The Washington times., 1929-01-26

dUluhl SHOW VI sbllG w dSllluSO SOUu
No fewer than $50 Of the latest
Ecreations Of the 80 manufacturers
win be on display for the critical
appraisal Of washington motordom
and It il forecast that last years
aggregate attendance Of 10000 win
be far exceeded before the close Of
the show which ends next Saturday
evening. The show win be closed
Tomorrow but on the succeeding
days the doors win be open from
| l1.3O to 1890 o'clock.
10 Delight Patrons
The crowds, last year were en-.
| thusiastlc in their cGnlment upon
| the setting of beauty provided for
| the display Of cars and q review Of
| the spacious auditorium discloses
! that the decorations this year will
! delight the show.goers. Enjoyment
of the show win also be heightened
BY orchestral music on both floors
each evening the show is in prog
ress.
Every conceivable body type is on
Il
and from gedans to convertible
colpes, making the shOw unquss-
tfonably the most cnr1pTe ehensive dis
| play OF automobiles the Capital has
ever seen. Months s0f, planning by
| fhe aas0ciation and years OF work
on the parf OF the leading manufac.
turers have brought to local motor
dom the present ultimate in design
| ana construction and the improved
system Of car placing is SO effective
that an visitors to the show win
| 1le able to inspect the display with
ease and completeness.
Definite Improvements
The first reaction OF the show
| visitor as he passes among the
cleaning cars Is that the 1929 auto.
! mobile Is q definite improvement
over the great cars OF 1928 And
! they are not only more beautiful,
but they are also more efficient.
| Lines are more distinctive. Hoods
are higher. radiators deeper, radia-
\ tor caps flatter. Doors are wide
and graceful and blend well with
the rest Of the car upon which the
Il various coach makers have expended
the highest possibilities of their art.
Even the tenders have become
tllings Of rare Heye appeal.
The bogey Of Standard liza
ton, IN afDpearalaee has been COM
nletelv routed, declared Rudolph
Jose. director Of the show, after
4 preopening survey, Of the exhibits.
ss1Yte may note. for example, a
snort, phaeton and then look ait the
standard sedan of the line and
While general lines are similar, Of
course the comparison eveais inn
snaeaiateiy that there are Impressive
differences. The 1929 show cannot
lbe viewed with any degree of CONF
pleteness BY looking st one car IN
Eeach line, Every model in every
line looks different and is different
EfroIn its brother.
Lower This Fear
gyiU not. take more than a
single glance to realize that the
l92g car looks much lower than its
predecessor and that its body is
| roOinier. Wheel elbases continue ~
show b tendency toward greater
length and cars themselves q trend
toward lowered centers of gravity.
| Interiors in many instances have
been made wider for greater com.
s:Ti1e show visitor who opens
doors and looks inside VIII find that
c0ntrbis are now placed more ad.
vaatakeOusiy. They are easier 70
| get 81 and easier to nlanipu late.
Thih means that driving over long
distances win be less fatigliing and
therefore safer. Adjustable seats and
steering wlteelb. wider control ped
ais ana more thoughtfully designed
accelerators contribute to this emo.
The new cars are also outstanding e
in the attention which has been
directed toward makina their. four
wheel brakes take hold with the
surest, firmest grip. instantly ana
| in perfect balance.
Skies and Fights
"When the visitor begins lifting
| hoods he finds that the trend con'
tinues very definitely toward multi
cvlindered engines. The drift to-
ward skies and eigllts is even more
| pronounced that It was. last year.
The motorist, having demanded
greater smoothness Of motor Oper-
alton. has been literally answered
by the industry. Every car repre-
seTted III the show has It's power
plant refined and some makers
have redesigned their engines to q
considerable extent. Most Of the
cars have q greater horsepower
than the models shown last year.
Carbureters reveal new trends OF
engineering thought; manifolding
devices Of betterS design give greater
power from q given amount Of gas
oline; new positions have been
found for spark plugs to raise eff
ciency-these are but q few Of the
refinemOnts noted which are max
ing the new engines more eager,