The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 10, 1923, Page 15

RDAY, FE Studebaker Man Features Closed Models at Show) Dealers Credit Enthusiastic Reception of Cars to Care in Building The 1823 series Studebaker en- Nosed cars which. are auch interest the automobile show, carry out a poliny of thelr manufacturer thas the stability of & closed body ts equally as important &s correct performance of the chas- sis, officials of Sands Motor com- pany, local dealers, sald Saturday, In addition to embodying to an un Usual degree the essentials of skilful design and sol aatru the new Studebaker closed cai characterized by the addition of a Dumber of refinements and conven. fences, necessities for complete mo- toring satisfaction. greater values tl The Studebaker 1 closed cars give a wide r lection, { passenger coupe-r passenger Sedan Special four-passens ei senger sedan, and the Big Six four Passenger coupe, five - passenger coupe and seven-passenger selan ‘The chassis upon which these various bodies are mounted have established unusual records for power, depend- ability and economy, and have con- tributed largely in making Stude- baker the world’s largest manutac- turer of six-cylinder care The 1923 series Big Sixes carry isc wheels as standard equipment. An extra wheel, complete with cord fire, tube and tire cover, ts provided on the four-passenger and five-pas- senger coupes. On the sedan two ex- tra wheels, with tire, tubes and tire covers, are part of the regular equip- ment. The saden and five-passenger coupe also carry a trunk with dust proof cover at the rear, while fn the attracting so at hat reflect even HOUDAILLE) SHOCK ABSORBERS Houdaille-Brissette Co. 906 East Pike ~| glans visor four-passenger coupe there ts a large compartment under the rear deck for luggage. Other new and striking features of the Big Six, adding to its beauty and jutility, include the aluminum-bound running boards with corrugated rub. ber mats and step pads, and alum inum kick plates; the _all-wood American walntt steering wheel with | |Rew type spark and throttle control; | the handsome. nickel-plated bi | and the nickeled radiator shell with | ornamental radiator cap, motometer and lock Comfort and conventence for both driver and passengers are further re- fected tn» matic winds features as the aut id glare-pro rear-view mirror, data tise ane new typ bard flower vase x. ventilat handles, thief-proof amin many other Items The we-| dan ts also equipped with vantty ease nd stnoking set. In addition to the| attractive and practical Interior light. ing system, there are provided the| massdve headlights, ade coach lamps | and the courtesy light on the driver's} side, Upholstery of the five-passenger coupe ts a rich dark-brown velour. | The four-passenger coupe and seven- | |pasenger sedan are upholstered In| mohair velvet plush. tn all model the carpets, top lining and trim- mings match the upholstery in color scheme. ‘The auxiliary chair for the Jextra passenger tn the coupe models jis tn reality @ cory seat, with cush-| foned arm and back, and can be folded out of the way when not| needed. The four-pamenger coupe | has a handy parcel box back of the driver's seat, while tn the five-pas- |aenger coupe the rear seat I» full TRUCK TEST FOR SWEDEN STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10—A com petitive test for motor trucks will be held under the auspices of the Royal Automobile club of Stockholm, dur- ing the 1923 jubilee exhibition tn Goteborg. The starting point will| be at Stockholm and each truck will | travel about 90 miles per day, the! whole trip taking about 12 days, At| both Malmo and Goteborg one day Will be devoted to a public exhibition of the competing tricks. ‘The vehicles will be divided Into four classes according to cdpacity— one, one and « half ton, two and two one, one and a half-ton, two and two & controller will be permitted to co with each truck. The lighter ve- hicles will be allowed to drive at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour and the others at a rate of 18 kilometers. | bea }mation from the parent | wet. | Additions and enlargem Studebaker's new Big- among fans of this popular make of pleasure vehicle, P. Sands tle Studebaker representative, said Saturday, The entry of -| sport model field is comparatively recent, but the high-powered mode of Sands Motor Co., Seat- udebaker people into the 1, illustrated here and the § on display at the auto show, is rapidly winning the admiration of Studebaker enthusiasts. HUPP PREPARES TOBREAK MARK’ Firm Will Build 40,000 Cars| for 1923 Market Demands of