Life, 1912-08-15 · page 6 of 40
Life — August 15, 1912 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward advertisement for the Packard Motor Car Company's five-ton truck, published in *Life* magazine. The ad promotes the "Five-Ton Packard Truck" as a commercial vehicle option that complements Packard's existing 2 and 3-ton trucks. It emphasizes the truck's 40-horsepower motor, automatic speed governor (limiting it to 8.5 mph), customizable body types, and flexible frame lengths. The advertisement notes Packard trucks operate in 162 trade lines across 235 cities, highlighting dealer support nationwide. This is period commercial marketing rather than political or social satire—typical of *Life* magazine's mix of editorial and advertising content from the early automotive era.
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The addition of this truck to the Packard line gives the purchaser his choice of 2, 3 or 5-ton vehicles, ac- cording to hauling requirements, or allows a complete traffic equipment with Packards of different capacity When you standardize your garage with Packard trucks you know that a perma- nent institution is back of the vehicles. The Packard 5-ton truck is a massive carrier with a 40-horsepower motor and an automatic governor which limits the speed to 8 1-2 miles per hour. Bodies of any type Optional lengths of frame to meet your requirements Packard trucks are used in 162 lines of trade and in 235 different cities. Prompt technical and shop ser- vice by Packard dealers throughout the country. Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit comicbooks.com