Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1916 — STATE FAIR SHOW OF '17 MOTOR GARS [ARTICLE]

STATE FAIR SHOW OF '17 MOTOR GARS

big Auto Exposition ?to Be Opened go Sept. 4. FIRST VIEW OF NEW MODELS Visitors to Indiana Fair Will See the New Cars Months Before They Are Shown Elsewhere. The greatest autumn automobile show in the United States is that staged by the Indianapolis Automobile Trade association and it will be held again in connection with the Indiana state fair the week of Sept. 4. It will be on* the same mammoth scale- which has characterized it for the last two years and it will display the motor cars for 1917 months before they are exhibited in the winter shows The big motor show at the Indiana fair has established itself as the greatest autumn exposition of its kind in the country. Practically every prominent make and model is represented, including touring, roadsters and closed ears, and with them are to be seen the great array of tires and other accessories. Never in the history of the motor car industry have these vehicles reached such perfection as those that are being made for next year. Four, six and twin-six motors, electric starting and lighting, clover leaf and other seating plans, and luxuriant appointments and graceful designs that were unknown two or three years ago make the ears for 1917 a revelation. The motor show gives especial advantages for seeing and comparing the different makes in one great display. Because of its size, there is no building available on the Indiana fair groufhd large enough to house the motor show, and the coming display will be seen in an enormous tent. Since no additional admission is charged, practically all of the 200,000 visitors to the state fair will see the auto show...-