New-York tribune. [volume], January 04, 1920, Page 2, Image 80

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Prosperity, Counfary-Wide,
to Continue m 1920 Season
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Nash, Leading Manufacturer, Points Out Condi
. Hen? Xhat Make for Optin?sia in the Motor
Car Industry
^ "hum.? ?i????w.'.
B$ Charles W. Nosh
iV?wdeni, Nosh Motor? Company
\ ?
' ?e>1 W"l ? ? HI II li?.? mi ? > ?
T?j ?say that: business is good through
?Vfe "***??? country is a mild statement
of tas \ fact. In the face of unusual
con?iiti? t?a, the country never waa more
frro??v**u*> The outlook from the
standpoint. Qf the- automobile inarm
fa^arrn' ?r merchant is such that in
creltoeU .P*od?e|i?n apparently is the
only iem? erta?t> problem which we will
have"! ? A ?nfront donne the 1920 sell?
ing -seats??. ?
Ameritas? 1 survey of the situation
Indicates ta, at the market for motor
car* ; nes*tf A *ea better. Tfcis ie. sig?
nificant. It \'* unmistakable- evidence
that ?the country a? a whole is in a
wondeiful pesia, ? of prosperity. I take
St nroat poison* wall agree with me
that. practically - every one wsxnts ?an
autouaob?e. Oeav^nUy speaking, the
only reason any ?m?; does not own a
ear is. besaos? he hasn't yet. i ?ached
that point where be* can afford tlV? pur*
?chase* This, of cours,?, is obvious ? The
point is that there arc few persons
who would not own a motor cr tt? of
some sort if they couW afford it. ?
To me it naturaliy. foiyows that, \Vlth
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Plan Is Device
De Beari?ffersj
By Its Means Those Who
Get Interested at Palace
May '?Follow Up" Cars
in Salesroom
Mr. De Bear.
out in the Maxwell-Chalmers sales?
rooms at Broadway and Fifty-ninth
Street, and in the Bronx, branch, at
175th Street and Grand Concourse.
The "closer study" is in the nature
of a retreat for the intending car
buyer who fmd? it difficult to arrive at
Il II pi I ' I - . .
this uni Vetc.al desire to, posses. 5, the in?
creased ; Vale of motor cidres is due solely
to the intexeaaed abi?ty of mu average
person, tc? buy. In ofchpr words, that
the auton^obile market this season is
in such a -wonderful co.nd-.-.tn is due
. to the fact.that the ave vag?, man this
' year is possessed of moite m one} than
he ever has ..bad in the ! Vis tory of the
' country.
Every sign joints to t\ aantinuance
of this prosperity. Even ' the business
man who is not inclined to optimism
is wearing a brood smile t! )ea?e days and
is talking about conditio HS this year
in a vein that a few yes_i_i ago would
have cau.cd him to be s \j mped as a
visionary and a dieauaer. .
Actual conditions: deter? d, nable by a
careful and. not too enthusi na^ic survey
of the factors entering intp the eco?
nomic-conditions of the country bring
this current optimism into . he realms
of sound reaayn. I
Having millions of dollar j, invested
in plant and equipment, I naturally
am conservative and am n ot given
much to cpstle building. Bui from all
information I ha^e gathered \ am con?
vinced that in the face of soi ie condi?
tions that are extremely uni suai the
automobile? industry is co\ sfronting
great prosperity during thai selling
season.
definite determination in the crowds at
the shows, or wfco finds it ?trying, to
acquire exactly tJie data he tnay wish
I to get before he d?flnitaly chochea some
; one make o? car. ]
In the quieter atmosphere* of the j
branch salesrooms the infcendi (rcg buyer:'
who finds his interest wke-tte d at tha
1 falace has ample, opportunit y for a /
n linute scrutiny of any model his in
tc (rest centers on. Men in att . ndaneej
ax ? prepared to give any ask ei f inf or.
m? ?tion, however technical it i hay bo.
