The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
PALACE AUTO SHOW
TO FEATURE BODIES
For 1915 the General Ten
dency Is Toward Larger
and Modified Types.
FREAK DESIGNS VANISH

nnmy Changes have been made In
- BODY desims for 1915 and these
N b readily apparent TO tho visitor
"A t1e 1915 National Automobile Show,
vsodh u to b held IN the Grand Gen.
~ Palace December 81 70 January =.
me most important feature in tho new
- cypcs 70 the modified lines Of the
svur4ne body. which 10 roomier than the
uoAds Of last year and exhibits more
casush, in attention to detail and finish.
4 bedy development which is Of al
mose paramount interest 70 the motorist
Who would like TO use his car for twelve
months IN each year but has been pre-
Guided from doing 30 by climatic con-
alterations Ia the introduction Of the
co.ed body Of limousine, coupe or other
type which may be fitted 20 the standard
touring or runabout body by any one
Who is even fairly efncient in the use OF
tools to he found in IN household.
These bodies. says the Horso'ess Age,
srsdesigned on graceful lines, and n sue.
,essful effort has been made to combine
Inc nPftsFdlF hiVllet hbu XIII WIN
A weight permitting OF ready manipula-
Ton. They are trimmed and finished
M match the regular body and are gen
orally fitted with electric lights set in
ceiling domes n operated from the
.eht,ng system already installed on
the car.
To the mar of moderate means who
may not be in a position TO invest i'm a
separate closed body for attachment to
he chassis of his one and only car these
new demountable bodies come as a boon
and a blessing inasmuch as the pos
Of one Is henceforth rendered In
dependent Of those variations of our
climate which before placed an almost;
'nsuperable limitation on his winter
trips.
Three passenger roadster bodies In
which the central seat is somewhat to
the rear Of the others seem to be ad.
vancirg IN popularity. This type IL
sometimes called the 'Cloverleaf" in al
fusion 10 tho arrangement OF n seats.
and II is certainly "A very great advance
rom the makeshift rumble seat which
was sometimes used to accommodate "A
third passenger.
Another feature IL the application OF
= form Of construction known in yacht
Ing rarlance al the tumble home"
which gives a urncd in effect to the
upper portions of the sides This form
Is particularly neat and serves to ac-
centuate the much sought for perfect
s.reaml!ne. as with It the row is ron
dered comparatively inconspicuous. an
effect which has apparently been at
tempted by many designers.
\ last years type which provided for
Individual front seats with an aisieway
running between them has been adopted
nv many builders and "A new variation
Is 20 design one OF these seats In such
2 way as to permit II being reversed.
thus enabling the passenger to face the
occupants of the rear seats. With this
body the fore doors are eliminated. ac-
coss being gained via the rear doors
and the ~passageway.
The body design which permitted the
'lel tank being located In a cuwl which
also accommodated the various control
Instruments and afforded them protec-
ton has been popular In recent years.
Now We have a further development in
the shape of a body in which the GOVT
idea is also carried out between the
backs of the front seats and the ton
reau. This Is designed 10 afford space