Show about automobiles CAR NEAR after looking over the 1932 automobiles at the new york show one cannot help but feel that the motor car Is rapidly going automatic no longer must the driver press the starting pedal today the car starts automatically cally just turn the ignition switch I 1 and there you are too the clutch Is automatic on many of the new cars no clutch to operate when shifting shit ting gears lift your foot off 03 the accelerator arid and the clutch works itself time Is not tar far distant when well probably see automatic gear shifting shit ting and who can tell perhaps some day an automaton will drive our oar cars tor for vs us I 1 NEW CARS LOOK NEW tills this gears bears crop or of automobiles goes far to obsolete models the news cais ar ara much different in appearance they are lower mors more graceful giace tul ful have better lines and embody a large number of improved mechanical ch features last year a new auto laurlie little from a 1930 model lilt but within a month or two when the new models have had a chance to get L luef e queets and out on the highways motorists will soon realize that their old cars realy loots look their age SAFETY SAI NOT IGNORED safety factors have come in for much consideration this year many more motor car manufacturers have adopted non shatter glass and in body construction all steel Is gaining gaining over composite wood and steel construction the all steel welded body has forged rapidly ahead in recent years and some striking effects have been achieved in steel body design due to the ability of the body maters makers to initiate new methods of metal stamping steel bodies are obviously sate safe and sturdy and also have very low centers of 0 gravity PLEASING INTERIORS commendable restraint has been exercised by automobile designers in styling the ingerl In interiors terl oi of 1 the new cars interior appointments are in a splendid taste this year there is a pleasing ab absence ence of useless gadgets and what bots nots the upholstery the interior hardware and the fittings are refined and pleasing to the eye while serving definite ite utilitarian purposes I 1 NEW WHEEL EFFECTS some striking effects have been achieved by designers in the new models simply by employing distinctive types ot of steel wheels as decorative cora tive adjuncts the wheels on auto until the last year or so have never had the part they deserve to play in the general design ol of the car th this is year however the new stainless ste steel e I 1 artillery type wheel Is a thing of beauty and does much to dress up some come ot of the new models in others the wire wheel and the new type steel disc wheel add to the I 1 grace and rhythm of the motor car engineers and designers say that from now on oia steel wheels are destined to play an increasingly important part in the design of 0 motor cars and will be expected to become an integral part ot of the automobiles beauty I 1 I 1 COUNTER attraction 1 A counterattraction to the new cars at the new york show were the automobile salesmen they might well be taken as examples of what the well dressed man will wear natty well tailored splendidly groomed and resplendent in starched collars correct cravats and shiny shoes these gentlemen on the well known kno wn firing line set the new models off to good advantage MINY DU GUIES the dingus business appears to have good prospects this year the fourth floor of the grand central palace in new york devoted to shop equipment and accessories had the usupo number of orators displaying trick gadgets and widgets including chemicals which make windshields wind shields impervious to rain spark plugs which function in oil and devices which make lite life easier safer and happier for the modern modem motorist A TIRE PROPHECY one prominent tire companas comp anys representative was on hand looking over the new models he voiced the opinion that another break the 1932 buyer will get will be longer tire life tires today will run longer than ever he said why even gone so f tar ar as to turn out a tire which la is air cooled and dissipates the effects of heat upon rubber this feature permits the use of more trend tread rubber obviously it raises tire mileage considerably |