Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.


ganS of the 1881 automo-
bile shows, according to
adviceS received here from New
York, where the first showing Of
the New Year opened last night
before large enthusiastic crowds.
An eager public visited the last
word" in motor exhibits at the
gayly decorated Grand Central
Palace, marking the thirty first
annual showing Of the auto in the
great metropolis.
Center Of Attraction.
Today and throughout the week
the huge exhibition hall will be
the center of attraction, not only
in New York, but elsewhere in the
Nation, where interested ones are
awaiting their local shows. Then,
too, the rest of the country is
looking forward to signs indicat-
ing an end to depression and re-
turn to more normal state in
the automotive world. The year
1881 is expected to be a comeback
year, and confirmation of this now
is being sought for daily, and par
ticularly in the first national ex-
hibition.
For the first time in New Yorks
history the show is remaining
open on Sunday. Tomorrow the
show may be viewed from 10
o'clock in the morning to 1890
at night. The shop equipment
on the fourth floor will be open
only to trade until 5 o'clock, fol-
Oh 4
public will be admitted. This
schedule will be maintained
through the final showing next
Saturday night.
Many local dealers, under the
auspices of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, are
leaving for New York today to
gather their firSt-hand informa-
ton. A few helpful hints may
be cleaned to aid them in their
own exhibit to be held here at the
Auditorium January "a to 81, in
elusive.
Classed as "ShOw of Shows"
It is the ''show of shows 1t is
the accomplishments of a great
lnduStry-the worlds largest man
ufacturing industry In New York
the show is being staged and con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, with the cooperation
of the Motor and Equipment As
ISOLATION.
The new cars can be claSsed as
works of art as well as modern
mechanical achievements. In the
present display more novel fea-
lures are offered than in any past
year.
The models reflect the public's'
demand for more sustained and
higher speeds, improved riding
qualities, low cost of operation
and maintenance and lower prices.
While the 1880 model had as much
power as is necessary the public
is demanding more. The urge
for higher road speeds, greater
acceleration, ability to climb any
grade on high gear and at high
speed, and silent operation of the
engine and the entire car have
brought about important changes,
some of them quite radical. That
the multi-cylinder engine is here
to stay is reflected in the in
creasing number of cylinders, by
the additional new Fights, twelyes
and sixteens. The greater num-
Der Of Cylinders supplies that
smooth torQue so appreciated by
many owners. It is the general
consensus that the eight-cylin-
der engine of today gives no more
trouble. if as much, as did the
four-cylinder of yesterday.
Multi Cylinder Car.
The 1881 multi-cylinder car, al
though possessing greater power,
every standpoint. The mechanical
perfection Of the engine with its
lighter weight reciprocating parts
assured very low cost in operation
and service. The greater number
of power impulses in a given
length of time meet the demand
for a smooth operating engine
in the lower speed ranges. An in
crease in axle reduction obtains
a decrease in revolutions per mile
which more than compensates
for the increase in total displace-
ment. This indicates that the
fuel consumption of the 1881
Fights should be comparable with
that Of the 1880 skies, or about
the same when two types of car
of the same make are compared
mile for mile. In designing the
new models, the engineers have
taken into consideration the hard
driving tendency Of q certain 1r0-
portion Of owners who maintain
higher average speeds than here
tofore.
An outstanding feature of the
new models in the multiple-cyl-
inder class is their ability to per-
form at very high speed of 10 miles
an hour or better, and with great
er ease, comfort and safety. These
high road speeds have resulted
in better mechanical and body de-
signs and safer reliability; also
marked Improvements in riding
qualities. An interesting develop
ment along these lines are tests
made to determine the bodily
steadiness" of the 1881 models
Bodily steadiness is the index to
riding comfort; that is to say,
there is definite, positive CORE
lation between the vibration of
the car and the amount of driver
fatigue. Side sway, back and for
ward movement and contacts were
recorded in these comparative
tests, which reveal that the new
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