Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-02 | Page 50 | Car with New Finish Coming

started the return trip to the coast. The exact date of its arrival In Salt Lake will be announced shortly by Fred Shar-man, Shar-man, manager of the Sharman Automobile Automo-bile company, distributors of Cadillac and Oakland Sensible Six automobiles. It is believed by many persons in the automotive field that the fabric finish will, in time, almost entirely replace paint However that may be, the fact remains that this "Cadiliac with a hide" is the outstanding out-standing curiosity of. the day. In the east it was dubbed the "Blue Baby Alligator," Alli-gator," because of the dull blue hue of the fabric. It is asserted that the fabric covering the body, held In place by cement, ce-ment, Is not affected by climatic changes, rain, snow or mud, and is Immune from the usual destructive effects of motor heat. It is announced by Mr. Sharman that shipments of Cadillacs are being received here as rapidly as they can be turned out and consigned to shipment by the factory, but that no very early deliveries can be promised buyers. The demand for these cars, however, continues unabated, regardless re-gardless of season, and Mr. Sharman states that his earlier admonition to place orders as soon as possiblo holds good at the present time. CAR WITH NEW FINpli Dupont Fabrikoid "Alligator" "Alliga-tor" Effect Is Latest, Says Sharman. Within a short time Salt Lake motorists will have a chance to see something new fn the way of automobile finishing. The new thing will be a Cadillac roadster, finished throughout in Dupont fabrikoid "alligator" effect. The finish is not confined to the upholstery up-holstery and top, but includes also the body of the car. replacing the conventional conven-tional paint. This car was turned out of a Los Angeles establishment, October. 1918, and has been on the road almost constantly since that time, covering a distance dis-tance of 20,805 miles. Until recently the automobile was in the east after making a transcontinental tour from Los Angeles. A few weeks ago it