New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
3 Advances
} Designing
Illosetl Cars
.,,arisy OF This Style Of
I, 'yshirse Has Ssrown
psri,llv Because OF Adapt
.lilisy, ASSERTS Expert
5 gh:s.;s,ea Expected
s..,es Of lncIosed Ma
s. .a;nes Date Back 10 Times
& Cumbersome Coaches
d, "a Clifford Brokaw

a. Fl. Clifford Brokaw
,.ssIea, director Wsst Side X. ~.
G. 4. Automobile School
.s.,nobil.s are like women in sew
,sss.ss. Both cater considerably
s, prevailing styles q the day.
pisture IN yoar minds eye the sort
.,n..vance veneer made in the
- s ,hs s.yiss Of 1902. twenty
/ .so !. contacted With what you
3, s,osaiae sAs feminine life of TO-
ll.s, The consrsss Of styles in sutomo.
~, vould deem even greater.
Tsere 10 on exhibition in New York
h, shop ! one-eyiinaer ear that made
700 miie "trip from Detroit TO New
|.s tp 1909, the record st that eime
continuous tour. Tt would Be
|e5 70 believe man snrang from the
4-,rssy Us compared 80 believing that
= i er.to-date classic lines OF the ave-
: 4, automobile eyoluted from such a
,akls
isa SOW women are submitting 70
saa cot 50 comfortable 80 last sea-
/ ii o. the other hand. the latest
TIA IA motor csrs ara nsrvels Ia
sslsft ~ @eli aS striklng IN their
asliiul lines. The disk wheel is one
as asHer sads that give to q car o
u sppssrance. II tooka as If this
4srt had come TO stay, although
y, people still prefer the artillery
sceden-spoke wheel of the wire
als Another popular innovation Ia
il aun-sha ped light end another is
il msstitut,ng single steps FOR the
sssag board.
Popularity of Closed Car
4 nrticularly noticeable advance In
Haoblle designing is the closed
ID Closed cars are tremendously
s,hs these days. The reasons for
i popularity of closed cars are evil
Il Il is an sll-weather proposition.
! ID sarm In winter. especially those
skA are equipped with radiators, and
SIkhds TO make car usable with COM
VI all the year round. 1t is a sure
nketiop against inclemsnt weather.
lagk protection adds no little enjoy
aa 10 the owner Of such machine.
ayas bot weather the windows esn
|aursred and riding can be az cool as
i,aaras meteor.
0f course any css can secure eoms
iash sdsantages by putting on side
ssflains but this arrangement is not
ss.ai v satisfactory, especially from
Nv sAaaposn, Of the driver. who is
yrs0s hadicapped by his inabiiity
70 e, ss % either side of the road.
d As little difficulty In seeing in xny
aifscien through the clear glass vim
soss al Ndan The winter tops that
N nsds for touring cars have sosnc
q sR Advantages of sedan.
0ae new development in closed cars
sss seems to be rapidly growing in
M With the public is the four
Mager inclosed coach. This usually
hhss one door on each side. rs in
aas Of the coupe. yet will accom-
sks four or FIVE passengers in COM
Hi Il has therefore about the san,e
aasly as the sedan, which has two
xh On each side and is necessarily
|adsr in weight.
Where Sedan Gets dts Name
ihs name sedan for a closed car
para from che sedan chair of Queen
|sAs's time, which was developed ut
x,n in northern France. The word
eaausne comes from the province OF
lneasin, France, It first applied to a
ssak and then TO q car, because IL
i'isd a. cloak 60 che passengers, al
eaagh the drivers seat, while not Gov.
sd vas 30. inclosed. The broughnm,
ass IN inclosed car etmiiar 60 the
aaeA, was named after Lord B1vux-
ass', 40 Englishman. Coupe comes from
as French and means TO cut. Coupe
aiaally refers to ons-seated ciu co
sa aud runabeut or roadster to
sMsssted open car Then there ts the
ae's high-toned isndaulet style, which
|ssA ~ name from Landau, Germany,
sssw was first made, and the cxbri-
~, sa'sa comes from a French word
';,salhe !. y taper or dance.
- - ga'e Nkely there will be very
sS ..',. radical changes in automobile
.y'os ioi some time te come.