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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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MORE IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW YORK SHOW.

[Special Report to the Hongkong Telegraph by leraal Klein.]

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AUSTIN

MATHIS

CORD

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.

show vivid contrasting colours; like a deep cream opposed to a hennn rei,

But generally, the colour scheme là a dull red, bluo ori greon with mouldings of the next tons of red, blue or green, or in some cases of a complementary colour.

The colour effect in extended, in the case of open cars, to the leather seats, making a beautiful! Jand snappy ensemble to catch the

feminine eye. The Packards nti this show particularly bring this jout.

Another striking colour in what is termed "Capucine red," a sort of dull henna, adopted by Duesen-f borg on a special convertible

phaeton. This car, by the way. can be had in New York for only. $15,6091

Mathis Makes Its Bow.' Only one new automobilo shown here. That is the Ameri can Mathis, practically a repro- duction of its European parent. Strange to say, this newcomer has been placed alongside the car that will be its chief competitor in the American market, the Bantam Austin.

But the Austin still claima greatest

economy features,

although the Mathis in said to make 36 miles on a gallon of gas at 35 miles an hour.

The Mathis will be ready for delivery in april.

GOING HOME ON

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EXAMPLE OF CAR ON THE DEFERRED PAYMENT

Unseasonable Weather!

Worthless Dollar!

No Trade!

Increased Taxation!

Absurdly high cost of Living!

Unreliable Chauffeur | Nothing but Bills!

No Spare Parts! Old Car Wearing Out!

WHO CAN AFFORD TO MOTOR BUT THOSE FARSEEING AND FORTUNATE OWNERS OF AUSTIN SEVENS.

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George Clark shows here how the New York Automobile Show looked to him. Above, the Austin and Mathis, Amerira's two bantam cars, give an idea of their comparative sizes. The Cord roadster ut left illustrates the extreme in design, with its torpedo-shaped fendera, hinge eovers and door handles. The Studebaker front at right best shows the vertiend line effect in new cara. Below is a view of the Ren top, an example of the horizontal line effect. New York, Jab. 24. There my seents to end toward the mare, emblent not only in front of the be quite radical improvements in janappy and striking combinations, radiator, but like a button at the the construction of the new 1931 auch more 40 than heretofore, head of a uniquely designeri automobiles, but take it from the And the lines law in a more radiator cap. display of some 200 models at the sweeping abandon, showing Headlights are tending toward Auto Show here it will be colour greater liberty taken by artists a hullet, torpedo, shape, and line that will strike the eye this year.

although the extreme of almost a and the heart of the motorist.

Up, Down and Sidewise, fiat-shaped headlight may still be Mechanical improvements and.

There is both a vertien) and alseen in the Nash. Cowl lights are novelties, of course, are many and horizontal line tendency, the ver- being moved forward to the front

The striking.

16-cylinder end being confined for the most fenders. aluminum-motored Marmon. the part in front, and the horizontal Two extremes in line design are cloption of Free-wheeling by four line extending all the way along the special Franklin convertible ears in addition to Studebaker, the length of the car. Thus the phaeton, with its doors extending additional transmission develop vertical lines give the front of the all the way down below the floor ments by such ears as Oldsmobile, car and the appearance of depth, of the body to the running board. Oakland and Willys. the

now In addition to its netual lowness, and the special Cord roadster midget automobile Mathis and And the horizontal lines give it built along the lines of a speed- sturdier construction of bodies, further extension of its already boat, or somewhat like the special racer Kaye Don brought here for are representative of the develop-lengthened wheelbase. ments along this line.

Examples of

Two-Tone Colour Effects. These cars also are the extremesi and it is colour and line that Auburn, the Oldsmobile, the Hupp.

Colour Chrysler, Willys-Knight strike the observers here.

and of colour designs, tried out by the Willys 8, Oakland, Pontiac, Stude-manufacturers this year. baker, Packard and few others,Į On all of these, the radiators are lengthened and narrowed down somewhat, some in a sort of V, so that they seem to be cradled in the trough formed by the two

Weeping fenders.

But take the show all in all, effect are bout the vertical line bis Daytona speed trials 18st year.)

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seen in the new

In the majority of cases the radiators run deeper tand narrower, and in one or two ease- even the headlights are no longer circular, but oval-shaped, in order to accentuate this vertical line effect.

V-type radiators further add to the saine effect of heightening a rather low front. Willys-Knight and Chrysler are most marked in this design.

Recall Past Designs. This is one of at least two design features in the now curs that bring the automobila of 1931 back to the age of such long-for- gotten car models as the Premier and such past designs as that of the Franklin of five or more years axo

The Premier, for instance, is recognized in the broad radiator shell of the new Chrysler with Its downward curve toward a point; in front. And the old Franklin design, is seen in the tendency toward a V-type windshield, prac- tically two glass frames converg- ing toward the centre of the cow! or dash.

Another striking line offect is that of Reo, which has discarded the outer sun visor and rounded out the front of the top go as to form a sweeping, dashing - curva from windshield to rear of the body.

Further signs of this effort to put speed and snap into the lines, of the modern automobiles will be noticed in the slant and gradual increase in size of the louvers, from short in front. to longest wear the cowl. In one case the Jouvers are. arca of concentric circles, ranging in size from short to long, and in another caso they are horizontal, their, start COR- Forming with the shape of the fenders.

Even Radiator Caps Are Snappy.

Radiator caps have been thinned down almoat to nothing, only ornaments taking their place and the opening to the cooling system being relegated to beneath the hood. Tho ornaments also aro; modernistic,_speedy and snappy, That of the Buick 8 is an example. A new idea in ornaments is that of the Dodge, with the well-known

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