Hupmobile distribu tore and dealers, greater than ever| before, have resulted in the decision | of the Hupp Motor Car Corporation | to bulld at least 40,000 cars in 1923. Contracts for this number of cars ba already been signed. This outp eclipses anything previously tempted by this long-established m tor car company, With this infor company, | Sunset Motor Co. officials, local rep. Tesentatives, are optimistic for the coming season, | To meet the demand for its prod-| {t has been necessary for the| Hupp Corporation to add consider ably to its manufacturing equipme nt providing for 500,000 more square feet of floor) space are now practically complete. | ‘These will increase the size of the| main plant In Detroit by mote than| 30 per cent, the report read: ‘These additions include two four- story wings to the principal unit of the present plant, a large four-story building directly adjacent and en. larged space for coal storage and other facilities, Both new wings are to be used for finishing work exclusively. The firet floor of the new bullding will be used for unloading bodies shipped in from the Hupp subsidiary plant In Racine. Wis. Testing apparatus for motor! perfection will occupy the second floor, The upper floors will provide | the necessary additional storage re- quirements, The total floor space now used by Hupp and tts subsidiaries in Detroit, | Jackson, Racine, Windsor, Ont., and) Springfield, Mass, exceeds 2,750,000 square feet. “Our decision to abide by the wines of our selling organization in the field and build 40,000 cars has been made only after a thro survey of conditions thruout the United States and such survey of foreign Just Arrived | Rickenbacker Yes—the new series is here! All perfect beauties! There’s a decided air of individuality and rare charm about these models. This is undoubtedly due to their many refine- ments. Delightful, yet dignified, designs—for- eign touches here and there—appropriate color schemes. Mechanical details right up to the minute. Allin all, this new series denotes exquisite grace and good taste. And, never to be overlooked, there is the famous vibration- less motor. Make Your Comparisons at Our Exhibit L.M. Cline & Alfred Ayerst Co. Broadway, Corner Denny Way by {and Union st. | ———= Moon Motor Sales on Rise for 1923 LOvls, ¥ Co"s shipments aT. 10——Moon Motor in the first qu of 1923 will aggres to Stewart f the « y. This carn shipped tn president ¢ apa the last quarter of 1 4 2,900 rein the third quarter of last year. Present operations are the i the company’s h Motor ts showing Within dors were received remarkable tmprovement. the past week o ds of cars, one each York, iphia, each train | for three tr to be shipped to New Con | nectieut and , four-passenger apeedster is rapidly filling a long-felt need | to cox HUPP FEATURES TOURING SPECIAL OLDSMOBIL The New Four Cab See the new Oldsmobile Four Cab at the Automobile Show. It’s a brand new Body fyp, 60d vias designed to be the mest, most serviceable, most com- consider Oldsmobile’ do, don’t £ price is only $1195, The new Hupmobile special touring model is one of the most handsome representatives of | its body type, and is certain to win instant favor with Hupmobile drivers who visit the auto| iy, pavement, inventors say, regard. show, opening Saturday, officials of the Sunset Motor Co., local dealers at Broadway ave. believe. running board, smartness. countries as It has been possible for us to obtain,” declares C. D, Has. tings, president of the corporatlon. ‘We have not rushed into the ex pense of providing much larger manufacturing fac that 1923 would be a better year even than 1922, Sound business practice would not allow us to do that. But the synopsis of our re view of conditions as they appear certain to be in 1923, aa far as Hup mobile 1s concerned, convinces us that our distributing organization will need the 40,000 cars it has asked us to supply in order to meet its de mand. “It will be remembered that when the Hupp Motor Car Corporation a year ago announced that it would not be satisfied in 1922 with lens than double its greatest previous year's doméstic sales that the state- ment aroused nation-wide interest, not only among other automobile manufacturers, but thruout Amert. can industrial . organizations and American business. “The statement was of additional Interest because, of Hupmobile's known policy bf conservatism Hupp’s executives were Immediately deluged with inquiries regarding the basis for much production incre Friends and rival manufacturers both wanted to-know why Hupmo bile believed that 1922 would be an exceptional