Evening star., 1931-11-22
AUTOMOBILE TRADE
INNOVATIONS MANY
Industry Has Provided NJ.
merous Surprises for
Travelling Public.
By EDWARD W. MORRISON.

Special Dispatch TO The star
DETROIT, November 9l.-As manu-.
featuring operations enter the last few
weeks of 1881 and plans are being dis.
cussed on every hand for the new year,
there Is every promise that 1882 is GO
ing to bring the general adoption Of
certain innovations that have made
their appearance in 1notordom during
the last six months.
Rubber engine mountings. with the
object Of reducing vibration, are all
most certain TO be found on the ma
jority OF new models. Plymouth proved
the success Of this principle and labeled
it floating power" It's chief advan-
tage, of course, win be in the small
light car, but it will not be unknown
In the heavier models.
Many Of the new cars win feature in
some manner q method Of shock-ab-
Sorber control. Packard introduced q
dual Shock-absorbing system last Sum.
mer. BY slight adjustment, provision
could be made for absorbing pressure
either on smooth or rough roads.
Buick is making use Of the idea In its
new line. Others viii follow.
OSMcE DCVChOpuhcntSs
One new car that Is in the offing will
bring lower frame, In which nothing
has been sacrificed In clearance over
the axle. This car, its sponsors assert,
will take the curves In the road As II
they were q mere straight-away. The
lowering Of the frame has added extra
safety at high speeds.
Engineers of the Budd Body Cor.
poration are authority for the state.
ment that . serious trend toward
streamlining is just around the corner.
The new Marmon 16, particularly the
two-door, five-passenger custom coupe.
The V.type radiator design will
achieve new popularity next year. This
design has been limited almost exclu.
sively to the high-priced cars this year.
Next year 1t will be featured on some
Of the models In the low-price range.
1t Is generally believed that brightei
colors will predominate. Black always
must be Q major factor In the auto.
mobile color scheme. The coming year
will see plenty Of blues and grays In
evidence, however, with sprinkling oJ
tan and maroon. The perleecent hua
that several manufacturers introduced
as o novelty on expensive models win
be seen anew at the New York Show.
While there will be bright colors,
there will not be so many 7iamboyani
roadsters on the highways. But that
viii be simply because there will BE-
fewer roadsters made next year. n
arranging the scheduled for 1882, pro-
ducton managers are making Q larger
allowance for closed models. Fewer
manufacturers will include the roadster
In their line than ever before.
Changes Rapid.
In 1880 only four manufacturers did
not turn out roadsters. This yeai
there were II lines without them. Next
year the number may be as high as 20
The naotor-buying public il showina
diminishing preference for the open
car. Thus the roadster may follow the
touring car into history. For those whc
want the advantages of the roadster
In some degree, manufacturers will say,
Have look at the convertible coupe
Naturally 1882 viii see further prog.
ress in free wheeling and ease OF clutch
performance. So rapidly are changes
being made In transmission methods
that the end of the hand-operated gear
lever Is In sight. Automatic GEAR.
shifting is upon the motorist and the
awkward shifting Of gears by hand Il
doomed.
JCopyrisht, 1917