The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-18
DON Y. MOORE MADE
SECRETARY Of FAIR
GRAND R AUTO
SHOW OPENED TO-DAY
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equipped with electric lights and
starters. They also are provided
with the Jiffy curtains.
me Buick people have four cars
on the floor, ranging from the rum
ABOUT to the five-passcnger touring
car. The makers of the Kissell car
nave a fine f1ve-passenger touring car
n the Cadillac people. who claim
70 nave been pioneers in the self
power. hve-passenger touring car.
The Case car is ~renresented hv i,
beautiful model fve-passenger car Of
SO horsepower, Of which the points
OF excellence claimed are the central
control. the Continental motor, the
dashboard gasoline tank and the cleo
trio lights flush with the dashboard.
The Imperial car Is represented by
a 50 norse-poWe touring car. 1t has
n three-point suspension unipower'
plant and a multiple disc clutch.
the Mitchell people are there with
$50 horsepower seven-passengcr
touring car. They claim excellence
for their T-head motor. They also
nave a fve-passenger car with the
same equipment.
The Paige-Dctroit concern has y
handsome Sc horsepower, tiyc-Das-
senger car. with the silent chain drive
n equipped with the Gray & Davis
eiectric light and starting system. 1t
also mas a rs horsepower, ffvc-pas-
senger car with the same equipment.
The Overland car is represented by
three models. The 80 horsepower
roadster they claim to be the only
medium-priced car on the market
with q ~five-hcaring crank shaft. Their
touring car Of the same power has
me same equipment and their As
horsepower touring car is equipped
with electric light and starter. They
MAKE ha the claim for their self-starter
Una 1t has no gears or bearings and
the place of a fly wheel.
Ihere are two models of the Velie
car--32 and 40 horsepower, both
touring cars and equipped with the
Gray 4 Davis electric light. and
starter.
The Krit car people have two mod
els-a roadster and a touring car.
Ihey are rs horsepower and have the
Presto-lite covers.
The Marathon, which is made in
sunny tennessee, is represented by a
nve-passenger touring car of 25 horse
power.
h Staver, the Hupmobile and. the
Metz have a joint display under tho
nly imposing electric sign display in
n auditorium. The Stavcr model ia
a 5O horsepower, five-passenger tour
ing car, electric light and starter and
With side lights Embedded in the dash.
inc man In charge say he drove the
machine from Emporia. ILL.,, to the au-
TO SHOW here. land that the. machine
mas already, Travelled 1000 miles. al
though 1t does not look it.
The Hupmobile model is a compact.
little four-passenger touring a Of 80
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the cowl OF, the dash. The makers
claim to obtain as much power from
a small-bore and long-stroke; cylinder
as. other cars;have with larger. bofo.
an arrangement which; .iss said to be
g gasoline saver Another distinctive
feature M itle;Iow floor which rs fast.
.ened to- bottom of the frame and is
said to make the a safer.
The Metz people claim that their
- l-2 horse power Metz Special road.
ster Is the cheapest car made in the
United States. They also claim that
the weight than any other car on the
market. The car Is said to weigh only
1000 pounds.
The Detroit Electric people are rep.
resented by a beautiful specimen Of
what they call the "clear.vision
brougham." 1t seats five passengers
and all sit looking forward. An ex-
.cellent feature is that one Yale kew
locks the. brakes. the controlling ham
die and the doors n disconnects the
power. 1t is equipped with the inn
proved solid cushion tires.
The REQ model is Il 80 horsepower.
1ivc-passenger touring car, equipped
with electric Prcsto-lite and self
starter. Although a moderately pric-
ed car the makers claim they put in
it a bearing that is only used on high
priced cars. They also claim that
their engine develops more power for
its size than any engine on the mar
ket ON account of it's extra large valves
and firing in the center.
The Mighty Michigan is a 30 horse
power. five-passenger touring car,
which the makers claim is n of the
.roomiest and most comfortable cars
made. They also claim to have the
only self-starter in the show that
cranks from the drive shaft.