New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Coach Work of American and
Imported CarSFeatnre Of
Spring Automobile Exhi.
bition in Club Quarters

BEGINNING tomorrow afternoon an
automobile exhibition Of a kind quite
different Gxcn any that New York has
seen before will open at the .Automo-
bile Club of America, in Fifty-fourth
Street just west of Broadway. From
: to II p. NJ. each day during the week
selected group of high class cars will
be shawan.: a..
This showing has been arranged par
ticularly for the club men and women
Of New York and their guests. Thirty
cars are on view, each one distinctive
model. giving opportunity for close in
spectioh. 8nd comparison. Admission
will be by invitation
The ears arc late models of manu-
factvyers of the United States, Great
Britain, France and Belgium,
Coach Work will reveal American
Designers and builders of automobile
bodies at their best. In color and
finish, IN the texture and tone Of the
upholstery. as we'll MS in the con-
venierce':ard elegance of the interior
fittings, the, exhibit will fit we'll with
a setting for the cars. This room is
copy 81 The Sale des Fetes in the
Chateau de Bois. Loir-et- Cher,
Frame, and is considered one of the
finest ipteriors in New York. Eighteen
cars will be shown here. The grill,
which adjoins, will furnish space for
sever oatnNeional models, and the re-
manders Mill be arranged for display
in the foyer and Bureau OF Tours on
the main floor.
The cars on view will be as follows:
Ambassador Cadillac. Cole Dodge
Brothers, Essex Haynes, Hudson, Kis-
sci, Lexington. Lafayette. Locomobile,
Lincoln, Mnrmon, Minerva. Mercer, Nh
tionaS Paige Detroit, Packard Pierce
ArroSy. Rcuault. olls-Royce Rauch &
Lang, ens-Duryea, Velie and
Winton
The opening OF the exhibition will be
marked by-a luncheon in the grill room
of the CLUB. Dave Henncn Morris. q
governor and former president Of A.
{. A., will welcome the exhibitors, and
Henry oGaston, as chairman OF the ex
hihiters' committee. will also speak.
High lights of the exhibition are:
MgTmon, n seven-passe niger suburban.
The anterior mountings are of dull
Grec:apr design, and the equipment of
the body includes a dome light, toilet
case, eifht-day watch, cigar lighter,
foot Suestrs robe rail, stenophone, silk
curtains with automatic rollers, carpet
and nat and carpet over linoleUm; the
moidines arc in mahogany finish.
Minerva: A polished chassis, the six
cylinEen 10 elgan product.
Dodge, Brothers: \ .Stratton- Bliss
town car on the Dodge chassis. The
coach AK S.'is in velvet black with a
silver strinc. and there are nickeled
wire. wheels, aluminum foot steps and
nickeled lamps.
Locoimoble: The Sportif, a four
rasssit,er CIR. an adaptation Of the
raciag car. This is painted special
tlues Ath trinle stripe.
Cole: Tie ero-EiCht, upholstered
n material eim ported from France. The
color scheme of the body is carried OUT
in tire Shade of the clo'h and the en
smcled ware. The chassis is their
latest.
p:ssaarsics The new Single-Sx light
car, in addition to the Twin-Six. The
latter will carry an inside drive limou-
sine body by Holbrook.
Rauch & Lang: Model IS Elec-
trio Coach ii beautifully finished car,
with n number of safety features.
Stevens Duryea: A vcstibulc limou-
sine which will serve either as limou-
sine or sedan.
Hu.lson:~-A Super-Six touring limou
sine. This. model is convertible into a
formal limousine by raising The glass
partition if- the rear Of the front seat.
Fsse%' viii show a sedan of the type
that has Won ~reat vogue in the last
Cadillac: Type SO chassis. full
collapsfblc ssca5riolct, coach work BY
HealeY:s .llso i seven-passcnger open
Haynes, a four-passenger sport car.
Individual steps allow spare wire
whecr'tos- rest on either side. The
leather. UP olstery is thistle green with
gold stripping.
senasu sport. toSring car, painted
French gray, upholstery in OK blood
red leather, top envelope to match
steel wheelE.
Paige-petroit. a, five passenger coupe
and ,tbejr. Larchmont, a sport model.
Vefie, a model 48 sedan, upholstery
in rfoqfais" Velvet. ..-
National. a special suburban sedan
two-tape in fin sh,. uph o}stered in cloth.
Kissel, custom built Speedstcr, in
chr6rne Nclew, individual steps. BY
cyclesstype tenders, semi-racing body
and other features
Rolis Royce, small Salamanca cab
riolets~ BODY by F.. r. Wood & Son.
Finish is in dark blue and the uphol-
story is in blue broadcloth, with fit
t'ngs9 Of bone. Also. large coupe
limcusines body by Hooper & Co., of
London, :; This is painted in cream.
Both Of these GLASSES were built in
Li7vcblnc0a standard chassis, with
coach work. designed by LIE Baron, Of
New York, and executed by the Smith
Springfield Body Corporation; q seven
passenger fhside drive.