The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
TORPEDO BODY FOR
new WINTON CAR
H. L. Owesney, Coast Manager,
Has Received Specifications
Of the Latest Creation
First of the New Models Will
Shortly Arrive in San
Francisco
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

BY X. X. IL 6OM M MEDlEU
The striving for something original
among the foreign automobile manu-
facturers has developed what is known
as the torpedo body. This new body
gives the appearance of boat on land
1t is built in touring cars of the close
coupled order and runabouts, being q
thoroughly incased vehicle only the
heads of the occupants being visible,
there being high doors to the front seat
as well as to the tonneau.
This style of vehicle has suddenly
come into vogue In England and is now
making its appearance in New York.
San Francisco will shortly see one of
these new bodies. H. L. Owesney, coast
manager of the Winton motor car
riage interests, has received a design
and specifications of six cylinder 4S
horsepower Winton with this new
body.
The car will arrive within the next.
two weeks. He has already received
several conditional orders from enthu-
siasts who wish one of the new model
if 1t comes up to their expectations
It has long been e settled conviction
with many people that the automobile
.;.---- would. in few
Chalmers Car years: supplant the
for Japanese Would now @ Seem. n
judging by let
ter received here Monday from the
New York representatives of the Chal-
merS-Detroit motor company, that the
picturesque jinricksha is also doomed
for the little brown men have taken
to the automobile asr readily as they
have adopted almost every western in
vention.
Among the Japanese businessmen
who arrived in this city a short time
T. -
greatest men in Japan. The baron
has placed his order for a Chalmers
limousine, which will go back with him
San Francisco by the Pioneer automo-
bile company not later than November
80. The baron will probably do some
after which the local agency will lend
its assistance in shipping the car to
Japan.
c. s. Richardson, manager of the
Reliance automobile company, stated
Manager Tells gard to the Knox
!. OF Nno1 cars New Englan d
highest grade materials obtainabie, and
a design that has stood the test of
years, are the secrets of Knox con-
of the Knox factory, is also the home
of the most skilled mechanics. and the
automobile builders pay the highest
wage wages to OBTAIN the hem, most skillful Of
proved to be of the best. For the last
three years all the cars turned out by
the Knox factory have been sold in
the east. Since our demonstration has
been on the streets the motoring public
has had the first opportunity in that
length of time to investigate Knox.
construction and all that goes to make
up the up to date motor car
Following out the well established
custom of eastern manufacturers of
.s.---------------.:. au1omooiies N
Hold Meeting Managers s y for Athe the
purpose of outlin-
ing the policies for marketing the out
put of thousands of cars now manufac-
tured in the United States, the Ford
factory recently held meeting of the
agents and factory managers of this
well known car in Detroit.
Speaking of the meeting and its re-
suits. w. l.. Hughson, president of the
Standard motor car company of San
Francisco, said:
'It is safe to say that no automo-
bile sales organization in the country
manifests finer spirit of enthusiasm
than the Ford motor company of De-
troit. This was splendidly illustrated
by an enthusiastic meeting in that city
from November 1 to 8 of the Ford
branch managers, who got together for
periences
Representing, as they do, practically
every automobile center in the country,
these branch managers were naturally
in a position to dispense information
of the most accurate and interesting
character in regard to the industry as
a whole; and their reports were of the
most gratifying and enthusiastic char
act6r.
"The reports for 1909 showed an in
crease Of go per cent over the preced-
ing year and every indication is for
an even greater business for 1910. 30.-
900 cars being scheduled for produc-
ton next season..
A beautiful oil painting of a Speed
well car has been completed in Dayton
s.. and is now on ex-
n-,-.,. hibition in that
flne f1nng city. A copy of
or Speeaweh the picture will
reach the local
agent. L. V. Lynch in few days, and
may be seen at his headquarters.
The model taken was the first 1910