Th ? quiet of the branch is purposeVy
ma de restful and helpful. To t fas en d
spe ciaj d?corations have been (put fin
pla - te by Mr. De Bear, so that th o sh. w
visi fcor, ?f wearied by tho crow is hi id
by \ valking about in the Palac ^, w ill
find wie Columbus Circle retreat* es/pe
ci-illi T inviting and. comfortable. '
" '"Tl ,e 'closer stivdv' exhibit is, I thfink,
the.. o pe thing, needed at show time,"
Mr. D te Bear said. "I have found |_-/'any !
men a r.d women, at previous show __ who i
wishet ) to buy a car, but who seei'*_/ingly j
did no t particularly peliah doinj t it in
the cr. ?wds always present at t to ex- !
hibitio- \. So I have .arranged tl fris re- j
treat t ftis year. It is -. educatio tr_al in I
itself ft >r those who do not or c. j__i not ;
visit th ? Palace.
"The .New York show this year is the I
i most co. rip?ete exposition the cil p? has ;
| ever eiij oyed, but the completen (-?as is
I not all i nside the walls of the Grand
| Central Ptalace. I want to give th I New';
; York autr.mobile publ'c eve?y- last \ item |
I of show time service. Hence s the !
j thoujrht ' tf the 'closer study' sht tw at j
the Broadkvay branch.'' |
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| Holmes Shows Thi?ee
Air-Coolp?i Mo fteb
i At the exhjibit of the Holmes ! im
proved air-c otaled car in the C icand
.'c-ntval Palac.> three models ar<. *>ein?
.hown, a sel^en-paecenger seda ri, a
. ove-i-paaeenger touring car a;*d a
lour-pr. ssomger roadster. The ??eve|_
liassenger ??.dan is a car of. luxury ir
' seating sp___c as weiti as in api^oin t
! ments. The room aflorded to thte o c
? cupants of the auxiliary stats ?b y n
, usually spacious and i tdicates a ?ni, is
! factor/ degree of comfort to the p. ia
: nengtrs who ride in thcee seats.
In the touring Car the body lines ?are
low ard sweeping. The four-passeur ger
roadster is what is usually terme1 J a
! smart car.
Women drivers are particularly attracted to the D. B. models. There are now more than 404,000 in use, after
_about five years of building._
Public Gets Its
First Official
View of Nash "4
Principles Embodied in De?
sign and Construction of
Six Are Followed in
Long - Awaited Model
With the Introduction of the new
four, supleraented by a display of six
cylinder cars in open and closed models
and a six-cylinder show chassis in
which the working parts of the motor
are exposed to view, the exhibit of the
Nash Motors Company at the Automo?
bile Show is due to attract unusual at?
tention. Preparations have been made
streamline type. The upholstery is of
genuine French plaited leather. The
car affords comfortable seating for five j
passengers, with plenty of room.
Tho dash is equippad with ignition
switch, oil gauge, bulb-light speedom- !
eter and clock; the top is the one-man |
type, with curtains adjustable, from the
inside and opening with the doors, I
Comfortable riding is assured ^>y un- ?
usually long, semi-elliptic springs in ?
' both front and rear.
The engine, as in the six. is clean
cut in appearance. It is a high-speed
valve-in-head power plant. Ita prlnei
tal feature is absence of vibration,
?entitle, design and a counterbalanced
crankshaft of unusual size accomplish
this.
The Nash show chassis, with work?
ing parts inclosed in glass and exposed
to view, and its trim, clean-cut motor,
presenting the appearance of a smooth
block of steel, divides honors with the
new four-cylinder car. for the atten?
tion of visitors. Tha Nash six-cylin?
der cars on exhibition include open and
closed models.
Special attention to coach work has been paid by the builders of the Elgin
lino of motor cars and this Sedan is one typical exemplar.
accordingly to have in the Nash booth
men pavticulavly qualified to give vis?
itors all informado?? regarding the line.
. Gountry-wid? iutere.t h:>s been r?&n
ifest since the announcement bj the
Nash Motors Company several months
ago of the forthcoming four-cylinder
model. The puhic now viewa a car of
atriklug body des'gn. Closer examina?
tion discloses in t\e perfected va'vo
in-head motor and oxher uaUs that de?
gree of mechanical excellence that
established for th_ Nash s?-< a record
in t'e hands of owners throughout tht
world.
