Monday, Aug. 12, 1929
New Autos
It is an entirely new touring car. It has taken three years to build. It has been called "15 years ahead of the world's best." It will accelerate from ten to 60 miles an hour in ten seconds. It will ride comfortably at 100 miles an hour. Its intake manifolds were experimented with for more than a year. Its enclosed body seats seven persons. It has a 37 h.p. 6-cylinder engine. It is the new Rolls- Royce, last week announced by Rolls-Royce Co. (of England).
It is an entirely new automobile. It has no chassis. It has no springs. It has a 60-inch wheel base (a little more than half as long as a Model A Ford). If its owner is a tall man he can stand on the ground and look over its top. It weighs 600 lb. It will be shipped in a weatherproof packing case which has a hinged door and will serve as its garage. It will go 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It has a 4-cylinder air-cooled engine. It is a two seater but three can squeeze into it. It will sell for $200. It was invented by James V. Martin of Martin Aeroplane Factory, Garden City, L. I. Mr. Martin is looking for a Wall Street firm to finance it and for a mail order house to distribute it. It is the new "baby car." arrival of which has been for some weeks rumored (TIME, July 29).
Studebaker Corp. of America last week announced price cuts ranging from $20 to $250. Increased production volume and concentration of all Studebaker manufacturing at South Bend, Ind., was announced as reason for the cuts. Studebaker also announced a new seven-passenger Commander Eight sedan and a President limousine, adding two new units to its 8-cylinder line.
Cadillac Motor Car Co. opened in Detroit last week a $1,000,000 engineering building which will be devoted to experimental work on new Cadillacs and La Salles.