C ONSTRUCTED on the same plane as the table of specifications of the cars exhibited at the A. M. C. M. A. show, which appeared last week, the following table may be regarded as complementary, and the two together give a practically complete summary of the cars at present on the market. It may be stated here, however, that in the issue devoted to the Chicago show another table will be printed which will be a combination of the present two, with the addition of every other make which is built or sold in this country on a commercial scale. That is, the Chicago show table will not be restricted to exhibitors at that show, but will be as complete as it is possible to make such a table, in view of the constant additions to the ranks of the manufacturers. The preliminary comment on the A. M. C. M. A. table applies as well to the following table of A. L. A. M. cars. For convenience it may be briefly summarized. The prices given are marked by an asterisk when they include a Cape top. Horsepower ratings are in all cases according to the A. L. A. M. formula; two-cycle motors are not rated, but are marked by a dagger in the horsepower column. It seems fair to add in this connection that the two Elmore models, which the maker rates at 36 and 46 horsepower, differ in respect to their motors in a way which the table does not show. The 46-horsepower is a differential-piston design, and although its cylinder dimensions are the same as those of the 36-horsepower, the difference in rating seems to be justified. Representation of each maker in the table is according to the number of distinct chassis produced, without regard to the different bodies which may be fitted. Practically all touring models will be furnished with a runabout or baby tonneau body if desired, usually at the same price. Lubrication systems are designated as "pump," "mechanical" and "splash." The first means that the oil is circulated and used repeatedly; the second that the oil is fed to cylinders or bearings by individual pumps, the number of such pumps being $600 Maxwell AA indicated whenever possible, and the last that oil is simply poured in the crankcase at given intervals. The location of the changegear box, which is becoming a detail of considerable importance, is given in the column following the description of the gear and the number of speeds. The word "motor" means that the gearbox forms a single unit with the motor; "frame," that is a separate unit supported from the main frame; and "axle," that it forms a unit with the rear axle. In the next column the word "shaft," indicating that the car is shaft-driven, is followed by a figure "r" or "2," denoting the number of universal joints in the drive-shaft. The design of the crankshaft is indicated by the items given under the head of motor bearings. The figure indicates the number of crankshaft bearings. In describing the transmission and axle bearings it was frequently found that in many cases different kinds of bearings were used; whenever this occurred the kind which seemed to be in the majority was given the preference. Frames on the majority of pleasure cars are of pressed steel, which is indicated in the table by the abbreviation "P. steel"; other forms are wood and "armored," or combination wood and steel. Commercial cars frequently use structural steel shapes, either angle or channel. In the table immediately following, showing the cars classified according to price, a different scheme has been followed. All the variations in body design on any make, whether or not on the same chassis, may be found therein, provided they entail a difference of price. For instance, a runabout model selling at the same price as the touring car is not given, even though it may be on a separate chassis; but a limousine selling at a higher figure is given, although often on the touring car chassis. This condensation was necessary in order to get the size of the tables within reasonable bounds. However, the intending purchaser may always rest assured of being able to obtain a suitable body on any chassis he may fancy. DIVISION OF THE CARS INTO SIX DIFFERENT PRICE CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER $1,500. Runabout .Runabout .Runabout Roadster Roadster Touring .Runabout 750 Flanders 20 900 Maxwell Q 1,000 Buick 10 1,000 Hudson 20 1,000 Maxwell Q 1,000 Overland 38 1,150 Buick 10 1,150 Hudson 20 1,250 E. M. F. 30. 