The Washington times., 1929-05-29

That ii quite q general thought
among those behind the automotive
scenes these days. It is based upon
the assumption that there is going
70 be q deluge OF gtper-sport open
model automobiles sweeping, from
the production line into the private
garage. Along with the almost
blinqingfy brilliant array OF road.
sters and phaetons, there IL expected
70 come an equally vivid lot Of con-
vertibies.
When one turns on the prophet Of
this eventually and comments that
. sport models already are pretty
super, is he disturbed? He Ii not.
my boy, my boy he will say,
Implying oraculariy, you have no
such insight into these things 40 4
possess"
The way he says It may be
slightly annoying, but it has the
affect of turning skeptics into be-
ltevers,
II Is interesting that the depar.
ture anticipated In the sport model
realm IL expected to be provided by
car makers In the medium and
upper price fields, from around
$1s20O "and up" az the saying goes.
Smart IL the WORD
That this should be the case 10
not difficult to explain. It costs
more money to produce a open sport
model than d stock closed one, es-
pecialIy when the former ID in
tended to be the snappiest thing
Z extant. Therefore, It will appeal
to q smaller group, as It Ii figured
these days. As q matter of fact,
II win appeal to all persons but
only q small number can do any,
thing about II.
What are these super.sport cars
going to look like and be like?
Smart" Is the generally used ad.
1ective In describing them. In ap.
pearaEce, this smartness is going to
be achieved first by the use Of color
that Is more richly brilliant than any
previously used. All OF which means
that the colorists of the industry are
going to be exceptionally busy. Set
ting off these colors, but doing 1t
harmOniously, chromium plating will
be more layishly applied. What with
Just about everything except the
body itself treated with this bright,
rustless plating, it would seem Inn
possible to find other parts that
could be 50 finished.
The designer, however, says ne
can do It.
Colored upholsteries. snappy look.
ing accessories with spotlights and
special trunks contributing impor-
tantly to the glory of the ensemble,
are among the other elements to help
that smartly tailored appearance.
StriIxingIy Different
Generally speaking, Of course,
these represent only further progress
along design highways already being
Travelled. That such process can
hold promise Of something strikingiy
different while basicaIly the same y
q fact that the industry has proved
definitely for the last three years.
During that interval, refinement mas
been the keynote and yet the result
has seemed beyond the possibihties
of mere refinement.
One respect in which these an.
ticipated cars are expected TO De
quite different is in their comfort.
1t would not surpr->e many on
servers IL, among the higher priced
cars, shock absorbers were TO De-
come a bigger part of the total pro.
There are some excellent devices OF
this type that are not used on stand
ard automotive products because OF
their high cost. However, with
model that is designed to appeal to
those who want "the best Of every
thing" cost is not so pre-eminent
= factor. Accordingly, the shock
absorber equipment on some OF
these special cars may be quite
different than that used on stock
products of the same make.
Out Of the quest for q sport line
that win set the style. 1t Is held
not without the realm Of possibility
that something entirely new IN
bodies may emerge. Certainly there
are designs in the custom field
from which the standard designs
always have been drawn-that
could be adapted and adopted to-
ward this end. The custom de-
signer. as everyone knows. has done
much Of his best work in the field
of sport cars. His accomplishment
is constantly spurring the maker
of stock lines. It would not be
surprising, then, if a body more
effectively bespeaking speed, some
thing exceptionally ultra" were TO
ul1h0 1b6 uSOul OAA OAAC vi AAAOAC ~
the special sport cars Of the next
few weeks.
Raciness Of appearance Is behind
that narrow, deep, trim frontal per-
spective that cars acquired last year.
That 1t can produce something as
strikingly effective this year Is not
to be doubted.
Superior Performance.
1t is not in appearance and com.