New-York tribune., 1921-01-08
Auto Show to
Open To-day Is
Setting Record
Number of Cars Ready for
Inspection of Throng of
Visitors in Grand Central
Palace Passes All Marks
New Models Have Space
Progress and Prosperity Is
Slogan Chosen by Trades
Chamber of Commerce

The twenty-frst National Automobile
Show-the largest in point of ex-
hibits ever held in this city-will open
at O'Clock this afternoon in the Grand
Central Palace. The task of trans
forming the first four floors Of the
Palace into an industrial exposition
Of this magnitude was completed yes
terday, when the last of the eighty
nine different makes of motor cars
and 800 accessory exhibits were placed
in position.
Thousands of buyers, manufacturers
and dealers, not a few of them from
distant lands, have arrived to attend
the show, which will continue through
next Saturday.
The exposition is under the auspices
Of the National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce. progress and Pros
perity' is the shows slogan. S. A..
Miles is manager Of the exposition.
Motor car men from all parts Of the
country have bcseged the Palace dur
ing the last week and taken All active in
tercst in the display of their cars, both
in the Palace and at the showrooms
of local distributors. Dealers say they
believe the week will mark turning
point in the automotivc trade
Record crowd Expected
To-day is expected to set a new
record for opening day attendance
Special attention will be given TO
handling the crowds. The regular bat
terry Of passenger elevators will be
augm mented by larger elevator at the
rear of the building, accommodating
fifty persons. Passengers will be car
rled directly to the fourth floor.
More than a hundred applications
for accessory exhibits had to be elimi-
mated because only four floors of the
Palace were available for the exposi-
tion. The first and second floors are
devoted exclusively to cars, while the
wall spaces on the third and fourth
floors also are being utilized for the
display Of vehicles. The accessory
exhibits arc located on the third and
fourth floors, in spaces not occup ed
by automobiles.
One thing the visitor at the 1921
show will notice is the larger color
display in the cars. In previous years
criticism has been made that most
OF the machines carried the convcn-
tional black and blue
Charles Clifton president OF the Ma
tlonal Automobile Cham Der of Com
merce, will open the show, but there
Will be no formal ceremonies.
Some "Strangers" on View
The cars occupying space at the show
are Anderson. Apperson, Auburn, Bris-
coe, Buick, CADILLAC, Allen, American
Case, Chalmers, Chandler, Chevrolet
Cleveland. Cole, Columbia, Common
wealth, Crow Elkhart, Davis, Detroit
Electric, Dixie Flyer, Dodge, Doris
Dort, Du Pont, Elcar, Elgin, Fergus,
f. |. A. t., Franklin, Friend. Grant
Hanson. Hatfield Haynes, Holmes. Hud-
son, Hupp, jackson. Jordan, kissel- kar,
Kline, Lafayette, Lexington, Liberty
iAncoln, Iocomobilc. Lorraine, McFar-
Ian, Maibohm. Marmon, Maxwell
Mercer, Milburn Electric, Mitchell
Monroe, Moon, Nash, National, Noma,
Oakland, Oldsmobie, Overland, Pack
ard Falge, Pan american, Paterson,
Premier, Rauch e. Lang Electric. REQ
Roamer, 4. &. b. Knight. Saxon. Savers
SIX. scrpps- Standard, Stanley
Studebakcr, Stutz, Templar. Vclie
Westcott and WHY'S Knight.
Cars being exhibited for tho first
time at the New York show ara: Du
Pont, Friend, Hanson, Hatfield. La
fayette, Lincoln, Lorraine, Noma and
Piedmont
Special Exhibitions. Too
The show committee this, year is
composed Of the following: John n
WHY'S, WHY'S Overland, Inc, chair
man; Harry NJ. Jewctt, Paige Detroit
Motor Car Company, and II. &. Root
Westcott Motor Car Company.
The officers OF tho National Auto.
mobile Chamber of Commerce, which
sponsors the New York show and also
the Chicago show, which will follow, be.
ginning January %, are: Charles Cliff
ton, Piercc-Arrow Motor Car Company
president; Hugh Chalmers, Chalmers
Motor Car Company, vice-president;
| K. d. Chaplin, Hudson Motor Car Com
pany. vice c-presdent; Windsor 7
president; c. G. Hancc, Maxwell NJ Motor
Company, Inc, secretary; Alfred
Reeves, general manager; J. s. Marvin
assistant general manager.
Because of the limited space for di s.
play at the Palace a large number OF
manufacturers and dealers will hole
separate or additional shows at the
Astor, Commodore and other hotels
and in their own places Of business
/ The first annual export automobile le
exhibition opens to-day at the Majestic
Hotel, under the auspices Of American
Motors, Inc.
The Sheridan Motor Car Company, Of
Muncic, Ind, division of the Genera
Motors Corporation and one Of the
newest concerns to enter the competi
tive field here, will display its three
models at Fifty sixth Street and Broad
! way. y. A. Burke, president Of th,