The Washington times., 1912-03-20
SPRING WEATHER
MAKES AUTOMOBILE
TRADE BRISK IN CITY
Single Firm Sells and De-
livers Twenty-seven Cars
in Seven Days.
BY HARRY WARD.

The automobile dealers are coming
Into their own. The fine weather of
the last few days has served to bring
out many prospective purchasers of
cars. and there is hardly a dealer along
the row who is not overwhelmed with
requests for demonstratonS Brisk
buying Is the report made bN all the
dealers, one firm alone having sold and
delivered twenty-seven cars in the past
seven days. There is every indication
this will be the greatest year in the
history of the automobile industry"
said one of the pioneer dealers. THE
recent automobile shows gave good
to bring forth, and now that the wealth.
er has become more settled, 1t is only
2 question of getting cars fast enough
from the factories to meet the demands
OF buyers"
wild Bob Burn an is the latest en-
ttant in the 5O0.nlle international
sweepstakes race to be run on the In
oianapolis speedway Memorial Day.
Burmen is probably more in the publi1
eve than. any other racing driver, be-
cause of his succession to the throne of
speed king and his holding of the
worlds straighaway records. He has
been contender in most OF the great
motor events in the past four or five
years, and has always figured more or
less prominently.
-
George M. Dickson, general manager
Of one OF the big Western automobile
companies who is father of the move
pnent In this country to build an auto
motile museum, has received many
notices Of approval of his plan. Dick
son declares that if the history of loco
motion Is to be preserved for posterlty
haste must be employed to rescue the
pioneer motor cars and parts frcm OBJ
plVlon. III the museum is established It
Will probably be located here.
Finished in ivory white, with nickel
CARS has made it's appearance in Wash
bnSton The car, which is of the
roadster type, was received yesterday
hy the storm Motor Car Company, and
florists dropped into the Storm s?I s.
rooms to get look at the new model.
Motorists returning from abroad with
their cars will be pleased to learn that
Collector Loeb hereafter will allow cars
of American m.,nufa ?Iurc, the property
or passengers arriving frCm abroad and
accompanying them, TO be examined
Sengers' declaration. Heretofore the
collector has required a regular custom
house entry. This informal procedure
will save much tirle, expense and an
noyance to the automobile owner.
-
Nat NJ Wills, the actor, has purchased
another American car, making the third
machine of this make he has owned
Wills uses his car constantly during his
engagements in various cities.
The high-water mark in the exporta-
tion of automobiles was reached in jan
uary, when 2,047 cars valued at 81 ,g35,-
go, were shipped abroad.
The Savannah Automobile Club has
announced it will not take the initiative
In staging the grand prize automobile
race next fall.
That the Vanderbilt Cup race will be
run again on Long Island next fall Is
probable. William Schimpf, chairman
OF the contest board of the American
Automobile Association. says the rule
requiring military protection for courses
over which road races are run under
the sanction of the national body is
not infleXible and can be revised infor-
mally by members of the contest board
I"I would like to see the race brought
back to Long Island again." said Chair
man Schimpf. THE Vanderbilt race is
a Long Island classic, and that should
be its home"