yeai At that time considerable uncer: tainty still existed in the minds of many as to what the year would bring out. Meanwhile, Hupp went right ahead manufacturing cars in record quantity, and as a result was better prepared for the tremendous business that followed than almost any other leading automobile manu- t In explained, says Mr, Hastings, “as a result of the same kind of survey regarding Hupmobile’s future, we are prepared to produce still more cars in 1923, And we feel certain that the results of our survey will show us again to be right.” itiea simply be- | cause it might naturally be thought | SHOCK ABSORBER MARKET ACTIVE |Heavy Sales Reported by Hoo-Dye People The adoption of the famous French | “Hoo-Dye* hydraulic shock absorber ¥ rapidly, enpe- clally dn view of the short time the product has been manufactured in this country, offictals of the Hou- daille-Brinsette Co., 906 E Pike st, said Saturday The Cunningham was the first American car to adopt “Hoo-Dyes” as standard equipment and recently the Mercer Motor company has an- nounced Its adoption on both the four and six-cylinder models. C. A. Brinsette, distributor for Ore- gon and Washington, has just re- ceived advices from the Houdaille company that another very popular American car will announce the vdoption of thix equipment about March 1. Automobile manufacturers and en- gineers are very enthusiastic in their recommendation of this equipment and many of them use “Hoo-Dye” equipment on thelr personal cars. Henry Ford's Lincoln ts “Hoo-Dye” equipped, also the cars used by H. H. | cars ts increasing vi Position of Gear Lever Important With gear shifting becoming more and more frequent thru greater con. gestion of traffic, there has been brought to attention of drivers the convenience of proper position of the xear shift lever. The lever that ix inconventent for the operator to reach places him at a disad 0 at a time when ease and simplicity of control 1s most vital, FOLLOWING DAD’S TRACKS 1) this youngster inherits his dad's traits he ought to be a speedy thorn in the side of future traffic eops, He's the son\ of Eddie Pullen, famous auto racer, tuning up for his first track tryout. | Rice of the Cadillac and Mr, Nash of the Lafayette ‘The Houdaille company has re- | cently brought out a new Boulevard |type instrument which “embodies a number of improvements over the in- lstrument as originally designed by the French engineers, the most no- | ticeable change being the addition of Ja by-pass which allows unrestricted jact ion of the car springs on smooth | Paving, but which automatically | closes the instant spring action in- | creases above normal. | This feature entirely eliminates any fortable two-passenger closed car on the market. You can easily understand that the Cab fulfills these ideals when you t -five- ing—backed by General Motors Corporation with its wonderful Os imposter, research and er else you ail to see this splendid the Show—and heal este that the Oldsmobile Motor Co. 1000 E. Pike St, Corner 10th less of the setting of the instrument Dise wheels, imported Burbank top, aluminum scuff plates on the| resistance. Several otber changes ickel-plated cowl lamps and drum headlamps, give the model a distinctive} pave been made in the working parts of the instrument, all of which tend to increasing the already long Ufe of this eqiuipment, Brissette states that there are over Ja thousand “Hoo-Dye” users in this | territory. On Christmas eve a 10-ton rock plunged down the mountain side |thru the Uttle village of Duranus, |France. It rolied thru the tiny town at the rate of 100 miles an |hour, demolishing houses in its jpath. It finally stopped in the dining room of a substantial dwell- ax standard equipment on American | possibility of the car riding stiff on ing. No one was injured, |Tonneau Windshield |Is Here to Remain Motorists long ago recognized tt comfort-giving qualities of the tom- |neau windshield, but its more gem- eral adoption fur open cars has beem retarded somewhat by the ee Quantity production, predicated « volume business, has brought price of this necessary equipm down to a surprisingly low with the result’ that thousands cars are now 80 equipped. « PRs HOR —A Show of Music, Light, ; Color, Life . Displaying America’S Newest and Finest Cars and Equipment Your Opportunity to Com pare Them All in One Comprehensive Exposition— In Resplendent Oriental Setting Reduced Rates on All Railroads Special Events Every Night Wagner’s Band Every Afternoon and Evening 4" SEAT AUTO ee Aes TUE S| 7 er UNDER DIRECTION OF Washington A jomotive Trade Association