The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-29
STUFF DISPLAY
IS FEATURE OF
CHICAGO SHOW
BIackhawk Models Draw
Interested Crowds of Ex-
position Guests.
BY "sWEDE" SWANSON
Times Automobile Editor

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Proof OF the
tremendous part that the automo-
bile plays in everyday life is evil
denced in the great interest Chi
cago and its enyirons are manifest
ing in the twenty ninth annual
automobile show. Since the opening
of the doors of the Coliseum at 2
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, record
breaking crowds have gone through
the tUTnStileS to get first glimpse
Of the new creations for 1929.
True it is that there is very little
of outstanding newness at the show
this year. Not that there are no
new body styles, new treatments OF
the louyres in hoods, new paint
combinations, new accessories and
the like-but it can not be said that
there are many entirely, brand new
cars
Outstanding new cars at the show,
from the standpoint of newneSS, are
the Blackhawk of the Stutz Motor
Car Company and the White Prince
of the Moon Motor Car Company.
II addition to these cars making
their debut, there are a number of
new models presented by several
companies, including Pontiac, the
Chevrolet six, Whippet, the Dodge
! six, and others.
BIackhawk Attracts Crowds
The Blackhawk, consisting of ten
distinctive models, is attracting con-
siderable attention. Stutz and
Blackhawk cars are being shown at
five places-the Coliseum, the Drake
, hotel salon, the EdgeWater Beach
hotel salon, $500 South Michigan
avenue and 5000 Broadway. At
each of these exhibits, Stutz Off
Gals report that the Blackhawk
cars are setting new records for in
terested patrons.
The Stutz eight, also, with Its
new four forward speeds; the mo
back" device which automatically
prevents backward roll on hills and
inclines without brakes being ap-
piled, and other new engineering
Announcements are coming In Tor
their share of attention.
The "noback" is really a Sensa-
ton Of the show. The Stutz fac
tory is the only one in the industry
euuipping its cars with this device,
although it is predicted that sew
eral manufacturers will adopt it
before the year is over. Although
Stut5 engineers assisted in the de-
velopment of the ''noback," 1t is
produced by Detroit concern and
its use is not controlled by Stutz.
Seven Bodies Shown
The Stutz display at the Drake
hotel salon consists of seven bodies
on Stutz and Blackhawk chassis.
Three of the bodies are by Wey-
mann, three by Lebaron and one by
Fleetwood. A visit to the Drake
salon reveals that the Stutz cars are
outstanding in the field of high
Sricsd custom-made cars.
Indianapolis newspaper men were
vaSstS of the Glen Buck Company,
Ctnago advertising agency, which
acts as counsel for the Stutz Motor
Car Company, at dinner at the
Blackstone hotel, Saturday night.
Glen Buck, head of the advertising
company. and Dan v. Goodman,
formerly of Indianapolis, and now
associated with Buck. were the
hosts.
The dinner came as elimination
TO a day of entertainment for the
Indianapolis newspaper men by F.
E. MoSkovicS, former president of
Stutz, and George M. Spindler, In
dianapolis Stutz distributor. Arthur
c. Buck, automobile editor of the
Star; John c. Heiney, automobile
editor of the News and the writer
accompanied MoSkovicS and Spin
dler from the Hoosier capital to
Chicago in the aero" car, built in
the Stutz factory.
Highways Are Icy
Leav.ng Indianapolis shortly after
Il oc.oek, with the aero" car
hooked to a Stutz coupe, the auto
show-bound delegation arrived in
Chicago shortly after o'clock. Ice
covered highways and slippery
streets made the going a little rough
but the trip was made without trou-
BILE.
The guest list at the Glen Buck
dinner at the Blackstone included.
in addition to those named above,
DR.. c. E. Cox, Indianapolis motor
enthusiast; Calvin R. Holmes and
John P. Shea of the Glen Buck
Company. and Earl Jacks OF the
Stutz Motor Car Company.
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