Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-04
MANY CHAN GES
I'd De SEEN At
1878 SHOWS
Every Maker Has Something
New to Add to Attractive
ness and Betterment.

1,st because automobiles have reached
.be.r high state of perfection does not
mean that 1913 models will not show many
,so. features of construction. On the con-
trsrv. motor enthusiasts who just at this
.-,e are anXiously awaiting the opening
# the thirteenth National Automobile
SHOW I'm Grand Central palace and Madi-
san Square Garden. will see many points
new and interesting in this seasons offer
ng
Practically without exception every
manufacturer has something novel to
raer either in the way of added equip
ment-a feature of the 1913 product-or
else some important change in construc-
ton calculated to render easier and
smoother action of his cars.
Bodies, for instance, are larger and
ronuier this year than ever before There
i.a well defined tendency toward slight
expansions and a general recognition of
the fact that the average individual needs
and demands more elbow room and more
knee room More than ever is the coupe
IN evidence. Several prominent manufac-
mrars who never before have listed coupe
models have added them for the first time
this year ana the increase in production
Of these handy little "all weather We
4 hcles uresages their widespread use.
Roadsters Are Gaining.
Roadsters also are returning to favor, as
was forecast by last years shows, and
q one manufacturer has cleverIy combined
n the coupe and the roadster in a manner
never before attempted. The body is a
4 lombina lion, which, with the coupe part
removed, may be used as an attractive
Z torpedo type roadster With the top in
place. there is nothing to indicate that it
is removable, so cleverly have the dividing
i ILes been covered up.
The popularity of left drive with CEN
traly located central levers is increasing
remarkably From a practically fnsig-
nifcaut beginning, the practice slowly but
surely has grown to more than noticeable
proportions. Few manufacturers of the
newer crop have designed their vehicles
TO be driven from the right side and the
manufacturers of older and better known
cars from the cheapest to the most ex-
penSive gradually are adopting left drive.
The object of the change from orthodox
construction is to permit easier entrance
and exit TO the drivers seat and TO make
Il even more prominent this admirable fea-
Il ture several manufacturers have placed
their gear shift levers between the two
the way while at the same time they are
within easier reach of the drivers hand
than they could be IN any other position.
In appreciation of the fact that not
everybody likes the left hand position of
the steering wheel several ears are now
fitted so that the option of either position
may be given.
Concentrate the Control
Another feature which is brand new this
year and which bears directly on the case
with which a car may be controlled lies
in the adoption of deep cowl dashes turned
under at the inside and mount the usual
array of ignition switches, carburetter ad-
justueut. engine starter and lighting
4 switches. In this way the control ap-
Earaus is placed nearer to the driver
\ where IL is continually under his eye and
E St can be reached with the minimum Of
zer,on
Carrying the idea still further, the man
uiacure of car that has acquired an
4 International reputation has located all
Il such apparatus in q small switchboard
q which attaches directly to the steering
column beneath the steering wheel
On all such switch boards and on the
oashes of very nearly all cars the gasoline
tank gauge plays a more important part
that ever before. which in itself shows
tendency to reduce the labor of driving
ear and substitute for it the comfort
Which comes of security.
Wire Wheels Gaining
one form of equipment which by the
widest stretch of the imagination could
not be called other than new as applied
% American cars lies in the steadily in
9fasHs of popularity of wire wheels.
Al last years show the manufacturers
VINO regularly equipped their cars with
ueclrle lights and electric engine starters
Almost could be counted on the fingers of
"o hands. This year, however, all that
changed