Evening star., 1933-01-29

new Chryslers and the De Soto.
Draftless ventilation Is one Of the
outstanding trends of the year. As
seen on the General Motors cars these
new Fisher bodies will seem, on first
inspection, to be equipped with wind
shield wings. You may think you can
duplicate the idea with set of wings.
but you are forgetting that on the new
cars the windows are split. That is,
the forward half swings out like a
windshield wing, while the rearward
half goes down into the door in the
usual way. Taking ride IN the new
reveals that with this arrangements
passengers and the driver can regulate
ventilation to suit themselves. No
more drafts or unwanted breezes. No
more stuffy closed cars. heavy with
cigar smoke. No more steaming win
dows in cold rains.
Inspections of these windows on the
new Buick line of four eights shows
that there are separate controls for
each half Of the window. with special
care to the matter of sealing the glass
sections. In addition to being so Serv-
iceable and convenient the Fisher sys-
tenn also adds to the smartness of the
cars. The idea of wings at the rear Is
especially swanky.
While Pontiac 115-inch straight
eight, with base price of $685., and
a Dodge six, starting at $595, focus
attention on the low-priced field, moth
ing is more significant than the activi-
ties among the cars In the top-price
bracket. Cadillac is making 400 V-16s
this year, while Marmon has decided
to concentrate on nothing but this type
motor. In addition. there are new and
improved models of the Packard twin
six. the Franklin twelve, Cadillac
twelve the four Pierce Arrow twelves,
the two new Lincoln twelves and the
Auburn twelve. 1t is encouraging to
be assured by the makers of high
grade cars that there will be a new
financial 400" ready to sign on the
dotted line.
For Rich and Poor.
The trend among the manufacturers
is quite evident, judging by their 1888
offerings. One group Is aiming for the
man who must drive, but who hasn't
much to spend this year. The other
Of the new rich. Bear traders, inven-
tors Of new processes, movie stars, the
new political Office holders, shrewd in
vestors, hoarders, receivers and heirs,
just to mention few who are slated
to be spenders during 1888. should be
generous buyers of the cars in the
higher-price brackets.
One of the 30-miles- to the gallon cars
is the new WHY'S II. It's four with
an au-steel body insulated against sound
and weather. Headlights are built into
front tenders. The Willys 80 has an
80-horsepower six-cylinder motor. One
of the most interesting and significant
trends of the year is the appearance
OF floating power" on the WHY'S mo-
tors. The Chrysler Corporation has also
licensed a concern that will specialize
in making floating power" parts for
use in cars already in service.
Speaking Of this type Of vibration
dissipation brings into the picture the
new Plymouth six, with its reverse
scoop radiator. rigid x double drop
frame, automatic clutch. Oilite squeak
proof springs, a free wheeling unit
built into the transmission and centri-
fuse brake drums The 70-horsepower
motor features down draft carburetion,
valves that cannot flutter, automatic
thermal control. SIS to l standard COM
preston ratio. and. of course. Chrysler
floating power" The motor of the new
De Soto. featuring silver dome cylin-
der head, develops 79 horsepower. With
the red-head motor, optional at slight
extra cost, So horsepower is developed
Like Dodge, the new De Soto offers a
transmission. silent in all speeds, in
cluding reverse. This is made possible
by virtue of the use of helical gears
throughout
One of the surprises Of the show Is
the new Chrysler Royal Eight. which
lists below 81 600. 1t also carries the
all-silent transmission, as well as the
coincidental accelerator-type starter
One advantage of this type of starter
is that it eliminates the time required
to transfer the right foot from the
starter button to the accelerator, during
which operation cold engine is apt to
die" The Chrysler jobs carry solar
spark ignition. fleX-beam headlights, T.
slot pistons and valve seat inserts. One
Of the most interesting features Of this
line is the thermostatic idle control
another Of the automatic developments
Of the year. This device automatically
opens and maintains fast idle throttle
until the engine reaches normal tenn
perature. Prevention of cold weather
stalling and a reduction in crankcase
dilution are among the advantages Of
this system.
Altogether 16 new and important en-
gineering features are to be found in
the 1888 Chrysler line which ranges
from the Chrysler six, with base price
Of s795. to the Chrysler Imperial custom
eight. which lists up to S3,595. One of
the interesting cars at the show this
year is the Silver Anniversary Hupmo-
bile. Hupmobile has weathered 25 sue
cessful years, during which 493 different
makes of cars have come and gone.
The new line carries forward the ad-
vanced ideas offered in 1882, with a
price range, at the factory, of 1895 to
$1.595.
Buick surprised the motoring frater-
nifty by going to more rakish body.