The Washington times., 1913-02-08

year has been carried to a point almost
OF exaggeratior, while the other 10 the
streamlike eject, with its sweeping
curves and subdued corners.
Electric lighting and electric starting
are the features Of the year In an
cheapest. electricity 10 relied upon TO
furnish not only the power for lighting
the car. but At the same time 10 utilized
te take the place Of the laboricus hand
cranking. This Is only the latest evi-
dence Of the effort toward ease Of ope-
ration and riding, which is the aim Of
the engineers. The effort has r~sul.ed
also In longer and more flexible springs.
longer wheel base. and deeper uphol-
sterfng
The price Of the original car and cost
Of operation are two factors that inter-
est a majority Of the buyers today, and,
although the purchasing price always
has been an important consideration.
the cost Of operation has not been con-
sfdered SO seriously heretofore, as II
will during this year, because Of the
rise IN fuel prices as well as the gen
eral increase In the cost Of living.
Advantages In Buying.
But the buyer for this year has other
advantages over the buyer Of last year.
namely. in that the equipment 10 better
and more complete. so that when he
purchases the machine he is through
so far as money expenditure is con-
cerned. The car sold with top. storm
curtains. glass front. demo ountabIe rims.
speedometer. clock, horn, anti-skld at
tachments. electric lights and engine
starter is ready for the roads, and ERE
practically fs no necessity for hiI 20
have to waste an hour or spend a dol
lar In adding contraptions 90 his ma
chine: This is n great gain. chiefly with
cars listing from s. 900 up. AZ previously
cars selling below this figure have beer
quite nationally equipped often the
e9mpnen, being the sppetixins feature
In the last year the readily adjusted
storm curtain has made wide inroads
INTO the top field. These curtains BY
their design permit Of beng brought
the exisency arise. A valuable feature
OF them 10 that In cold weather they
permit OF easy entrance and exit TO
the tonneau- Hand in hand with this
paign Is the more rational attachment
OF the Windshield. which is being
brought back nearer to the steering
wheel where II affords more adequate
protect on. with the advantage OF
better road vision.
Some of the more aggressive makers
have improved the windshield action so
that In one position II serves TO divert
the air current toward the floor, as
suming the role OF a vent lator The
more general use Of the cowl dash has
assisted In this Windshield trend.
Many Other Improvements.
To the cowl dash must be ascribed an
other tendency Of the season, namely.
locating the gasolene tank within the
cowl and feeding by gravity. the advan-
tage of this location consisting in the
added baggage space available under
the front seat. Europe started Ameri-
ca thinking on this tank location. and
undoubtedly by the beginning OF next
concerns locating IL here as there are
European There are several concerns
carrying the tank In the rear that
should give a more accessible filling
funnel. which funnel Is satisfactory
when there Is not a baggage trunk car
T.ed. but which IL not sufficiently ac-
cessfble with a trunk. Where the tank
80 located In the dash a side filler should |
be fitted.
The owner-driver will have many
more improvements on the obtaining |
Of which he can congratulate him |
self. CarbuTeters are generally near |
TO the heart Of the driver. cnd for |
this year they show general improve !
mtnt. Not few concerns have |
brought out mult!-t tet types to give a |
more general performance for low,
and high speeds. Easy |
sta rtinE devices have been installed;
there ere fever adjustments: In a 4
word, everything Is aimed to give |
mere miles per gallon and less trou-
blA