1,250 Overland 40 1,400 Buick 19 .Baby tonneau $3,000 TO $3,999. $3,000 Apperson 4-40 3,000 Cadillac 30 3,000 Matheson 6-50 3,000 Oldsmobile 3,000 Selden 29 3,000 Winton 48 3,200 Franklin K-4 Touring 3,200 Packard 18 Touring Roadster Touring ..Touring 3,200 Stearns 15-30 3,300 Stevens-Duryea AA. 3,350 Palmer-Singer LXI Touring 3,500 Lozier J Touring 3,500 Palmer-Singer LXII Touring 3,500 Thomas M Touring 3,600 Franklin H Touring 3,600 White G-B Touring 3,650 Palmer-Singer XXX Touring 3,750 Franklin H Roadster 3,750 Pope-Hartford T Touring 3,750 Stevens-Duryea X .Touring 3,850 Pierce-Arrow 36 Touring Limousine Touring .Touring .Limousine .Touring Baby tonneau .Limousine Touring .Touring . Touring Touring Landaulet Roadster $2,000 TO $2,999. 2,000 White G-A 2.250 Palmer-Singer XXX Touring $4,000 Apperson 4-50 .Touring 4,000 Franklin D Touring 4,000 Knox R .Roadster .Baby tonneau $4,000 TO $4,999. Baby tonneau Limousine Limousine 4,000 Pierce-Arrow 36 Limousine 5,550 Packard 30 5,650 Packard 30 5,700 Royal Tourist M. 5,750 Matheson 4-50 5,750 Stearns 30-60 5,800 Peerless 30 5,850 Pierce-Arrow 66 .Touring 5,850 Stearns 30-60 Touring 5,900 Locomobile I Touring 6,000 Alco 60 6,000 Knox S .Limousine .Landaulet .Limousine Limousine .Limousine .Landaulet ..Roadster Landaulet .Limousine .Touring Limousine Touring 4,200 Apperson 4-50 Touring 4,200 Apperson 6-40 Roadster 4,200 Matheson 6-50 .Touring 6,000 Locomobile I Landaulet Touring 6,000 Lozier I .Touring Limousine 6,000 Peerless 50 Touring Touring 4,200 Packard 30 Touring 4,250 Winton 48 Touring 4,250 Winton 60 .Touring Touring 6,000 Pierce-Arrow 66 ..Touring Limousine 6,000 Thomas K ..Touring Touring 6,100 Pierce-Arrow 48 Limousine 4,300 Peerless 30 Touring 4,350 Alco 22 .Touring 4,400 Packard 18 Landaulet .Landaulet MAKE AND Price H.P. Type Seats Cylinders Bore Stroke Cyl. Cast Radiator Pump Magneto Battery DETAILS OF CARS EXHIBITED AT 1910 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW-AMERICAN GASOLINE PLEASURE CARS BODY MOTOR COOLING IGNITION TRANSMISSION BEARINGS Lubrication Clutch Single. Tubular. Ecc'c... Bosch... Storage.. 4 mech. Con. b'd. Sel.... 44 Single. Tubular. Cent'f'l.. Bosch. Battery.. 3 mech.. 3-plate.. Prog. Pairs. Tubular. Cent'f'l.. Magneto. Dry.. 3 Frame.. Shaft... 112 56 P. steel 5 plain.. Ball... Ball. 2,700 34x4 34x1 56 P. steel.. 122 56 P. steel.. 5 plain.. Ball... Ball. 34x4 34x4 36x4 36x44/2 3 Frame.. 2-chain. 116 56 P. steel.. 5 plain.. Ball... Ball. 36x4 36x4 4 Frame.. Shaft.. 128 56 P. steel.. 5 plain.. Ball... Ball.. 36x4 36x4 3 Frame.. Shaft.. 128 56 P. steel 7 plain.. Ball... Ball.. 36x4 36x4 Pairs.. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Bosch. Storage.. 3 mech. Disc.. 5 Pairs.. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Bosch... Storage.. 3 mech.. Disc..... Sel.. 41 41 Pairs.. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Splitd'f.. Dry.. Pump... 38-disc.. Sel.. Also 60 inches. 4 Frame.. Shaft 1. 131 6 mech.. Con. b'd. Sel.. 3 Motor.. Shaft 2. 117 3 Motor.. Shaft 2. 134 3 Frame.. Shaft... 110 56 3 Frame.. Shaft. 120 56 P. steel.. 2b., 3pl. Ball... Ball... 2,780 34x4 34x4 34x4 36x4 Sel. 3 Axle. . Shaft... 108 Sel. 2 Axle. Shaft... 100 Prog.. 3 Frame.. Shaft 2. 91 Prog. 3 Frame.. Shaft 2. 106 Prog. 3 Frame.. Shaft 2. 100 Prog. 3 Frame.. Shaft 2. 127 3 Frame.. Shaft 2. 114 56 P. steel. 3 plain.. Ball... Ball.. 1,800, 32x3 | 32x3 156 P. steel.. 2 plain.. Ball... Ball... 1,200 32x3 32x3 534 Wood. 15 plain.. Ball... Roller. 32x34 32x1 53 Wood.. 5 plain.. Ball. Roller. 36x4 36x41 5 plain.. Ball... Roller. 7 plain.. Ball... Roller.) 30x3 30x4 36x4 37x5 53 Wood... 5 plain.. Ball... Roller. 34x4 34x5 Pairs.. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Bosch... Battery.. Mech.... 53-disc.. Sel.. Shaft 1.112 3 Axle. ... Shaft 1.125 4 Frame.. 2-chain. 128 56 P. steel..13 plain. Roller. Roller. 564 P. steel.. 4 plain.. Ball... Ball.. 56 P. steel.. 5 plain.. Ball... Ball.. 2,150 34x4 34x4 36x4 36x1 36x4 36x5 3 Frame.. Shaft 1. 116 56 P. steel.. 3 plain.... 34x4 34x4 56 P. steel.. 3 plain.. Ball. Roller. 36x4 36x4 56 56 P. steel.. 4 plain Ball... Roller. P. steel.. 4 plain. Ball... Roller. 42x41 32x34 34x3 MAKE AND MODEL Price Туре Seats No. Cyls.' Туре Peerless "27”. Pierce-Arrow 36. Selden 35. Stevens-Dur. XXX 3200 26.4 Tour'g.. 5 2250 28.9 R'bout. 3 3650 28.9 Land't.. 6 Action BODY Cylinders Bore Stroke Cyl. Cast Radiator Pump Magneto DETAILS OF CARS EXHIBITED AT 1910 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW AMERICAN GASOLINE PLEASURE CARS BODY MOTOR COOLING IGNITION TRANSMISSION Battery Lubrication Clutch Type Speeds Location Drive Mech.. Disc. Pairs.. