The New York herald., 1922-01-01
READY FOR RECORD
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Ninety-two Different Makes
Of Cars to Be Shown
at Palace.

ment, all that has been evolved in more
shows. with their year to year improve
ments. all that is best in motor cars and
accessories and component parts is Of
fered to the interested public at the Ma
tional Automobile Show which opens at
Grand Central Palace next Saturday at
p. NJ, January Z.
The exposition will be open daily,
Sunday excepted. from 10 A. NJ. to 10 80
p. NJ, closing Saturday night, January
ii. A record attendance from many
cities in the United States, as well as
representative delegations from Canada,
Europe, South America and Central
America, already is indicated by the
manner in which automobile men are
focking to the metropolis.
Ninety-two exhibitors of complete
passenger cars will have displays. twelve
of these being makes shown for the first
time These several hundred cars and
chassis with more than $50 exhibits of
accessories and parts will I'LL the four
huge lower floors of the building.
1t is certain tat with Christmas gone
and the new year at hand manufacture
ers and dealers are thinking much less
about what was accomplished in 1921
and decidedly more about the outlook
for 1922 From all sides optimism is
the keynote, the entire industry feeling
that turn for the better is now at hand.
Christmas automobile shopping was
good, as was shown by statements made
during the last week, and with the show
season at hand prospects for the coming
twelve months showing real activity
loom bright on the horizon.
Reports from cities and towns
throughout the entire country prove that
1922 should witness an active year in
the automobile industry. Conditions
have improved in nearly all sections
The fact that motor car buying had been
ct minimum during the last two or
three years makes it evident that not
only must replacements be made. but
that new purchasing is bound to be felt.
A Point to consider in the situation ls
that never before have automobile
manufacturers offered the car buyer SO
great a value for his money The car or
to-day is a finished product tnat Is with
out a doubt necessity. No one ever
hears the motor car spoken or as a lux
ury any more. The business man, the
professional man, the woman shopper,
the farmer, the commuter, in fact people
in almost every phase of life, now need
the automobile almost as much as they
do the telephone. Fewer people are
making very long automobile tours. per-
haps, but many thousands are making
short trips.
1t will be the aim OF the automobile
manufacturers at this years shows to
put the value of their products squarely
before the public. That the car build
ers realize that the time Is ripe for
such a display Is evidenced by the fact
that ninety-two manufacturers have Sc
cured space at the New Yori. show, and
eighty at the Chicago show, which VIII
be held two weeks later. The figure at
New York exceeds previous marks by
four. while at the same time the acces-
sory displays will total ESQ. The acces-
sorry exhibits had to be limited to that
number because of lack of space.
Great interest will undoubtedly center
an the debutante cars. There are twelve
OF these. ten being home products and
two made abroad. The new cars OF do
mestic make include the Ambassador
Bournonville, Durant. Earl. Goodspeed,
Uandlcy- knight, Kelsey. Leach-Biltwelb
Rickenbacker and Wills Sainte Claire.
The Italia and Vauxhall. the first named
an Italian machine and the second bullt
I'm Canada, are the foreign cars that will
be shown here for the first time. What
the new cars will have to offer that diff
fers from the old will be interesting to
note.
AS has been the case for the past few
years. the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce is sponsor OF the national
show, both here and in Chicago 5. a.
Miles. who has been the manager since
the ". A. c. c. has been handling the af-
fair. is again in charge. This years
committee consists OF II. NJ. Jewett,
Paige Detroit Motor Car Company.
chairman; ]. Walter Drake, Hupp Motor
Car Company, and +. G. Chandler, Chan
dler Motor Car Company.
The car exhibits and their locations
in the Palace follow:
Main Floor Spaces - Al, Cole. AZ,
Chalmers; A--3 REQ: Al. Paige; As.
Packard: As, Jordan; Al. Haynes;
As. Lincoln; A. MAXWELL A-10.
bort; ALL. Dodge Brothers. A-12,
Overland and WHY'S Knight Alb.
Oldsmobile: Ala, Hudson; Alb. Stude-
baker; A-l6. Chevrolet; Al, Oakland !;
Cadillac; A-2l. Marmon, Ar. Peer
less; A-23. Pierce-Arrow; A-2i, Au-
burn: A-25. Velie; A-25, Frankln;
Az, Chandler; As. Apperson; A-29.
Gardner; A-3O, Nash: A-3i, Hupmobile. .
A-32. Cleveland.
Second Floor Spaces - B--1, Columbia;
b. Mercer; B-3, Roamer; B-4 Case;
d. MliDuIns Do, DAVIS Do OTOW-
Elkhart; B-s, La Fayette; B-9. Moon;
Bio. II. G. s.; Bill, Saxon-Duplex;
BIB, Grant BIB, Holmes: B-1l. Bl-
car; BIB. Premier: Biz, National; I;
BIZ, Kissel BIB. Westcott; BID.
Maibohn B-2o Mcfarland; B-21, r. e.
" Knight; BIZ. Standard: B--23
Mitchell B-2i. Locomobile: BIS. Earl;
B--2. stearns; BIT Stephens; BIS.
stutz. BID. Liberty; B-9O. Eigin; B-sl,
Templar.
Third Floor Spaces -- C-1. Durant;
c., Kline Kar: C-3. King: ca. Dor
ris; C-J, Stevens Duryea: C-6. Detroit
Electric; CT. Pilot; C-S. Goodspeed; !;
C-9, Handley-Knlght: C--l0 Amtassa-
dor. Gil. Essex; C--i2. Rauch & Lang;
C--i3, Mona; CA. Sayers: C--i5. Han
son: C--i6 Wills Salnte Claire: C--is
Paterson; C-i9. Dixie Flyer; CO An
derson; C-2i. Du Pont; C-22. Stanley.
Space CT has been allotted to access
sorry companies.
Fourth Floor Spaces-D--1 10 3. Leach
Biltwel; D4 20 s, Vauxhall d. 70 .,
Rickenbacker; do 10 u. Rotary (Bour-
nonville) DID 10 Is. ITALIA D--l16 to
17s. Kelsey. DISC to is9. Hatfield