Evening star., 1923-01-07
GREATEST AUTO
SHOW IS OPENED
Exhibit in New York Pro-
claimed Most Complete Ever
Shown in United States.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 6.-when the
first 'horseless carriage" made It's
pounding and chugging appearance
before the public.the latter collective
will wonders ever cease?"
At o'clock yesterday afternoon
thousands Of enthusiastic motorists,
near-motorists and those who possess
even the most modified OF motor
urges. jammed, edged and showed
their way into the Grand Central Pal
ace for the opening OF the twenty
third annual national automobile
show. And their interrogation. too.
after they had seen what they did
see on four floors of the great exhibit
tion structure, each as large as a city
block, was will wonders ever cease?
The show, undeniably is the biggest
exposition OF the modern motor car
and what goes with the latter. ever
held in New York, and probably in
the United States.
$50 Cars Exhibited.
There are more than $50 cars on
exhibit, the very latest models from
the factories of seventy y-nine manu-
facturers of complete cars. These are
two and one-half Of the four floors
and range in everything from baby
buckboards TO limousines covered
with gold leaf. and from the small
est of grocerS' delivery cars to the
newest double decker busses. capable
of carrying more than double the
number of passengers that can be
transported in the largest OF pullman
cars.
The exhibits OF parts and accessor-
les which ghpwO nv almost 400
manufacturers. cover one and one
half Of the floors Included in these
are everything from the daintiest Of
silk brocaded car cases. for the use
in her brougham. 20 the latest i'm
provements In shock absorbers and
lighing systems.
Most Hoods Alike.
In general. most Of the cars shown
have one feature IN common. pointed
out as enhancing the grace and
dignity of the models for 1928. This
is the high radiator, with the hood
line running clear back to the wind
shield. and is shared alike by the
sportiest of roadsters and the most
formal OF cabriolets and sedans.
There was a distinct absence of
"freakishness'' to be observed. Rather
centrated most of their efforts to-
ward comfort and convenience. Con-
trolls. whether operated by foot or by
hand, are so placed as to be reached
with a minimum of effort heretofore
unattained The seats are wider and
more roomy than possessed by pre-
ViouS models, with a greater perfec-
ton in the Springing than has been
reached before.
The engines are more compact than
ever. this designation applying both
to cars and motor trucks.
For the very reason that the show
is one of refinement rather than nov
elties," said S. A. Miles. the exhibi-
tion's manager, cit is a most engross-
ing spectacle, even for the hardened
showgoer Indeed. the most finished
Of last years products has been
brought to greater perfection through
the employment of finer materials
and changes in design that make for
greater convenience.
"The great and fast increasing
vogue of the closed type OF car is
majority of the makers are display
ing complete lines of cars, the open
being included with the closed va
rieties. The average visitor at the
show, however, appears to be more
interested in the closed models to an
extent that seems to justify the pre-
diction that when the figures are
made up for 1929 II will be found
that closed cars have at last taken
the lead"
Mr.. Miles asserted that all the
manufacturers have Joined In the
prediction that 1923 Is destined to be
a great year for the production of
automobiles in the United States.