New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Passenger Car and Motor
Truck Exhibits Open
This Saturday
Afternoon

rAs "Greatcst (Automobile) Show
Earth" viii open Saturday after
The passenger car division of
=. twentieth Annual National Auto
-.b;le Show will be spread out on four
n aoors Of Grand Central Palace.
srultaneously, in the Sth Coast Artil-
~ Armory, at Jerome Avenue. Kings
..,ace Road and 194th Street, the big
! -. motor truck show in automotive
.,,ory throws open to the public the
.,ors of the country's largest armory,
.snlavinr 10000 square feet Of con-
...e floor covered with motor trucks
,od accessories.
Either ono of these two shows which
.lebrate the twentieth anniversary Of
,e industry the truck show of sev-
.p,y.odd makes, or the passenger dis
,.v of eighty-four makes would by
self be larger than any preceding
.sox; and, in addition, 296 makers Of
/ ccsssories w,ll exhibit at both shows.
Besides new and graceful originate
-es Of body and chassis design. there
/ ill be seen at tne Grand Central Pal
&c for the arst time many new me-
anical Improvements and cunning eff
.iency devices perfected by automo-
ne engineers &c save the motoring
,,blc's time and money. and to make
,o.oring q still greater convenience
sd pleasure.
New productions show great attcn-
on to the smaller items of equipment,
1ch things as doors and door handles
.swl boards, Instruments and fender
.g. In the desire to give newness to
ne car the body has been attacked and
nere is a bewilderlng array of CON
..ptions."
For the greater part tho designers
ave adhered 10 the basic lines shown
IS. year in such numbers. The body has
high hood. usually with an angle at
ZACH ide. the line O. the angie meeting
he top edge Of tho body. Hoods have
nore louvreS, windshield supports are
more substantial and shields are much
evidence. and few concerns have
;aken up small huilt-in side pieces at
ached 70 'ac windshield This form
vill undoubtedly be standard equipment
IN few years.
The Palace will srrpass it's own
,ecord as t9 pleasing novelties of deco
ration. Garands Of smilaX and greens
will bring the scheme into harmony
with the holiday feeling and sugges t
ne approach of spring At the en-
rance the incomer's first glimpse of
,ae interior VIII be through a frame Of
bay trees and floral masses.
Each exhibitors display Will be in
s,osed hy white railing supported by
zhlte posts capped with brown. The
ag windows that ght each of the four
aoors ar c1r,a'1ed with especially de-
signed fabrics But the piece de re
sis.ance of setting will be the tapestry
panels set al regular intervals along
.ae walls They depict fanciful scenes
4 Enrllsa country life, done-in the old
Ing maarer They bear coats-of-
M ami al the top ia imprinted the
isme Of the nearest exhibitor.
5. 4. Mics is manager Of the Ma
aonal Automobile Show, this show be
ng given under the auspices Of the
Nati0nai Automobile Chamber Of Com
narce- The committee in charge Of the
passeneer model display IS as follows
lohn Y Willys, WHY'S s-Nverland Com
pany, chairman: Ii. G. Roo. Westcott
Motor tar Company; Harry H. JeWett
Pase-De,~oit Motor Car Company
Show week Will be sprinklcd with So
al affairs and business conferences OF
automobile men and members and rep