The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-12

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Like those OF many other factories, the
Pope Hartford designers are paying
especial attention to closed cars
A story about the light car race at
Savannah which was told by w. M
billiard, the driver OF the Lancta car:
when he returned with the "Lampo
that Hlliard lost his extra tires from
the rear track during the second zap
OF the race. Neither he nor Frank
Ttrobel, the mechanic, knew that this
had happened and billiard went serene
ly on for the remaining Is ROUNDS OF
the race without any supply OF extra
emergency breakdown. Hao the driver
known that he had no extra tires he
would have stopped or driven more
slowly but 1t proved to be case wheTe
which stayed with the "Lampo' pre-
vented any unpleasant results.
The development OF the automobile
industry has been so remarkable In It's
rapidity that oen Is apt to wonder
where its future advances are to De
made.
From the conception to It's present
perfection the evolution OF the automo-
bile has occupied scarcely decade
The capitalization Of type has been
idPio anu -
The varieties of cars today seem at
first glance to cover every need.
There Is the heavy tremendously
powerful car for extended touring.
There is the medium sized, medium
priced car for less ambitious travel.
There is the low priced car that Is In
tended to appeal to the masses-a car
that is essentially for commercial and
| limited road use.
Between the three classes the gulf is
l.. n gAt
successfully bridged 1t. Yet does II
not seem logical to suppose some one
Will?
why should not small car as well
made. as well finished as the best sup
ply an obvious need?
Would not II occupy the same rela.
ton to the heavy touring car and
| limousine, as the light cob does to
the heavy harness horse?
Would II not be used by the owner
| of high grade car, as matter OF SEN
sible economy. az well as by the motor;
list OF moderate means who is offended
| by the grossness OF the many cheap
cars?
/ There are some who are working
along these lines and the promise Is
| that they will succeed
| II Is in line with the recent tendency
In Europe, whore tire expense has de-
manded reimbursement OF the old con-
ditions.
The most conspicuous example in this
country Is the recent announcement OF
Charles +. Herreshof. who Is putting
out car on just these lines.
The automobile industry Will watch
Its advent with the koenest interest.
The famous Chalmers Detroit Forty
BluCbird has scored another victory In
! California. where II has for some
months been taking advantage OF every
possibility TO get into races
Driven by Bert Dingley, the We'll
| known California driver, on Dec. the
! Bluebird defeated all other entries In
( the hill climb at Riverside. Cal The
distance was oen mile and an eighth
and the Bluebird covered II In l minute
and, 90 seconds.
This is the same car which, on Sept.
| 2S at Fresno, Cal, broke the PACING
coast record for stock cars on one,
mile circular track. The car negotiated
minutes 40 seconds making one lap or
the course In one minute nat
The Chalmers Detroit 80" car which
Travelled eos miles a day for 100 con-
secutive days between Aug 3 and Nov.
been shipped from the factory AZ De-
troit TO Carl IT, Page ~ Co, Chalmers
Detroit dealers in New York city,
The Double Century car VIII be
purposes and 10 show TO prospective
buyers the action OF the car after It's
long Journey.
On Thursday evening. Nov. 10. at the
Motor club, London. England, occurred
the annual banquet siven by Perry.
Thornton schreiber TO the Ford deal
ers OF Great Britain. Perry, Thornton
Schneider are the Ford representa-
tives for. Great Britain. and the ban.
which the Ford Motor Co. had a large
exhibit