New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

another advantage in the case of limou-
slnos and landaulettes as the side win
dows can be dropped all the way down
because the body is entirely inside the
rear wheels. With the old style body.
the windows could be dropped only half
way
The six passenger body Of this type
| is another step toward popularizing the
inclosed car FOR touring purposes by
| eliminating the bulging back Of the three
passengers -the-Tear-seat type. This
| goes a long way toward improving the
appearance Of lmousines and landau
! lettes.
Another new tendency which the Salon
will disclose is that of building inclosed
bodies very low This is not accomplished
by mounting the bodies lower, for TINS
would be hardly possible. but by proVld-
/ ing considerably less head room 1t ~
said that this has resulted in the fashion
OF small hats for women, but 1t is quite
possible that the body designers have
taken advantage Of the new fashion 10
design a body far more graceful than the
/ old type with its ample head room. The
fat roof for inclosed bodies has given
way TO the curved roof. so that It's lines
/ conform with the general design.
The big landaulettes. or landauiette-
I lirnousines. as they are sometimes called.
which will be shown at the Salon. can
hardly be distinguished from the regular
/ limousines. TO accomplish this all SIDE
| Joints have been eliminated and the rear
windows are made large. These landau
lettes have no overhang when folded as
| the part Of the top which folds goes into
the roof over the door. instead of the en-
/ tire folding roof falling down behind and
making a bulky Overhang. TO accord
with the new six-passenger style these
| landaulettes have extra seats.
Several new tendencies will be shown In
| the open bodies exhibited at the Salon.
| one Of these is the making Of the hoods
l over the motors present an unbroken line
I from radiator to cowl. Even the wind
shields are built to harmonic with tho
other body lines. As far as colors are
concerned grays will predominant, al
/ though at least one touring car exhibited
will be finished in light red.
| The inclosed cars exhibited will show
marked tendency to return TO conserVa-
| tive colors. indicating that the attempt
made this past year to popularze bright
! colors has failed Another change will be
the painting OF the running gear differ
emf shade than the body The heavy wide
stripes Of 1912 have given way TO fine
stripping Maroons. blue and green will be
| the popular colors. The upholstery will
/ be thicker and softer -Ian ever. seat
cushions averaging about fifteen inches in
depth Fancy cloths will be used almost
/ exclusively next season. although there
will be one limousine at the Salon finished
/ in velvet.
The interior decorations OF the limou-
sines will prove a revelation to the aver
age motorlst. The upholstery, furnish
ings and inlaid woodwork Of some OF
these llmousnes represent an expenditure
| OF several thousand dollars One limou-
sine body represents an outlay OF $500.
! In the way Of mechanical changes there
IL not expected to be anything radical
| among the foreign cars unless it be
the 30-horsepower and the 50-horsepower
s-cylinder De Dion Boutons with worm
drive. The worm-drive for passenger cars
is not exactly new. but it will have suff-
! cient novelty TO attract a great deal OF
attention In this country. especially on
| one Of the oldest makes of automobiles.
The vogue of wire wheels abroad will
be reflected in their general use on the
Salon cars There will be hardly an ex-
| hbit without at least one car on which
they will be fitted, and one exhibitor will
have them on all his machines. Wire
wheels are rapidly coming into favor be-
cause OF the tire economy OF cars to
which they are fitted. and they may en-
tirely dsplace the ordinary form of wheel
| within the next five years. No great de-
mand at this time could be met by the
firms that are producing this type.
As was the case a year ago number
OF the cars on display will be fitted with
the knight engine. while the Minerva
| representative will again show the single
| sleeve motor, that proved the sensation
! of the Salon last January
/ The makes of cars TO be exhibited at
! the Importers Salon are the Minerva, the
| Metallurgique. the Isotta. the Renault,
the Panhard, the Lancia, the Mercedes,
the De Dion Bouton, the Austrian Daim-
Ter and the Keeton. The last-named is
| q Canadian product produced in Brant-