The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
FINE COACHWORK ON
FOREIGN SALON CARS
show Opens To-day in the
Grand Ballroom Of the
Hotel AstOr.
LARGEST EXHIBIT OF SORT
More Makes Of Autos and Ac.
rcssories Displayed Than
Ever Before.
LARGEST EXHIBIT OF SORT


inspection Of them. II is clear that the
show will be one OF the best ever run BY
the association.
Visitors will find some remarkable ex-
ampes of body building. and fine coach
work IL a special feature any way of such
exhibitions. In addition to these unusual
things In the way of bodies, there are
some odd small cars which will surely
attract deal OF attention.
Thirteen different makes OF foreign auto
mobiles, representing six nations, will be
shown at this years salon. In addition
two body builders will have separate ex-
hihts, and five makes of foreign fires and
TWO accessory exhibits will be included.
This is the largest number of exhibitors
which has ever participated in a salon
In this country. and the largest number
NJ different makes of cars. When the
doors Of the grand ballroom Of the Astor
are opened there will be disclosed. among
other features. the first cycle car to DO
exhibited in this country. There will also
be several light cars on view. represent
ing a type of foreign car not previously
shown In this country.
Tile various cars to be exhibited at
this years salon are Benz. Bugatti. De
Dion Bouton. Delaney Bellevile. Fiat.
Tsotta- Fraschtni. Lancia, Marshal-Arter.
Mercedes Minerva. Peugeot. s. " q. and
Simplex. The nations they represent are
France. Germany. Italy. Belgium, England
and America. The foreign tires TO be
shown are Dunlop, Englebcrt. Faurc, eau
lois and Prowodnik. Dunlop wire wheels
will also be shown. and a. J. Picard will
have complete line OF foreign made ac-
cessories
The salon is held by the Automobile
Importers Alliance. Inc. of which Emanuel
Lascaris is president. 7. Adams vice-presi-
dent, =. Sewell treasurer. and Stefan
II Toll IA 4
manager of the SALON
The following Is a brief outline of what
the leading exhibitors will show:
Bugatti.
This is the first appearance In America
o. this light car, the design OF an italian
engineer and built in Elsass, Germany.
II is guaranteed TO travel at sixty miles
an hour. and recently on the Brookiands
track averaged siXtyseven miles an hour
Tor 100 miles. Four complete cars will be
shown with three passenger boat" bodies
10y Wiederkehr. coachmaker TO the i'm
perial family Of Germany.
Dc Dion-Boutom.
This exhibit will be one OF the largest
A. the salon and includes five complete
cars and two polished chassis. All but
one will have eight cylinder motors and
all embody the mechanical features for
cars are a 80 horsepower touring model
With body by Hoibrook. which IL one Of
the finest In the show a 20 horsepower
touring model. 30 horse power seven
passenger limousine. 20 horsepower
lanaaulet and IS horsepower racy type
funabout especially built for the American
market.
Delauney .BelleVille.
The new sporting" enclosed drive body
will he one Of the features Of this exhibit.
Other Delaney Belleville models will be
shown with brougham and touring Ian
daulet bodies, the latter "a type which has
become very popular abroad
Fiat.
The salon exhibit of this Italian make
will include two enclosed bodies, both
mounted on IA 20 horsepower chassis.
one will be a town car with body by Hol-
Turin. Italy. The latter contains several
distinctive features recently introduced on
the other side.
IsOtta.Fraschini.
A feature OF this exhibit will be a 90
1870 horsepower inside drive Social
limousine, with body By Quimby. This
eur was built for ]. D. Mckee of Pitts
burg and is the highest powered limousine
over shown in this country. polished
chassis of the same model and one of the
800 horsepower model, l2O-l30 horse
power runabout a 1880 horse power col
lapslbe touring. a 35-45 horse. power col
'apsible touring. u 1886 horsepower spe-
cIal touring a 1886 horse power limou-
sine and an 1925 horse power inside drive
coupe are TO be included
Lancia. 4
Seven complete cars and a chassis de
luxe make up the Lancla exhibit. The
latter Is the new IS horse power model OF
'he Italian driver and designer which at
irscted wide attention at the recent Lon
don Olympia show, where 1t made it's
debut. The complete cars include a Is
horsepower Holbrook coupe, a 90 horse
power Holbrook coupe 80 horse power
Iiolbnook landaulet, 80 horse power
Brewster limousine, a 80 horse power Hol-
brook coupe, a 30 horsepower RothschilS
touring car and a 30 horsepower landau
ie' coupe by Holbrook The new I.sncia ,
models have electric starting and lighting |
systems
Marshall-Arter.
This Is a newcomer and representative |
o. the English cyclecar of the better class |
y has four cylinder motor rated at |
l2-lt horsepower and a two speed rear
axle, With propeller shaft drive Its most !!
novel feature IL the use Of a nat strip OF |
'''"nr steel enclosed within a tubular |
housing, which connects the cone clutch !
WITH the single universal Joint Besides |
lowing nexibility In the drive this ar |,
'dngcment provides a spring cushion be- |
tween the engine and the rear wheels by |
which shocks are absorbed. The torQue ]
tube suspension and the detailed design |
~ the rear axle are other features OF
original form. |
Mercedes.