New-York tribune., 1922-01-09
Record Crowds
For Auto Show
Expected Today
Biggest Week iii History of
Motor Industry Is Indi-
Gated by the Number of
Nj o dels or Exhibition
Many Novelties Featured
;.ocomobile at $1,000 Is
the Most Costly Car, and
Chevrolet Is the Cheapest

automobile show activities in the his
tory or the industry. With the Ma
;ional Automobile Show, which began
Saturday at the Grand Central Palace,
again open to the public after 4 day
Of rest for the visiting exhibitors aux
iiiary displays at the Hotel Commodore,
18th Regiment Armory and Hotel I'M
pcrial, and numerous meetings, lunch
cons and dinners OF the automotiyc
,radc planned. the week promises to be
an unusually busy one for the factors
concerned.
TIE 18th Regiment Armory is hous-
inc the National Body Builders Show,
which opens to-day; the Hotel lmpe-
sal has the Dealers Auto Equipment
Show, also opening to-day, and the
Commodore Hotel lobby contains hf-
;ccn motor car and parts exhibits
which were unable to obtain space in
the Palace
Throughout the hotel lobbics ycster-
DAY ono heard nothing but gossip about
automobiles The Bowman hotels in
porshirc Square have an exceedingly
arSc number of guests here solely for
how week, and many people rot CON
rectcd with the industry have been
Drawn TO the city by their interest in
.ho years motor car offerings. Trains
rom all sections of the country
brought additional show visitors yes
terday and last night.
Old Timers Dinner
Tl,c annual dinner of the Old Timers
Club, an organization OF pioneers in
ne ne aO.oinoo''e business VIII pe ne!c
''s c'en,Ie a0 Nv "ese 'l'S M = :
-. .s,.''als"''"oHs,y t ."r p1uquev Gi
heI', ~. a., aI.I. - ..,,v. ~" ,''
.S.o',- 50 ~ 90 e'yaol , ".s
..OI'. "' ."o .'0eh NY Naslo'ls
at;l'np,l. e''ug ,ia o %o"ne.ce ~ :
ais'' I'm Dc, WY 10 '.'ssli"s
n'aUo % - > 'o' .'aoIs'n -N'ei'ue, ,
he tho ann,,ai catbc~inc ~ W. Auto.
'Nor.ie Club of America, in West Yilty-
fourth Street.
5. =: Miles. the show manager. said
yesterday he expected larger attend
ancc than ever before The return &C
the public's buying power. the magnet
o. reduced prices for the newest of
automobiles and mctor car fittings and
the evcr-increasing Importance Of the
motor car in the nations .ransporta-
ton we're given as reasons for the
ae dec interest in these displays.
here are many new and improved
passenger cars to be seen at the 1922
how. Some of these are in the
,a4ure OF novelties. but there are con-
-iseratly fewer of the latter than have
ractcrized previous annual shows.
be number of inclosed models is
twice as large as the number seen at
he show Il wear ago and points to a
owing seasonal demand for cars for
as1-rctnd uses.
.'llong tie new makes to 81 scen IS
t''a Kicker hacker, designed BY Amer
ga. ace Of aces. This car has MANY
refined details. among them an engine
Wit, two fvwhee,s. The car resembles
closely the French De,agc. It has a
i':a:-' mum road speed OF more than
sixty-fve miles an hour.
c;,.d,o ,1a ~
''"' >'' H'~
'n&Adler has new sly with many
caass = changes and different design
81 ooay from us predecessors Durant
showing med un-prlced SIX With
Nassea en%'ne. ,a, ms car has a wheel
rF$e ci l-S inches and hight, low-AuAg
BODY oi iarse dimensions
Ihe1e Is new Stutz and it has the
iei;-nard drive Many changes are to
Ao noted in this car. The Leaci. Bilt-
well is ear which comes from thc
Pacific Coast. 1t is q brand new six
with an overhead camshaft engine 1t
IS in the 81 600 class.
Neiie also is out with new car. the
lodel 90. which is selling at about
Loo and has newly constructed
overhead valve engine. Ia this engine
eVon The wrist pins are lubgicated un-
der pressure. Lexington has . new
model, Buick is OIL. with Z. new road
Ter and tho Premier is shown with a
New &iurlinEm engine. Nash is show
iag a new SIX and new four, funda-
mentally like the former designs but
shoW'ng great improvements in chas-
detail and bodies.