Evening star., 1922-01-15
RY THEODORE p. MOVES.

Nearly 100000 motorists packed the
our floors of the Grand Central Palace,
New York city. last week for the
twenty second annual national auto
mobile show. The writer was fortu-
nate enough to be one of the multi
tude.
Beginning last Saturday night, clos
ing on Sunday. and opening its doors
again on Monday for the rest OF the
week. the block at Lexington avenue
and 10th street was maelstrom oil
traffic. Lucky was the motorist to
get within even reasonable parking
distance, so great was the crowd.
According to an enthusiastic fan, the
show was greater. grander and more
lnastodonically magnificent than ever,
which just about describes II.
After pushing your way through the
gate and up few steps, you are con-
'fronted by glistening cars OF every
description. Sedans, coupes, touring
cars. limousineS. roadsters, In every
color, design and weight.
Plenty to See and Enjoy.
You are now only on the first floor
however and there is plenty more to
see on the other three floors. A com.
piete list of the cars exhibited would
take up too much room in this mar
rative; suffice to say that there were
ninety-two manufacturers showing and
400 cars in the huge building, to sa!
nothing of the many accessory ex'
hibits, which We're elaborate in the
extreme.
The writer will endeavor to pick
out some of the features and bis
drawing points of the show. which
task is most difficult. inasmuch as
there was great deal to see and ap-
parently little to choose between the
various cars.
The famous miniatures of the Mar.
mon. exact replicas of the large cars
drew their usual share of attention
These are undoubtedly the most COM
plete models of cars ever put on eN-
hibition. Tires: robe. rails. pedals
gear leaverS, steering wheel ant
even the instruments under the glass
on the dash are worked out to q
nicety. You fully expect that all they
need is a little gas to start.
New Models Draw Attention.
OF the new models of we'll known
cars the Dussenberg closed four-pas.
senger sedan and the MacFarlane
perhaps, drew the most attention. The
Dussenberg. a racy-looking four-pas
senger closed car. the first stock cal
of this type ever built by this company
lad many admirers. With low roof
trunk rack on the back. extra wheel:
der, S5-horsepower Dussenberg motor
this car is destined to attract mucf
attention.
The MacFarlane. costing abou
$4,000, showed three well finished
jobs. A closed four-passenger. al
its exhibit. With 12O-horsepower
six-cylinder motor, this car is vel
balanced and is popular with the
wealthy type of motorist
There were thirteen newcomers tt
the show. They were H: c. s., Good
speed. Durant. Handlsy knight
hall. Bournonville. Rickenbacker
Earl, Wills Sainte Claire. Kelsey ant
italia. With the exception of the
Vauxhall. Canadian. and the italia
Italian the newcomers were all bull
in America.
Little Choice Between Cars.
The automobile industry has now
reached a point where there is little
to choose between the cars. whether
they cost $4,000, $500 or $500. They
will all get you there and bring yor
back. This reliability of every KIND
of car is great tribute to the makers
as "a whole. OF course, each buyer
has his preference, but in what in.
dustry is there not the same kind OF
preference used by the consumer
There is no question about 1t: the au-
tomobile of today. no matter what
kind. has emphatically arrived and
the buyer can cater to his own wishes
as to just what car suits him best.
The new ears have two distinct ten
dencies They are lower to the GROUND
and the inexpensive closed car is COM
ing more into its own. All manufac-
turers are striving to make more
rakish looking car without sacrificing
road clearance. This tendency not
only makes a better looking car, but
makes an easier handled car. Skid
ding and top-heaviness are done away
with to a great extent.
The low-priced closed car is destined
for a great vogue. In previous years
the closed car was SO much more ex-
pensive than the open one that COM
meet the grade. An example OF this
tendency is shown in the new Essex
which lists for only $500 more than the
open job. There are many more manu-
facturerS who are endeavoring to bring
down the price of their closed models to
meet the seemingly unsuitable demand
of the public for cars of this type
Have Special Appeal.
For the fair motorist who drives heI
own machine these closed cars have
an especial appeal. The 1922 cars are
roomier. more accessible and easier tc
drive than any of previous years
Larger windows, sunshields,. wind
shield wipers and many small acceS-
sories make driving in rain and snow
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