The body of the new four is of
! Fitting the Oil to the
Need in New .Saxon Car
i! "The only increase in tf?e flow of ?
oil in the now Saxon is in proportion
! to the work the motor is doing; tpeed .
? has nothing to do with it," is th< oh
i servaticn of C. A. Pfeffer, vice-presi
! dent of the Saxon Motor Car Covpora
i .'??->>> "Too roue" oii for speed and no?
| enough for work is eHmioatavi by o- '
! oiling system. An ample supply of oil
is automatically supplied Ui rough a
simple contrivance,, n'it a delicat<i one."
Six New VeKe Cars
To Be Seen at Show
This show marks for the Velie Mo?
tors Corporation the formal presenta
-ion of a new car style. Curves have
given way to plane surfaces wherever
possible. From the radiator (in three
plane?) back through hood? high cowl
aqd body a line of planes is presented.
It is in the proportion of the plane?,
their symmetry aud the combination
of the mirrorlike surfaces that the
spirit of the car is expressed. The
plane motif is carried into the new
bevel border fenders, octagonal lamps
and other details.
Five models of this serial No. 48 are
exhibited?touring car, four-door se?
dan, speedster, coup? and touring road?
ster. There ia also a new smaller
model.
Special Salon
For Display of
Full Essex Line
?Cars Are Shown at Head?
quarters of Hudson Mo?
tor Car Co., on Broadway;
Sedan Particular Feature
The Essex,! one of the features of
j the 1M& Automobile Show, is being
1 displayed this year by Harry S. Houpt
at the headquarters of the Hudson
Motor Ghr Company of New York, 1842
Broadway. It is the first time that a
j complete line of Essex models has ever
? been displayed in the metropolis, as the
I sedan came out too late for the Auto
! mobile Show last.year. To care for
? the crowds, Mr. Houpt has turned his
\ show room into a veritable fairyland
! for the week's salon.
The cars shown include a sedan, flve
passenger p me ton, roads te, r and a
stripped chassis,. Except for n few
minor refinements they ar? exactly the
same in design as the Essex cars which
j have made such a wonderful record for
! themselves, in all parts of the country
during the past year.. . The chassis is
especially notable for its, simplicity
and sturdy construction.
The fineness of detail to be found in
the ohassis is also apparent in the
three different body designs shown.
The touring uar retains tha square lines
which have been so widely copied, and
is finished in the dark shade of what
haacouie to be.known as "Essex Green."
The upn?lstery la built on oil-tem?
pered steel springs., and consists of
c?rlod hair stuffing and the s^me grade
of "wadding'" which,, ia used ill the
tliieat furniture, it .is covered with
leather, as" are tha sides of the seats
and the inside of the doors and back
of the front seat.
The roadster is finished in the samo
shade of dark _*reen as the touring
oar, black striping and fenders effec?
tively emphasising the artistry of the
lines. The body bevel carries the eye
b^ck from the square effect of the
hood to where the. lines blend into the
; sloping curve of the rear deck, Open
i ing at the top of the seat is a wide
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compartment large enough to carry a
good sized sample case. The entire top
of the rear deck is easily removable,
giving space enough to carry a large
trunk.
The sedan possesses the strength of
construction to withstand the hardest
usage. The body is finished in dark
green with black fenders and strip?
ing. The upholstery is covered-with
gray fabric The front seat bas a solid
back, adding to the rigidity of the
body. A great surplus' of room is pro.
vided for the passengers, A cowl venti?
lator provides for the perfect regula?
tion of the temperature regardless of
the severity of the weather, Tho large
windows are raised or lowered by re?
volving lifts, provided with a seal on
the outside which prevents rain from
dripping into the lower compartment.
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Allen Concentrate? on One
Fouf Cylinder Model
The energy of the entire plant of the
Allen Motor Company at Columbus,
Ohio, is concentrated upon the produc
! tion of one chassis model,, Upon this
i chassis are built tho regular five
I passenger touring car, three-passenger
J roadster and one inclosed model: the
! Sedan." In addition to the standard
! finish cars on display is one finished
I in ivory and nickel, with wire wheels,
I lending "showinesB" to the display.
