Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-09
FEW ChANGEslN
MHGH CARS
Eight Cylinder Motor Which
Has Proved a Great Sue
cess Unaitered

The announcement OF the new
eight-cylinder Cadillac, which has just
been made, emphasizes the funda-
mental soundness Of the original prin-
cIples, as there are no radical changes
In the new cars.
a choice OF eleven body styles, a
slight change in the body lines, the
lowering Of the drop In the frame,
general refinements. added equipment
and the fact that the first cars will
be here within two weeks. are the
most important facts in the new an
nouncemeGt. ,
For the third year the Cadillac
Motor Car Company announces its
eight-cylinder cars, with no radical
changes in the basic principles Of de-
sign ...s. b.. .
The first Cadillac eight proved so
successful that It was found unneces-
sary to make any radical alterations
last year. and the same is true now.
This does not imply that the Cad
lilac process of refinement has come
to conclusion. In many ways this is
a better, finer Cadillac than any
which have preceded 1.-THE subject
OF unremftting research and scientific
betterment in scores of details
What the absence of radical change
really means is that the underlying
principles of Cadillac 'V.type eight
cylinder construction have been
proved fundamentally sound by the
performance Of $1,000 cars.
II means that the Cadillac company
has arrived at the deliberate judg-
ment that the kind of a motor car
which II is now building represents a
higher degree of efficiency than any
Ia the joint Judgment of every expert
mind associated with this company, as
well as the experience and judgment
OF $1,000 owners. The new Cadillac
conforms to the finest Cadillac tradi-
ton, down to the least and last of
details and it advances them still
more closely toward perfection,
With the new Cadillac is Offered a
greater range of body styles than ever
before. The open. the two convert
ibies and two or the Enclosed cars
have wheel base Of 125 inches, while
the three seven-passenger inclosed
cars have 132.inch wheel base.
OF the former there are four cars.
The seyen-passenger touring car, with
disappearing auxiliary seats, may be
considered the standard Cadillac of
the open-body type. This is supple
mented by four-passenger phaeton,
a two-passenger roadster, with dis
appearing rumble seat for two, and q
ciose-coupled roadster seating four.
There are two convertible cars;
that IS. having permanent roofs and
disappearing windows, viz: a seven
passenger car and four-passenger
Victoria.
The list of inclosed cars includes a
four-passenger coupe and 'fiye-pas-
senger brpugham, each with 125-inch
wheel base; a seven-passenger limou-
sine. a seyen-passenger landaulet and
a seyen-passenger imperial with 1872
inch wheel base.
The designs are beautiful in them.
selves. The exteriors are unmarried
by any membranes; all that can be
conveniently has been so
entirely free. Battery and tool COM
partments are concealed under the
dust shield alongside the running
boards. where their contents are out
of the way, but instantly accessible.
Spare tires are carried at the rear
Cadillac upholstery is truly reye-
lation It represents the most mod
ern developments in thorough COM
fort-giving qualities. The covering
material Is plated over specially de-
signed deep coil springs and high
quality genuine curled hair. Extreme
OF the road are reduced in
their effects to the lowest minimum,
while minor inequalities are lost In
its soft residence. The entire con-
struction is conducive to the very
acme of seating luxury. EI
Doors are wide, and the handles so
designed that they are not apt to
catch and tear the clothing when en-
tering or leaving the car. ?
The hinged steering wheel, which
locks securely when driving, facili-
tates entrance to and exit from the
front seat, at either side.
In the seven-passenger models the
auxiliary seats fold snugly into re-
cesses. entirely out of the way when
not In use. H..
Throughout the car there Is evi.
dence everywhere OF the designers
skill, and the care which has been
taken to provide for the convenience
and comfort of the passengers and
the driver. d. 49,. +.