Evening star., 1932-01-10
THE 1882 automobile, typify-
ing almost mechanical per-
fection, ensconced in set

81 tings of ease and splendor
and endowed with hopes of com
ing prosperity, faced the new yea
for the first time yesterday VIII
the opening of this years thirty
second annual show in Crane
Central Palace, New York City.
Besides the expected throngS o.
admirers from the sidewalks o.
New York, many were in attend
ance whose residences are in the
National Capital, where its loca
exhibition will be held three weeks
hence. A large group OF loca
dealers, members Of the WaShlng'
ton Automotive Trade Association
headed by It's president, FRED l.
Haller, was included.
Opening Dramatic.
The show, according to adviceE
received here, opened somewhat
dramatically at this time, for pub,
lie interest throughout the, Worlo
focuses upon Americas largest
manufacturing industry, and Is
watching for the effect 1t VIII
have on business generally. Ii
the expectations of motor car
manufacturers are realized at the
national Show-if sales, ooth
wholesale and retail, come up to
the level looked for-the country
will be just one step nearer gen,
uine prosperity. The old and
Wornout cars to be replaced this
season by 1882 models will mean
that much more employment Tor
thousands of laborerS and artl--
sans, who, in turn, will put most
of their cash into circulation
And more than 100000 people
are employed, either directly or
indirectly, by the motor car In
dustrv. If the automobile today
were merely a pleasure vehicle or
a luxury, these expectations prop.
ably would be silly; but the fact
that it is an economic necessity,
essential in so many ways, means
that the foresightedneSS OF manu-
facturerS is based upon a SOUND
foundation. Several million cars
in America today are either ID
bad, uneconomical running condl-
tion, or not running and not worth
repairing, These will have to be
replaced to a large degree during
1882, and where ready cash Is not
in the possession of the purchaser,
installment sales will be consum-
mated to no small degree.
Nearly 300 new cars reposed In
all their glory on three Of the four
exhibition floors of the Palace.
Thirty two makes Of passenger
vehicles and II makes OF CONNER
cial cars and taXicabS are dis
played. Ninety-eight exhibits OF
accessories, bodies, parts and shop
eouipment are to be found on the
two upper floors. The display rep
resentS invested capital or more
than $3.50, 100000.
Show Closed Today.
The show. which Is under the
auSpices of the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce, is
closed today, but during the bal
ance of the week will be open from
10 am. to 1890 pm. The shop
equipment section, on the fourth
Toor is open during the day to
the trade exclusively; the public
being admitted from S pm. until
closing. The Show Committee OF
the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce consists Of Charles
D. Hastings, chairman; E. r.
Frskine, Alfred H. Swayne and s.
A. Miles, show manager.
Unquestionably, the buyer Oh
every 1882 car will get much
greater value for his investment
than in seasons past. Never be-
fore have models with such excel
lent qualifications, such merltorl-
Gus engineering and style lea,
tures. been offered at such lowered
prices. Unlike some, the automo-
tive industry has not cheapened
its product in order to offer low
prices. The values are real. This
has been made possible by struc-
tural and labor costs and the drop
in prices of raw materials. There
is revealed at the Palace an as
tonishing number OF innovations
and refnements in the medium
and low priced categories-tea-
lures formerly seen only on eX-
pensive cars. Such modernlzed
advances as free-wheeling, syn
chro-mesh silent tranSmlSslonS,
automatic starting, ETC., are StrlK-
inplv apparent. Even the elabora-
tion of general design is greater
than might be expected, and IN
the pleasing color comblnatlons
and comfort appointments there
is, one might say, touch OF the
romantic.
Models Ne Plus Ultra.
The new models seem to be
ne pus ultra, so far as riding com
fort and operating control are
concerned. Free-wheel1ng, Whlcn
made its debut at the last show,
and which was offered at extra
cost by a number of manufactur-
ers. is standard equipment on the
majority Of models displayed:
MANY ingenious applications OF
the free-wheeling principle have
heen discoSed. Automatic pro-
vision for changing from free
wheeling to conventional or
nositive drive in reverse, thus re-
fieving the driver Of the need OF
shifting into reverse (and Of shift
ing into free wheeling again when
Changing from reverse into any
forward speed is among the new
DEVELOPMENTS. The control OF
free-Wheeling Is more conVen-
iently located with the push-and-;
pull button, or knob type, located
on the instrument panel just tc
the right of the steering column
easily accessible to the right hand