Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.


| thoroughly than any in the
| Western parks, as it is believed
logical to go farther in road de-
velopment in an area where travel
is bound to be heavy owing to les
location in or near the more
denSely populated portion of the
United States. Further high
standard road developments, how
ever, will be consistently opposed,
since one of the major duties of
the National Park Service is to
preserve and protect the natural
conditions of the wilderness.
Authority for construction of
the highway in the Shenandoah
area before the actual establish
ment of the park was given to
| the National Park Service that
employment might be provided
for the sufferers from drought and
adverse economic conditions in
! the Shenandoah Valley.
Not nearby, but of general tour
ing interest, will be the completion
/ this year of the new $2,500,000
Ohio River Bridge, spanning the
Ohio between Evansville and Hen
derScn, Ky, which will open to
motorists an important link in u.
S. Highway Al, running from the
Canadian boundary to the south
ern tip of Florida.
Construction work undertaken
several months ago is being
speeded, according to highway
officials, and the bridge will be
open to automobile traffic by the
end of 1881.
Evansville is situated midway
north and south on Highway Al.
This traffic artery runs from Cop
per Harbor. on the Upper PENN
Sula of Michigan, through Mil
waukee, Chicago, Terre Haute,
Nashville, Atlanta and Jackson
vile to Miami.
Color in This Story.
1t is we'll for the majority of
motorists that they are not color
blind, for according to a director
of a color advisory service there
is to be plenty to catch the eye as
paint jobs for this years auto
InODllG pTOCeeQ.
This is going to be a year of
pastel colorS for the smaller cars,
particularly so for the sports
models, and as the time ap-
proaches when refinishing be-
comes a problem with the average
automobile user, it is interesting
to note the current styles in
! cOlorS and their use.
Light colors create an illusion
of greater size. That is why vivid
colorS on long wheel-baSe closed
automobile body are not always
successful, as they often make the
body appear awkward and over
bulky. But for the smaller cars
cheerful hues, particularly tending
toward the group of colors known
as paStels, are just the proper
thing, not only increasing the ap-
parent size of the car, but also
increasing its visibility, which is
an added safety measure. And, of
course, the size car that most of
us use certainly does look more
cheerful and agreeable to the eye
when not laquered in too Subdued
| colorS.
One all-over color will be gen.
orally used this year instead of
two or even three harmonizing
colors. This one-color treatment
gives a real element of unity to
the silhouette and helps Solidify
the appearance of the design.
! Strong contrasts between the body
color on one hand and. the tenders
and holdings on the other
always make a small car look
bit disjointed OF course, suitable
color accent and balance can be
secured by the use of a wildly
contrasting stripe and wheel
| finish.
A very small area of intense
colcr can balance a large area in
a more subdued tone. So il there
is small molding relief on the
door panel or the window reveal
offset it may well be finished in
the same strong color as the
stripe and the wheels and often
gives a new and delightful dis
tinction to the whole appearance
of the car.
AutIIk Lllnk NOnDlIldIIOIlSs
Here are some of the color COM
binations that will look we'll on a
small car and no doubt will be
much used this year: Storm KING,
a rich greenish hue of gtey,
striped in luStrouS casino red;
Stanford brown, a pleasing pastel
color, which may be striped with
bright cigarette cream; embassy,
a pastel biege, striped with Nassau
orange; Antilles blue, with silver
as a contrast. MaroonS are not
pastels. but RECALLS, a bright, clear
maroon, looks we'll with red or
gold stripping.
For small open cars Longchamps
green with Bronson yellow is an
appropriate roadster combination.
Coronado tan, a gray pastel tint,
| locks well with MenelauS orange.
! Silver, with stripe and wire wheels
in mountain ash scarlet, and pos
Sibly black tenders, is a sporty
combination.
The Automobile Color Index
/ gives the popular colors for all
cars in this order of preference:
Blue, black, maroon, green, brown
and gray. OF course, the lighter
variations of these base colors are
the ones that will be the most
popular on the smaller cars, the
pastel shades probably having the
widest appeal.
According to R. ]. Murphy, man
ager of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, the
organization of local dealers has
moved into its new quarters
room 1902 Chandler Building,