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Bosch... Dry... 5 Block. H'comb.. Cent'f'l.. Bosch... None.. 9 mech.. 3-plate.. Sel.. 4 Frame.. Shaft 2. 117 Pump.. Cone. Sel. 4 Frame.. Shaft 2. 110 STEAM PLEASURE CARS 4 Frame.. 2-chain. 124 56 56 P. steel.. 3p., 1 bl. Ball... Ball... 2,800 36x4 P. steel.. 3p., 1 bl. Ball... Ball.. 2,850 36x4 36x5 | 36x5 3 Axle.... . Shaft 1.116 56 P. steel.. 3 ball. Ball... Ball... 2,650 34x4 ! 34x4 4 Frame.. Shaft 1.124 56 Sel. 4 Frame.. 2-chain. 124 56 P. steel.. 3 ball... Ball... Ball... 3,450 36x4 36x5 3,450 36x4 36x5 Sel. 4 Frame.. 2-chain. 130 56 P. steel.. 4 ball... Ball. Ball. 36x44 36x5 MAKE AND MODEL Price $2000 2000 2400 Coupe. 2600 Coupe.. 1600 Victoria. 1650 1900 2100 Coupe.. 2350 Coupe. 2500 Brougham. 1900 Stanhope. 2100 Stanhope. 2100 Runabout. 2200 Victoria.. 2700 Coupe.... Waverley 69.. 1225 Waverley 74.. 1600 Waverley 78.. 1700 Waverley 60.. 1900 Waverley 70C. 2000 Waverley 75C. 2250 DETAILS OF CARS EXHIBITED AT 1910 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW-GASOLINE COMMERCIAL CARS ALCO: Arthur N. Jervis, Advertising Manager-For 1910 this company offers a complete line of cars, which, in details of design, materials and workmanship, are unsurpassed. The reasons why a man should buy one of these cars in preference to some other car selling at the same or a different price are as follows: The double chain drive, also the make-and-break system of ignition, has been discontinued, and all pleasure cars will be made with a shaft drive and a jump spark ignition, the Bosch dual system of high-tension magneto and storage batteries, with one set of spark plugs, being employed. These are the chief changes; they are in conformance with the policy of the company to Americanize the French design of the Alco in order to meet the prevailing demand. The company emphasizes the fact, however, that never is any change made until after it is certain that the quality and all the distinctive character can be maintained. It is noteworthy in this connection that the shaft drive and floating rear axle construction adopted for all the 1910 cars is no experiment, but an original Alco design that was first introduced on the Alco town car in March, 1907. Since then it has become widely known and been much copied. Most of the excellent features have been retained, and each one of these is a reason for buying in itself. The special design of rear axle of the full floating type, the French type of engine, Americanized, the anti-fatigue steel used throughout the car regardless of cost, the unusually large and powerful brakes, the deep, square tube radiator, and other features which space prevents the mention of, are all mute but eloquent arguments in favor of the Alco car. APPERSON: George H. Strout, Sales Manager-To the prospective purchaser of an automobile, the dealer in Apperson cars usually points out that the Apperson Bros. have been constantly building high-grade automobiles for over sixteen years; that no maker in America, and few, if any, in Europe, have had more years of experience in this line of manufacture. Experience is the best teacher, and it has taught Apperson Bros. how to build motor cars that are in no way surpassed in efficiency by any other make of car. Since every component part of an Apperson car is designed and built throughout in the Apperson factory, the resulting product is a well balanced, homogeneous motor car, built from the best materials the world's markets produce. All working Apperson parts are made from metals especially selected for the use for which they are to be put, and the parts that bear the greatest strain are treated and tempered in the Apperson factory by a secret process known only to the Apperson Bros. BUICK: A. G. Southworth, Manager, New York BranchThe aim of the Buick Motor Company is to produce "for the price asked" better cars than any other maker; to give every buyer a square deal, and so make every Buick owner a Buick advertiser. The sale of 18,000 cars in 1909 proves that they have hit the mark. A Buick car is the best possible automobile investment, because it is backed by a strong company that makes, with few exceptions, everything that enters into the car. They are sold in every