The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-02
AFoth!7er. Of the
building III .wh1ch
the, NewXork Aut9-
mobile Show will
be held
18TH ANNUAL SHOW
OPENS BRILLIANTLY
Passenger Vehicles Shown
First Week and Trucks Sec
ond Week-Sixty Makes.

Exceeding all original expectations Of
its organizing committee. the 18th An
nual New York Automobile Show opened
simultaneously in two huge buildings
Madison Square Garden and 69th Regi-
meNt Armory at O'Clock last night.
Beneath the rays OF myriads OF moan
descent and nitrogen lights, the hundreds
Of new cars and polished GLASSES looked
wonderfully attractive in their highly
decorative settings. AS has been tho
case at Automobile Show openings OF the
past. the first night crowd was large,
both buildings being we'll filled with visi-
tors before 9 l.. NJ
4 total of more than ESQ exhibitors
are To be found. Sixty makes OF COM
plete cars are displayed. There are
nearly 200 accessory displays All the
cars are of he PASSENGER type. for part
|, which continues throughout this week.
Part II, for commercial vehicles. opens
Monday February 10, closing the follow
ing Saturday.
Every Space Is Taken.
The Garden and the Armory are filed
nearly to OVERLOOKING. all of the available
exhibition space being occupied. In
Madison Square Garden not only is the
main arena occupied. but balconies. base
ment, Exhibition Hall and Concert Hail
as we'll
The big double header" is one OF the
largest motor car eXposltions ever
staged and faces the prospect of being
huge success, both financially and
otherwise This fact is more than grati-
tying to the Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation, for It is the first time that an
Annual Automobile Show in New York
has been staged under the auspices OF
this organization.
Originally, the show committee had
believed that the Garden would afford
sufficient room for this seasons display.
Then. as the plan gained momentum, the
committee saw that two buildings were
necessary. BEFORE long, ii was found
that 1t would he difficult to accommodate
all who desired to exhibit even with all
the floor space available. so that they
were obliged to open the basement oc
the Garden and arrange accessory dis
plays under the balconies in the Armory.
Whereas It was believed at first that
the Garden would house the entire com
mercial vehicle section during the second
week, it became obvious that this dis
play would require as much, II not more,
room than the passenger car Offering,
Prices Fit Every Purse.
or the sixty makes OF complete cars
and CLASSES, including everything from
tho small, light, low priced car class to
tho most expensive $4,000 class, cars
for all sorts OF pocketbooks are 10 bo
found. both In the Garden and in tho
Armory. This includes both gasolens and
electric types
ON many OF these cars there will DO
new body designs, many Of them Gus
tom made" which arc being offered by =.
number Of the leading dealers. while the
regular standard bodies. OF course. viii
reveal many new lines. No doubt the
body display VIII be considered one of
the most interesting features OF the en-
tire exposition.
The "a,l year round" types OF cars
are Immensely popular, and the great
majority of exhibitors show models OF
the enclosed type. All OF the enclosed
body styles are to be seen in abundance.
including linousines, phaetons, coupes.
Berlines. Sodans. laudaulets. &c. while
nc touring cars and roadsters will ap-
peal to those who prefer tho open styie
OF car.
Competing with the car display is tho