New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Automobile ShOw Season
Under Way This Week
Leading American Makers
Display at Annual Salon"
at Hotel Aston

The automobile show season for Me-
York commences next Tuesday even
ing, with the opening AZ the Ho,.l
Aston Of the thirteenth annual anti.
mobile Salon. Originally this was an
exhibition OF foreign-msds cb.,.i.
with either imported or Am.ric.,.
bull, bodies, but war condition, b.v.
greatly reduced the numbers Of for.,o,
care. Makers Of high priced Am.ric.,
cars. who prefer the display ,oae.
they are able 20 get ~ the As,or n
what they have 20 take At the Graz
Central Palace show. are most prar,.
ncnt now among the exhibitors. A.
present, the Salon is rather A eoseh
work exhibition than just merely On an.
tomobile show.
The Rolls-Royee, Y. l. A T., Isst,s-
Fraschini and LAncis are the foreign
cars for the Salon. The America
maker. are Biddle. Brewster, Dsnlei,
Locomobils. Murray. Noysrs, phianns
Roamer, S-S-E, Crsne-Simplex, Singer
and White. The average price OF the
one hundred cars that viii be shovn
AZ the Salon is $4,000. 50 that n.
automobile part Of the exhibit runs 10
half a million dollars. In addition.
there VIII be exhibits or tires and sc-
cessOries.
Among the American makers. par
ticularly important exhibit viii be tina,
of the Locomoble Company Fourteen
styles Of bodies will be seen. The
work on this exhibition vas started
months ago. The bodies we're planned
By J. r. de Cause and executed b. .
number Of different body makers. The
cars are Of all types, closed and spen,
and the prices range from 5000 20
SO 900. None Of the cars will be avail
able for purchase before spring, a. the
exhibit is 20 be kept intact until tier.
What is called "sstin finish" which
is between dull ard glitterirg, /, a
feature Of these Jocomobiles Another
point Is low suspension effect OF the
bodies. The running board level u
below the wheel centres. This gives
easy entrance and striking appearance.
The Locomooile presents two ex-
amples Of what IS called abroad the
TYPE Sportif." One u Canoe road.
ster, style originated in Paris BY
Henri Labourdette. The lines Of the
back are similar 10 those OF canoe,
and the marine effect is helped By the
side lights, which are in the form OF
little silver tunnels. The light bulbs
are concealed and the light is indirect.
The deck is In pol shed mahogany and
the lines are defined b. p light silver
beading. This car IS in crcsm yellow,
with deep azure satin finish leather Up
holstery. The other sport z design IS
four-psssenger model. iu black. white
and gray. It is decorated with neT
style OF stripping. onc-qusrter-inch
white stripe ede, in black. There is
q light folding op Of European style.
The touring limousine il partly
convertible type. which gives the ef-
feet Of making large body appear
much smaller than really 10 is. This is
a creation in light and dark beige, the
interior simply upholstered. There IS
a completely convertible body OF this
type. too, shown on another chassis.
This is done in oli.e green, With green
upholstery.
There is Limousine done in the
deepest blue. tho interior arranged By
Miss Elsie de Wolfe. who is rotaintc
exclusively by tho LocomObiie COMPANY
20 advise in matters Of TASTE and style
in fine motor coach work. The Loco
mobile also has on exhibition two cars
the bodies Of which were designed and
built BY Holbrook G. Co. and are shown
in their space. One is a csbriolet o.
the collapsible variety, painted In
pongee brown. Beside IL is six-pas-
senger touring body mounted on the
4S II. p. chassis, satin finished in gray.
with deep blue satin finish leather 10
harmonic.
Locomobile exhibits two chassis q.
the Rubay stand. the bodies having
been designed and built by this coach
maker. One car IS 5ix-psssenger
sedan, silk green and primrose yellow.
There is also an open body for four
passengers. One Of the most attractive
of the Locomobiles Is new sporting
cabriolet, designed by the custom de-
partment and built By LockA 4 GO.