The Washington times., 1926-01-06

developed q brand-new car designed
to go into the lower-priced six-cyl-
inder field and serve q purpose
similar to that which Chevrolet has
fulfilled so successfully among the
fours. This car is to be built and
marketed by the Oakland organiza-
ton. in parallel with the latter's
standard product. but details of its
construction and price are being
carefully guarded.
Another OF the big producers viii
also round out q tremendously sue
cessful lire by introducing q lower
cases, even the trade has had moth
ing but rumors to feed on.
Imperial Ii Conspicuous
One OF the most conspicuous OF
the new offerings Of show season
will be the Chrysler Imperial.
This Is q 92-horsepoWer car, de-
signed to be capable Of running 80
miles an hour, on the theory that
the buyer OF de luxe transportation
will have occasional need for spec
tacular speeds In covering long
distances on some OF the good roads
that are beginning to span the
wide open spaces, particularly IN
the western part Of the country.
Another conspicuous newcomer OF
the show season will be the New
Stutz Vertical Eight, which is de-
scribed in full by Automobile Topics
this week. This car, developed
under the direction of F. e. Mos
kovics. who went into the Stutz
Motor Car Company as president,
early this year, has been q closely
guarded secret up to now. In fact,
not until it's unwilling by Charles
NJ. Schwab, chairman OF the Stutz
Motor Car Company, in Indianapolis,
two weeks ago, even the dealers
who are to sell it had no idea OF
it's features.
The new Stutz Is a very fast car
and q brilliant performer in traffic.
It's outstanding feature Is the re.
introduction OF the silent worm
drive form of rear axle. This not
only gives q remarkably smooth,
absolutely quiet, and long.lived per.
formance, but permits the entire
car to be built five inches nearer
to the ground than present stand
ard construction. Thus a very low
and 1.-the car is produced without
any sacrifice of head room in the
bodies.
One manufacturer Of lower priced
skies will exhibit a line Of de luxe
models for the first time. Illustra-
ting the tendency toward concentra-
ton, however, a maker in the
higher-priced ranks wilL announce
that hereafter its seven-passenger
models will be built only on order.
New body designs will be found
on nearly all lines. These will re-
veal superior facilities and comforts,
together with further improvements
in finishes and distinctive colorings.
Lacquer finishes have become al
most universal, and with their con-
tinued use the manufacturers have
become more proficient. So that
better effects are being secured all
the time. This will be very evi.
dent at this years shows in the
many new and attractive color COM
binations.
Closed bodies, OF course, will rule
this years exhibits. The exceptions
will be for the most part in CON
nection with displays Of the higher
priced lines, among which the
phaeton and roadster have already
been placed on the list of preferred
AS q result of this reversal of the
market-which in two Or three
years has swung over to closed
cars to the extent of almost rs pcr
cent Of production-the open mod.
els not only cost more proportion
ately than in former years, but are
finished with greater refinemen.
Of detail.
Perhaps the most sesational de.
velopment OF the Forthcoming show
season, which starts in New York
on January and which will be fol
lowed by the second national show
in Chicago on January 80, will be
along the line of prices. Dodge
Brothers will announce on January
Z. q tremendous reduction on the
complete line.
The new prices will be retroactive
to December Is so that all pu-.
chases made after that date at +he
old prices will entitle buyers to
rebates when the new list is made
known. This maneuver has thrown
competing manufacturers more or
less off their reckoning, because
next to Ford. Dodge Brothers is
the largest independent producer.
Other manufacturers, because Of
the continual urge to provide better
equipment and more attractive fin
ishes, were beginning to consider
a