New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Rambler Plant Making Additions
for Increased OUTPUT.

Two large additions to the plant OF the
Thomas B. Jeffery Company. manufacture
crs OF Rambler motor cars at Kenosha,
VIII be made Immediately. a new addition
TO the drop forge shop is now in course of
erection. while ground was broken last week
/ for new building. 60 by 200 feet in di-
inenslon, 10 be devoted to the finished car
department. Just 22.7j0 square feet of ad-
ditional floor space will be added.
Ninoty-four per cent of all Rambler parts
are now made in the KenOsha plant. The
addition TO the drop forge shop is to pro-
vide for the making of new forgngs for
the 1872 output
Rambler sales for 1911 have slightly ex-
ceeded those for 1910, in spite OF the fact
that every month in 1910 showed an in
crease of about 20 per cent over the same
period of the year previous
To all interested in the changes in styles
and fashions in automobiles that have taken
place from year TO year since the automo-
bile first became practical vehicle
more interesting sight can be seen than
I'm the reception room Of Healey & Co..
the coach and automobile builders, al 5lst
street and Broadway. because the walls
are lined with photographs Of carriages
and automob les. with the names OF the
owners they have been made for.
An inspection OF these photographs shows
that many OF the designs In automobile
bodies that have recently been considered
as new styles were originally designed and
sold by Healey & co. many years ago. For
instance. the latest talk is about the wave
line body as q new idea. yet this is also
shown among these photographs as having
been designed and made by Healey & Co.
several years ago
Captain William Mitchell Lewis. pres-
dent Of the MitCholl-Lewis Motor Company.
Of Racine. Wis. has just announced that
al the last meeting OF the directors Of that
company James w. Gibson was elected TO
be an officer and director OF the organiza-
ton and advanced from the position Of
sales manager which he has held for sew
eral years 10 that OF assistant secretary.
The "Splitdorf special TO the Indiansp-
oils race on May 90 is being arranged by
Charlie Splitdorf. Of magnetic renown, on
a strictly subscription basis. with the sole
object in view Of supplying all extra COM
forts 70 a choice few who viii make the
jump from New York at the last moment.
but in ample time TO witness the race and
hurry back Immediately il is over.
4 private car. special chefs. walters.
comm!ssariat OF generous proportions and a
few added features promised by MI.
Splitdorf will make the train the home OF
The travellers from the time OF leaving
until New York is reached on the home
Journey.
y. }. ". Kelley is attending to the de-
tails Of the special
MIR Toback. manager or tie \. Enott
Rannoy Company. is kept busy these days
refusing offers for his Hudson 80 torpedo,
which ornaments the Broadway window OF
the new Hudson salesrooms. The car was
placed ON exhibition just about a week
aso. AMI since then eight offers have been
made 10 Mr. To0ack but he declines to
sell The car IS specially raintcd In Italian
gray. with natural wood wheels There Is
a low. rakish top. with natural wood bows,
and handsome wind shield Of foreign de-
sign Special slip covers. with patent
leather points protect the seats. \ speedo-
meter and live map is on tho dash. Dc
mountablo rims. mirror reflector and clock
complete the equipment. There will also
be installed later An electric dynamo for
fHdISluS pdlfIltS anu DSHllnE ldllpS
The newly rebuilt fcrryboat Rye tlih
which has been carrying automobiles across
Long Island Sound between Rye Beach
and Sea Clif for the last two weeks has
proved very popular with q great many
motoring parties from the Greenwich sec
ton. who have made daily trips TO Hemp
stead TO watch the American team practise
for the international polo match.
Because ~ the many aviation meets
scheduled for Mineola and Belmont Park
this summer the Oakland Steamboat Com
pany. which operates the ferry. expects
that the boats capacity for 1fty cars will
be ovcrtaAed. and IS now making arrange
,,cnts to charter second boat. that
BEGINNING June II there will he boat
every hour on the hour rom either side
~ the sound. instead 81 leaving Sea tlih
M, hours and Rye Beach even hours as
is now The case