The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-17
SMITH WILL HAVE
MAGNIFICENT KNOX
CAR THAT MADE SENSATION IN
NEW YORK ON VIEW IN
RICHMOND.

The Richmond Automobile show Is
attracting an unusual amount of at
tention among the various manufae-
faet Is me e1 mere 6e ztafe
menf that. many of the local dealers
Will be able to show the same exhibits
that were featured in the NATIONAL
manufacturer thinks well enough Of
Richmond to send his national exhibit
here to the exclusion of the many other
shows at this season viii give an idea
OF the Importance OF Richmond as a
sales and distributing center in the
opinion of the larger manufacturers. =.
Among the local exhibitors who will
feature many cars that were shown at
which firm Howard NJ Smith Is the
proprietor, Heading his line of show
cars Mr., Smith will display big six
Knox. This machine is the one that
created such unusual comment in New
walnut body. which those who have
seen 1t say lis undoubtedly the hand
soonest piece body work ever shown
In Richmond. Imagine finish as beau
tifui as any ever seen in the highest
priced piano and one that at the same
time is so well done that it is almost
impossible to mar Its even surface in
any way and you win have some slight
conception of what the Giant Knox
looks like Tha motor and the mechan-
ioai features Of this car are SO we'll
| hNOWB Thai Ho GAASuQ&u description III
necessary. The engine IL the same size
as that used In the city's Knox fire
apparatus and that statement In itself
is sufficient to guarantee that all the
power and speed that can ever be de-
manded will be found under the hood
Of this latest addition to the Knox
| family.
Next In line In price and horsepower
comes the Mitchell. which is shown In
| the form of four-cylinder, five-pas-
senger machine. The Mitchell line this
ee rs teTay Tet the ne New York show
French practice with the best OF the
American the Mitchell made Its com
petitors sit up and take notice. In
appearance the car has the long sweep
ing lines. known rs the stream line
body that offers the least possible re.
sistence to the passage OF the car
reduces the dust nuisance to a mini.
mum, fact that will be much appre.
GATED by all users of the roads. The
srnrn pyfb o5or Is .,a an entire departart
out by this pioneer company to date
The stroke of the car that will be
shown 10 seven inches in length, while
diameter, giving about forty-hve horse.
power. The ear is also fftted with the
newest thing in electric self-starters-
Demountable rims. Jones speedometeI
top, Windshield. and, in fact, every bi,
OF equipment that is found on ever
the highest priced machines In a par,
OF the regular equipment.
Last In the gasoline division Of the
Smith exhibit Ia the r. G. III. which will
be shown in the form of one of ths
new long wheel base roadsters, ad.
mitted by the leader in Its class at thu
New York. show, triumph that /,
seems likely TO repeat In Richmond.
! In the electric vehicle line Mr. Smith
will display a Raush and Lang colonial
broughafn The upholstery liz In the new
shade known as coronation. This car
Is one OF the most attractive Of the
many beautiful electrics shown by this
Richmond dealers in this type Of horse,
| less carriage.
that bids fair to be the most popular
/ In the local show. and is one that wei
/ exemplifies the up-to- dateness that Ii
typical of the older automobile dealers
in this city.