The Detroit times., 1914-01-10
AUTOSHOW WILL
OPEN in FORD
HALLSATURDAY
Machines Manufactured for the
1914 Trade Will BE Shown
at the Exhibition
HALL FOR CARS WILL BE
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED
All the Old Machines and Sew
eral New Ones viii Make
Their Appearance

Automobiles as they have been
manufactured for 1914 will be seen
Ia profusion at the Thirteenth An
nual automobile show of the Detroit
Automobile Dealers association
which opens Saturday night, Jan. II,
in the great show building was de
signed as the Ford branch building
and few would ever know OF the fact
or viii realize il when entering the
annual event OF motordom, for the
Detroit Automobile Dealers associa-
tion took the shell OF the structure.
three stories in height. and with that
az nucleus accomplished wonders.
Money and skill combined with the
brains ~ the Detroit dealers served
10 work out Of the shell structure
for the show second to none and a
structure which bears but slight re-
semblance either inside or outside
TO what the builders intended the
building should be When completed
the work viii be we'll done.
Revealed TO the eye will be a large
structure 200 fcet-tn length and 100
feet in width with the magnificent
entrance 10 the boulevard, splendid
ly lighted within and without and
decorated in the highest degree by
that master OF decorators, j. l.. Hall.
of Minneapolis, whose work in the
past has made the Detroit shows a
delight with this building there
will be little OF the confusion Of
other years, so noticeable at the
Wayne pavilion and motorists will
drive to the front door. dismount
within the areaway and walking
through a beautifully columned area
way will enter the spacious hall IL
the first floor with its high ceilings
and with It's walls panelled in paint
ings, the floor covered with denham
and decorative art rampant on every
hand
Wide stairways will lead from the
first floor with its many exhibits OF
huge commercial cars 10 the second
floor and again to the third floor and
Mr., Hall has decorated each floor in
colors that vary but which harmon
ize az a whole. Wide stairways lead
from floor 10 floor each stairway
decorated artistically.
Midst these bowers OF beauty will I
be found cars that combine this year
both beauty and utility, beauty in the /
extreme and utility TO an even great I
er degree than OF old Refinement OF /
construction Will be most noticeable /
and although that Is an old and I
work out phrase il means more this I
year than ever as was shown In the \
great exhibits OF the New York show, 7
many OF which were transported to /
Detroit or duplicated here. OF beauty
in design there can be not the slight /
est doubt this year for beautiful ears
predomnated at New York and the /
thousands returned again and again /
TO study them and 20 determine upon I
the car OF cars for the 1914 season /
Making a selection is hard work now
adays for there are so many good /
cars and with good points
On the cars for 1914 will be found /
tops that one man or one woman may
operate without assistance. This |
feature has been generally adopted .
and so-called One Man" tops and .
"One Lady" tops are a feature that
will be appreciated BY simplify
ing the operation OF putting up and /
lowering the top the car makers and .
the top makers have done much to I
remove from motoring one feature .
that was ever Objectionable.
The bringing in of the curtains 4
that collapse and are held at the top
until wanted and which may be low
cred and put In place in half a min
ute has also aided greatly towards
the comfort OF the driver and his
guests. Another feature which will
be found on many cars for 1914 will
he the enclosed seepdometer drive.
Tnstend or The unsightIy wheels with
huge teeth. noisy as rule. the
speedometer cable goes straight to
the speedometer making impossible
gny noise and adding greatly 10 the
appearance OF the car.
On the new model cars there will
also be found increased brakes work
ing internally. Cantiiever springs
Will add much TO the comfort OF the
riders. One Of the greatest add
lions to a number Of the 1914 models
is the electric gear shift making un-
necessary shifting levers. This is
the outgrowth of long experimenting
and the success OF this feature has
been one OF the wonders OF the age
in I0otordom. Another addition that
is going 20 be appreciated will on
able the use OF the low grade fuels
sold nowadays with the minimum OF
trouble through the heating or the
carbAretor intakes. N,JN N
Even kerosene NAV be burned In
several cars through the addition Of
this heating device Pistons too for
1914 are going to be fiat and cylin-
der heads are going TO be detachable
allowing Of easy removal Of carbon
The six-cylinder ear is going 10 be
popular for another year and light
six-cylinder cars are going 90 Gbe
found In the cowl dash on many
cars and at the rear in others while
some have tanks at both places en-
abling tho carrying OF greater GUAM Z
tity Of gasoline One or the other
features noticeable Is the elimina.
tion OF the troublesome side lamps