New-York tribune., 1921-01-09
80 Auto Types
Are Displayed
At 1921 Show
Largest Firsi-Day Attend
ance OH Record Marks
Opening of Exposition
in Grand Central Palace
400 Cars in the Exhibit
improvements Are Numer-
Gus, but Radical Changes
Are Not To Be Found

New York's twenty-frst National Au-
somohile Show opened yesterday at
Grand Central Palace to the largest
first day attendance in the history of
the exposition Thousands of persons
many of whom came to buy as well as
10 see, throngod the fouv floors utilized
for the exposition from p. m. to 1880
p. m, when the show closed until to-
morrow morning.
Exhibitors and the management were
elated a. the magnitude of the crowd
and the interest shown m the exhibits.
They said they regarded both as an un-
qualified Endorsement of the industry's
efforts TO make the 1921 show repre-
sentative of new era in the automo-
tive transportation field. New York
artists who collaborated in making the
setting FOR the show achieved a result
which, added to the color and archi-
tectural feats embraced in the cars
themselves. created an imposing pic
turc.
Four hundred cars are on display.
representing eighty nine distinct makes,
several Of which have never been seen
at national automobile show before
Some of the cars were built scleiy for
show purposes and in coior and trim
mlngs are so luxurious that they make
up In n artistic sense what they lack
in everyday utility.
Numerous improvements Seen
In general the cars on displav reflect
the STABILITY which autOmob le manu-
1acturers say henceforth is to char
acter'ze the industry, and there are no
radical changes either in design or
construction. improvements, however.
are numerous, and these largely have
resulted from the realization that the
1927 market is a buyers market" in
stead OF q sellers market"
"A center OF attraction yesterday was
the Nordyke & Marmon exh bit OF min
iature automobile models, each reveal
Ing IN construction and surface work
nanship the quail ties Of the company's
standard products. There are six of
these miniatures, each built on scale
one-fourth OF that OF the regular size.
and A. / Rogers, who was one OF tn ose
presiding at the exhlb I, had difficulty
in protecting his wards from the
hundreds OF hands that instnct4vely
sought TO fondle them.
The miniatures required eight months
to complete, and the space they occupy
is no greater than the space required
for two standard 2e machines. The
company was unable to obtain suf-
.icient space for all OF its regular size
models. The min atures include 1921
model speedster, coupe limousine,
"chummy" four passenger roadster,
sport model and tourister.
Colors Attract Feminine Eye
1t would De impossible to classify
the different exhibits as to individual
drawing points. Each has its own
stamp OF individuality and selling at
tributes. The colors are strihInglv
bright and Lexington sedanette, il.
purple and rose. We'd for a place in
feminine appreciation with Tempar
two-passenger roadster in yellow and
red or al Apperson anniversary
tourister in beaver brown. A Maibohm
sport in pea green a Standard vesti-
bule sedan in light plum and gray, a
Crow L khart sport in brilliant Grim
son, Kisse roadster in yellow and
white, Peerless roadster in buff and
dark brown, a Cole roadster in cream
and nickle-these and number of
others give to the show brightness
which was absent from previous
expositions
sAl4OIS tIc CudNStr III car QcSlPU
noticed by car owners was a slight
TRANSFORMED in the Franklin bon
net There is not the sharp slope in
this part of the car that has distin-
guished it from many of its compet-
tors IN previous years.
4 new line Of Oldsmobies, sugges-
tive Of steadv production during the
last several months. in suite of recent
economic conditions, vas one Of the
&c ,r,+a 80,
motorist.
Export Exposition Opens
The Automobile Export Ex0osition
opened yesto rday TT the Hotel Majestic
Separate shows Of manufacture 5 and
dealers are being held 1t the Astor, the
Commodore and other hotels and n
various showrooms
Mondar IS expected 70 hrinc ou. the
largest attendance a. the Palace show.
The hotels are rapid. filing uD with
.automo5 il men from all over the coun-
Try The aldorf-Asto4ia and McAlpin
and AnreX alone are housing delcr,-
ton Of 200 D4dGe motor car men. the
largest single Group representing any
one company which has ever attended
the New York show. with this delega-
tion is a band
During automobile show week
which ends next SATURDAY evening.
there will be many important business
nectirgs and dinners Of the motor car
trade. The National Automobile Cham
Der Of Commerce, which is sponsoring
the show. viii hold its annual sessions
Deginning Tuesday at 10 a N. ut 1886
Madison Avenue. That evening thc an
nual dinner Of the N A. c {. wiN take
place at the Commodore Hotel.
Society Of Automotive Engineers