hall. |
great variety of very beautiful electric |
victoria phaetons coupes, ruaabouts, |
landaulets, broughams, hansoms. etc. In |
the basement the electric vehicle in |
great prOfusion OF sizes, will b. shown |
and in the galleries thern will b. prob |
ably the most interesting exhibition of |
automobile accessories and clothing ever |
brought together in this country.