civilized country; you can get a part or find a mechanic that knows the car in every hamlet. Their commercial value is proven by the fact that 32,000 are running to-day; few are offered second-hand, and they bring a better percentage of the original price than any other automobile-barring none. We feature points that have quickly placed Buicks at the head of the motor car procession, viz.: simple, standard construction, overhead valves, self-contained oiling system with circulating pump, and full elliptic rear springs. Silence, ease of operation, economy of upkeep, accessibility of parts and completeness of equipment are combined to a degree seldom found in other cars, while in comfort, design, finish and riding qualities, in which so many cars are deficient, they surpass all other mediumprice cars. Regardless of price, horsepower or number of cylinders, Buick stock cars have won more important stock car races and made more world's stock car records in 1909 than all other cars combined. We issued through the press a fair challenge. It was never answered. A demonstration in a Buick will show you why. Hundreds of Buick cars are in daily use that have run over 60,000 miles. Three Buicks purchased three and a half years ago to carry U. S. mail between Torrance and Roswell, N. M., have run 110,000 miles each, covering 110 miles a day on an average of 300 days a year-they are still in active service, with the probability that they will round out five years in Uncle Sam's employment. Buick customers are satisfied automobile owners. Buick reputation is established; we are not experimenting at your expense. Ask your neighbor-he has one. CADILLAC: W. C. Leland, General Manager-In a car having a carrying capacity for five passengers or less, the Cadillac "Thirty" is beyond question the most judicious purchase, because it offers greater value than any car made, regardless of price. The construction of the Cadillac "Thirty" has for its foundation a half-century's experience in the manufacture of the finest machinery and machine tools. Its materials are selected only after the most careful analysis of the duties they must perform. The workmanship is of the highest type. It is manufactured according to designs, methods, principles and practice which the Cadillac Company has followed for seven years, and which have proven themselves to be as near correct as engineering science has been able to accomplish. As proof of this statement I may simply point to the all significant fact that there are now approximately thirty thousand cars in use throughout the world. We have yet to hear of a single one which has been discarded because of being worn out or unfit for use, although the first year's output, some two thousand cars, made in 1903, has seen seven years' constant service. I believe that the desideratum of the great majority of automobile buyers is service, reasonable speed, ample power for reasonable requirements, comfort (both mental and physical), absence of "automobile troubles," dependability and economy. I believe that he gets these to a greater extent in the Cadillac "Thirty" at $1,600 than in any other car at any price. COLUMBIA: H. W. Nuckols, General Manager-Refinement of detail of design, I believe, first distinguishes the Columbia four-cylinder gasoline car for 1910. With the model first evolved in 1906 there has been opportunity to raise each unit of construction to a very high place and for the year at hand the new car will first interest veteran motorists for a number of little niceties which have been incorporated. Friends have said that it contains more clever features than any car of current building, and I believe it to be true. Also, I think it fair to state that no new car in its first or second year could have been worked out to a state of such high efficiency. We are building the car as well as Columbias have been built in the past, which means to a fine point of machining accuracy. Further we are provided with a higher quality of raw material than the market has ever previously held. These and what seems to be a fortunate selection of body styles have made for a strong interest in the car. It is most flattering. We are appreciative. It has all along been said that Columbia cars have led in each year but it is patent that the leadership was never so marked as during the present season. Our roadster design merits the praise of being generously copied. |