This is the Allen's seventh season.
j In all this period the company has
; adhered to the production of a mod
I erate-sized car with a four-cylinder
power plant.
Templar Small Car
Luxurious at Low Coa
Four-Cylinder light M?A|__s
Will Be Sold ThJa Ye?^
at Moderate Price
Few makes of motor cars h_v_ __.?
? * p?{?und impression %??&
public within a comparative^ V?
space of time as the Templar, t?s&
as."the superfine small car." ST**
this car is in a class by itself"? ___y
its makers have Bndeavored to b_'u
small hi-ht car, not with the X. ,
seeing how cheaply or in what ??.*
tity they could be ?reduced, but ?
how well they could be made sA.
flnely appointed. a *?*
The price, ?ir,600, is, of cour? __,
siderubly more than the av?ra*? ?!??"
cylinder car sells at. and the ?J?
difference, of course, is in aas!?*
There is nothinT "tinny" abcuii?*
Templar. It is v. ell known ?It th!
i four-cylinder car i_ coming mere _.?
more into favor, due to the fact __.
it has been refined to such a dtm?,T__
perfection that there is practical!-. __
vibration. * m
That the four-cylinder motor ig ?__.
eoonomical is well established and?
worked out by the T.molar engineer
this engine is exceptionally eeor.om.e_l
The Templar appeals especially t.
women who wish to drive their o?>
?ars. wu
The line for 1920 includes s tourln,
,car, sportette, roadster and sedan.
j Lines of distinct beauty mark the new Premier. The perfected aluminum
| engine, electric gear shift and other points attract attention at the ?how.
>J LLEN proves that a reaily fine
I ^* ?and beautiful car of moderate
3ize and price has, at last, been
produced.
Allen is styled, "the self-selling
| car". We don't argue its worth.
We don't have to. Allen sells itself.
See Allen at the Show and ask
I for a test ride.
Good naturedly, we challenge
you to resist its refreshing appeal.
Space B-?5
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
F. W. WRIGHT, Inc.
1225 W. 57th St.
Mew Torlt ?brtrlbutor Vnr
THE ALLEN MOTOR CO. ?L^
?Jgfc^fc^, coiumbu*. Obla i^a?*??^
?
Allen Touring Car or Roadster, $H?S
Sodwn, $2145
Prices F. O. |>. Factory
236 West 50th Street
100 Feet East g? Broadway
During* Automobile Show week plan to see the big ex?
hibit of used ears in our Used Car Sales Room,
Various makes, many rebuilt and refmished?all in first
class condition.
A few attractive offers:
Hudson Super Sis 2 pass. Special 1018 Chalmers 3 pass. Runabout.
Speedster, Model J. Slightly used. Ai condition.
Hudson Super Six 4 pass. Speed- J919 Ford Runabout. Practically
ster, Model M. Repaired and Re- -new.
painted. 1017 Liberty 5 pass. Touring.
midao.il Super Six 7 pass. Touring 1916 Maxwell 3 pass. Cabriolet.
Model M. Good condition. m6 WiIlys..Kllight Llm0U8,Iie.
Hudson Super Six 7 pass 4 door ?
Sedan, Model M. Rebuilt. MofleL practlcaUy m?'
Hudson Super Six Town Car, Model EsBex 5 T ^^ end|d
J. Rebuilt. condition.
Hudson Super Six Town Car, Model m7 Cadillac Landaulet. Al con
H. Rebuilt. dition.
1919 Mercer 6 pass. Toaring Car. 1916 Franklin 2 pass. Runabout.
Practically new. Good condition.
Special prices on used Essex and Hudson Super Sixes.
Special transportation from Sales Room to Service Station
where many more used cars can be seen.
It will pay you to visit this conveniently located sales
room.
Open evenings during show week.N
236 West 59th Street
100 Feet Eut of Broadway
HUDSON MOTOR CAR CO., of N. Y., Inc.
Broadway at 61st Street, Circle Building