The sun., 1910-01-09
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

AUTOMOBILE NOTES.
With the many new. designs in automobile
body construction seen al the Palace show and
| In the showroOms along Automobile row II mlxhi
have been thought that the last word had been
| spoken In body building. While there Is a wide
| divergence IN styles and sizes. with special de-
| signs OF various makers showing special advan-
! tages. II remained for the Rainier Motor Com
! pany to evolve a touring body combining all
| the advantages and epitomlzing the style OF
| present day tendencies.
There was placed on exhibition In the Rainier
! showrooms. at Broadway and sixty fourth street
yesterday an enclosed touring car possessing
| the attractive lines OF the new torpedo type OF
| body and a. the same time giving all the rOoml-
| ness. elegance and comfort OF a high grade tour
| Ing car OF conventional lines. Side doors give
entrance TO the front seats as well as the ton
neau, and the latter instead OF being cramped has
oO%torSSabls seSsins c.pssei,y s for nys; We .,,u,..
and baby tonnesu cars are also on exhiOlsion
and have created 5n much Admirins Interest The
Rainier stock car that won the $4,000 Atlanta
gold trophy IN the worlds record time OF 200
sales of the new Rambler In New York and
vicinity. as well as throughout the country. were
three tinles greater during the last three months
Of 1909 than during any corresponding period in
This lniOTmauon has isst been announced by
n ~ hEsndt nannsger o. the Esmoler Automo;
| the excIusive Rambler exhibit nov being held In
ssse Tss o hs Se% Sss IL s Scrs
in 1908 sTceedsS those in 1901 BY 50 per cent
In the recent one month Commercial Motor Car
eS%SsanSS% sSe emp es s me % Cl1S ,,ST o.
triumph. Tho Saurer truck equipped With the
four events in which IL entered bes ing . neld Of
eleven con testant Is In one Of these and repeating
,sos Essh trncS Il " the contest s SSs osnTsa 70
run nine ~ three miles day on o hxed schedule
Ss sursr n, Un vss sa iosl
events. but also received the gold medal offered
r presen ser Ted by the Minister Of PuSilc Works
Throughout the cont this truck did not once
sS6STs pSs rules SeaareS s use o. SPee FORMS Of
fuel at different periods of the econtest-gasolene.
trucks notaSle performance is due 70 the mag
netO which enabled the motor TO IRE properly
alsicns
OF the independent exhibits shown in the
various salesrOoms on Broadway by concerns
not Identified with either the Licensed Ass0ctA-
sa SssocIS ton. that Of the new Houp, ear has al.
trAeted a great deal Of attention. IL was ex-
iSrSducsion Tss% & to the pSbe last % summer. % but
was delayed for more than SIX months In order
70 ocompIete the most exhaustive tests. Montague
Roberts has done nothing since midsummer but
drive the early models over the country seeking
order 70 subject the car 70 the severest road
strains possible. This has continued without
show It's entire ne OF 90 horse power four cylinder
cars -
rooms at sixty eighth street and broadway that
gives good ldea OF the power and strength OF
touring type and 10Y tonnesu and the limousine
and Iandsuiet. Later in the week it is expected
shown BESIDES the actual cars displayed there
Is also Interesting exhibit OF parts Of the sir
sSnS The se pSorous sesss mat a0 he four
cylinder car has completed. The nrst slx cylinder
car Is expected on broadway In March
Announcement was made Las, week OF the
psnv %scs viii shortly fS SroGSce so cars % g.
known as she Belmont I'D 4. L, Kuil OF New
ccTn Srs The line iScISdes tocTinS g car. I 10Y oy ton
neau and -Hah- Rah runabout.H also With the
100 inches. >cectlve type transmission full noat
ing rear axle; dual yste:n Of ignition. using
ls OF the MERCEDES type and the chassis runs on
AZ the New Hsvcn factory the present capacity
Is one car day ard win Re Increased to two q
day during February and March. ,. Il. oDrien. |
well known In manufacturing circles, has charge |
OF the construction department The new Hel- |
mont 80 viii not & 9s shS%n % at % either Sd 'hs auto,
that the company Is too busy getting Its 1910
output under way.
One Of the features OF the 1910 Detroit Electric
models shown a. the Garden Is the powerful
ends OF the countershsft that transmits the power
from the motor % the driving wheels. The |
Anderson Carriage Com pany submitted the brake |
TO numbe OF unique tests before deciding on |
Us adoption for the 1910 cars. One Of the tests |
were set up az that angle and the car drawn up |
on them. with man u the opeEator's seat. The |
brake was set and held the car on the steep slope
The eountsrshAit brake is unique in It's opera.
ton. The driver OF the cut on the current
from the motor and set the brake with one pres
SURE Of The foot on the pedal or the 6rake can be
the cor can he stopped dead almost on the instant
but u. eIeron ion + NO great. n Than m required win
taRes OF the Detroit countershaft brake is that it
Mo ho @ S. mar .S5 SG,. as no 1 1he mo
most Important mechanical parts OF an electric
car.
The Cadillac exhibit at tho Garden Show con-
parts o. Of .Se %or Sa unveTss Cn
ssens s gear sSss" sT sSsS Spes.seS Sy an
sn s i0 81 ni.sed parss Hss' Tss csdss rSirSy
the latest production Of the company. Is shown
ons s sr o. SSSs: Ss Tss
passenger roedster With rumble seat seven pas
The motor Is the four cyinder four cycle type
with cylinders cast singiy and ntted with copper
motor motor % develop IS horss power, % &. % IS wasor I
cooled. The radiator Is Of the vertical tube and
Soaring re revolving ian There are two ixnision
I,t systems; one. low % tension magnsto the Other
csli current Twossts Of spark pIuss Tie Iu6ri.
cation .. the motor is by automatic splash system,
design and make. Tho transmission Is the seec-
tive type OF sliding gear With three speeds for
ward and reverse. b.. r...
In addition TO It's display AT the Garden show
the MAtheson company Will have show Of It's
own In the salesrooms OF the company at Broad
way and sixty second street At the Garden
show there are two polished chasses OF the DIFF
ferent 1910 models. q four cylinder and q six
cylinder car each Developing 50 horse power.
There are thres six cylinder lifted cars on view.
a toy tonneau, touring car and a limousine.
The 1910 models follow on the same general
lines the 1900 cars with few minor improve
mentA. The MAtheson Inn has made practice
from It's inception 20 embody such improvements
are made In the cars from time 10 time In the
current model rather than Introduce thom IN 70
succeeding models.
Tho Simplex Automobile Company, makers
OF the famous made In New York city" Simpler.
Is exhibiting at the Garden. In the space on the
main noor two so horse power models, the chas-
Sos Of which are duplicates OF the cars hat won
the National Stock Chassis race at Lowell, Mass,
and the twenty four hour race At Brighton Beach
Stseasou. are shown. These arc ntted with hand
some touring and limousine bodies. In addition
% which . 20 horse-power chassis of the typs