Evening star., 1925-01-28
SCORES OF IMPROVEMENTS FOUND
ON ALL CARS At AUTO SHOW
Motor Fan Who Passes Up Conservative Makes Viii
Find Self Missing Some of Biggest Features
of Exhibits This Year.

Speaking OF eightS, one naturally
turns to the new Hupp product. This
Is one Of the most interesting cars
at the show because it represents a
definite trend toward making straight
eights available to the average man,
who formerly felt that his pocket
book was. confined to a good six. The
new Hupp features balloon tires,
Duco finish and lockhead hydraulic
brakes on all four wheels, but the
interesting features are under the
hood.
The method of assuring the carbu-
rotor a supply of clean air is quite
novel. Air cleaners on various makes,
such as Rickenbacker, Jordan, Frank
lin, Chrysler and others, are among
the real important advancements oil
the year, but the scheme employed
by Hupp engineers represents eco
nomical use of space and materials.
The cover plates for the valve COM
partment on the side of the motor
are designed with louvres in them,
such as YOU find in the sides of a
hood. A short pipe from the carbure
tor to this compartment shows you
that the idea is to catch the air that
has turned back through the louvres.
The dirt, being heavier. cannot turn
back through the louvres as it sweeps
Prices Run Similar.
The Hupp eight five passenger Sc
dan lists for S2,375. This compares
with Gardner straight-eight sedan at
S2,295 and the Auburn straight eight
brougham at S2,375.
Auburns eight. by the way. is one
of the cars showing the Swan mani
fold, A device that throws all previ-
Gus manifold principles to the four
winds. 1t is so arranged that the gas
Vapor from the carburetor gets rath-
er roughly handled before entering
the cylinders. This is said to give it
more pep and to be especially use
full in straight eights, where the end
cylinders are likely to be rather far
from the carburetor. If you have ever
raced over the road in the new Peer
less six you have sampled the Swan
system. 1t is also to be found on the
Gardner eight at the show as we'll
as on four other new straight eights
not shown at the Convention Hall.
The straight eights are a big at
traction, but they have not eclipsed
the Weights. Peerless, for instance,
has an "equipoised" eight, which
means a Weight motor that has been
obbed of every last trace of vibra-
ton. Like Cadillac's V-63 motor you
have to judge by results and cannot
understand all the fine points of bal
ance and timing without being some
what of an engineer.
New Lines Help Car.
New lines on the Peerless eight
radiator, hood and cowl give it a far
smarter appearance and distinction
which such fine car merits. Oddly
enough, the prices on the eight have
gone upward, while those on the six
have come down. Both changes were
rather radical.
Cadillac's custom-built Fisher bodies
are this famous makers main contri-
button to the show. You will note
throughout the entire show a ten
dency to separate the upper and lower
portions of the smarter models with
a molding that runs from radiator
TO the rear, and when you inspect the
Cadillac leader you will see where
many designers got the idea. Cadil-
lac also has a coach with doors so
wide that the problem of getting in
and out of the rear seat is consider
ably simplifed. 1t is a. good-looking
job in Duco, and it has everything
mechanically that the best of Cadil-
lacs offer.
The coaches are cause for reflec-