New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
At THE FOREIGN SHOWS
Europe Has Few Novelties for
the Coming Season.
ALL BUILDING SMALL CARS
Two Striking Body Designs at
Berlin-England in Fear of
American Invasion.


E,ft Tho porlfn and London shows have
. ,....q into sutor,obiIe history tho former
.sl,-- pls., during October and tho ex-
b.bt at Oymuia closing only a few davs
seo These are the two big exhibitions of
tie current year iu Europe. and tho con-
reueu> of cNpert opinion appears 10 be that
neither succeeded in disclosing ANYTHING i'm
trr limo of radical novelty.
Mechanically. nj least the cars 10 he or
f.red hv Continental and English manu-
fa.turcrs Tor the season OF 1912 present
nothing sensational and the public found
~ greatest interest the bodv designs some
of which are startling. Tt was the case in
rho German and British cities. as il will
hc tho raso when the local shows come
srooe tbaf tendencies toward certain feat
mos nj construction that we're new q wear
or TWO ago. have become pronounced.
For instance. two years ago AZ the New
York shows some Of the makers displayed
the forerunncr OF the present foredoor
touring car. a year ago all were showing
bodies OF this type. Similarly in Europe
the makers are gradually becoming a unit
IN their opinion Of certain features Of con-
st-ucdon or design.
To Judge from the reports OF the Berlin
exhibition. the German manufacturers are
tending toward extremes IN the production
OF small low-powered cars. More than
twenty-five OF the four cylinder types on
display. rated on the formula I'D i'm Ger
many. range from five TO ten horsepower,
while siX-cylinder machine. called the
Loreley. ON the same rating, is OF only six
horsepower To Is probable that IN TINS
country such % car would be rated al
about twenty horsepower but even TINS
would seem ridiculous.y low IN SIX.
IN the scare" TOT ooulcS 'Ha' "O"-u o'-e-
the minimum or VIM Te7ls'7"ce ''e eN
IRENE was reacheu at btIlH I'l " i'"vi'.ie
that had no running BOARD me step Oel"s
disclosed with tho openms OF the uoois'
A limousine or a oliiereHl MAKE tdpeie0
toward ihe on-lHe 10 liie extent 'l ie@ .-,'-
space only tor inc C"auiieul seat '''
seat' and naturail' 'I' s'eeiiHs loS'' VIZ
directly in the centre. II was 'lalnieu Io'
This type that the load would De more even.
.r balanced and steering rendered easy ahI
that with the driver in the centre thS
passengers would he able 20 see past him
This last claim Wolld appear l" nave III A"ll
merit. for in tho ordinary limousine me
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outside world.
At The o'NmT" snow IN LONDON t'eie
was also very noticeable tendency toward
thc small car. SO much has oeen SaIo
about the American small car lA'ss'oI' '''a'
the British makers are on the verge OF pan,
ir and with few excepuons nave produoeo
' are IIepali'.5 ~ 'i i'i'7 ~ ~, -
machines ar prices 10 compete "l,n 1ne oe-
r.ndaoie Hlue American cars Ol 'e.io1s
makes that have oeen sou oF inc nun
dreds IN Great Britain curing '"e last year
"f TWO.
IH iarse ana small cars NJ the OlS ''ipia
me Ions stroke motor pro1eu popu-o'' soi.ie ..,
't 'le "aAeIS s'o ne
siartlng oAIeIeHces 0e1" &c" ooi 90
stroke. IoInnlei-liIis on 'iIs' oD7 I'As '49i'
expert puts IoFth tH9 inter SUNS
uon that the long stroke motor can oe oe-
pended upon 10 give CONTINUOUS soou ser
vice only In the hands OF drivers VINO may
'e rated as hrst class out not IN the Aanus
'. -NT s@iNF- No--0'' VI i'''91