New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
SHOW OF FOREIGN CARS
Salon at the Hotel AStor to In
CIude Sixteen Makes.
EXHIBIT OF BODY MAKING
Many Of the Cars Have Been
Brought from Paris and
London Shows.

Sixteen different makes OF cars, repre-
senting five Of Europe's great automobile
building countries-France. Italy. England.
Germany and Belgium-wil be displayed In
the Importers Automobile Salon at the
Hotel Astor, January 2 to Z. The creations
OF Europe's famous motor car builders will
be shown in the ballroom on the ground
floor OF the hotel Visitors may enter the
Salon through the hotel lobby or so direct
ly into the ballroom by way of the exclu-
sive salon entrance on the 18th side OF the
building.
The committee in charge, Paul Lacrolx,
chairman. Il. Lascaris and ". G.. Dem
Arrest, has planned to make the show more
or less exclusive. and no effort will be made
TO obtain the presence OF spectators in
record breaking numbers The exhibits will
be confined TO passenger cars, chassis and
examples OF fine coach work ready for
mounting upon chassis The committee has
been compelled 10 refuse applications for
space made by importers OF freight carry
ing vehicles. No accessory or tire exhibits
OF any kind will be seen.
Inc admission fee Will be 81 at all times
new departure has been made in fixing
the 81 admission price, as 30 cents has been
the admission fee at former motor car ex-
hibitions in this country. The Salon man
agement has set aside only two days Of
the show period as special days. Thurs
day. January 8. has been designated as
Grand Opera day. and Invitations nave
been sent to all OF the singers connected
with the Metropolitan Opera House, as well
as to Giulio Gatti-Casazza, general man
aser; the directors Of IN, Metropolitan
Opera Ccfnpany and the box holders. Fri
day, January 6, has been set aside as
professional uay," and invitations for that
day have been sent to the members Of the
principal theatrical companies now playing
in the city.
The greatest mechanical novelty to be
seen at the Salon will be the knight slid
ing sleeve engine, examples of which will
be shown at both the Panhard and Eng
lish Daimler spaces. This engine was in
vented BY an American. Charles Y.
Knight. Of Chicago. and was first produced
In this country In a much cruder form than
that In which It Is now made. Mr.. Knight
will be at the Salon next week.
The Renault exhibit will include a pol
ished chassis Of the 25-35 horsepower Amer
lean Special polished chassis OF the new
35-45 horsepower type and a stock chassis
Of the 10-i2 horsepower monobloo casting
town car type. The 35-45 has a new shaped
bonnet, new one-pieos rear axle, the
valves are inclosed and the bore and stroke
are l3O millimetres by $50 millimeues-20
millimetres more than the engines Of the
former 35-45 types. All three are four
cylinder engines.
The De Dion display will include two
show chassis made especially for America
and shown at the salon for the first time.
The chassis will have most Of the steel
parts polished and the cylinder castings
will be enamelled. These chassis will be
those Of the IS and 40 horsepower models,
made especially for use In this country.
The frames are bent in front so the cars
can be turned in narrow streets.
The Panhard exhibit will include three
Of the new valveless models-with the
Knight engine-produced by this old
French concern. All OF the valveless
models will have four cylinder 30 horse
power motors. One has a Labourdette
Limousine body and was exhibited at the
Olympia show in London. Another has a
landaulot body made by Rothschild G Co.
The third valveless model is a stripped
stock chassis There will also be a six
cylinder s. horsepower with a landaulet-
limousine body, by Holbrook & Co, and a
four cylinder IA horsepower colapsible
landaulet, with body by Holbrook & Co.
In the 9. G. V. space Mr.. Voight will
show l2-14 horsepower landaulet, body by
Demarest & Co.. and a 16-90 horsepower
coupe body by Locke & Co. Both Of these
models have four cylinder engines. There
viii be two six cylinder 1924 horsepower
models One has Kellner limousine body
with mahogany finish inside. which at
tracted a lot Of attention at the Paris
Salon. The other six cylinder model has
a tourabout body. Mr.. Volght will also ex-
hibit a four cylinder II horsepower Zedel
inside driven landaulet.
Henry Ducasse & Co. will exhibit six
cylinder 80 horsepower five passenger tour
ing car in the Darracq space, as well as a
four cylinder 2O-A horsepower town car.
The touring car body was built by Roth
schild G. Co., and Million e. Gluet made
the town car body. The s. P. o. Auto
mobile Company will show a "a Horsepower
s. p. o. raceabout and a IS horsepower
Vino. town car. The Peugeot Import Com