Life, 1915-06-17 · page 6 of 52
Life — June 17, 1915 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon or satirical content—it's a **straightforward automobile advertisement** from Life magazine. The page announces the Packard "Twin-Six," a twelve-cylinder luxury car manufactured by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit. The image shows a side profile of an open-air roadster. The ad copy emphasizes performance features (acceleration, hill-climbing, sustained speed, control) and positions the vehicle as superior to competing automobiles. Two chassis options are offered with different wheelbases (135 and 125 inches). This represents early automotive advertising, when twelve-cylinder engines were prestigious luxury features. No satire or political commentary is present—it's purely commercial promotion aimed at affluent buyers.
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The Packard 1-35 Phaeton ANNOUNCING THE “TWIN-SIX’ A twelve-cylinder car that recasts every motor car stand- ard and that revises all: previous ideas of motor car sufficiency By a rapidity of pick-up, a range of high-gear activity, an ease of hill-climbing, a sureness of sustained speed and a nicety of control never be- fore combined in any motor car, it is the absolute master of every situation and the perfect servant of every driver. CHASSIS IN TWO LENGTHS. The 1-35—wheelbase 135 inches. The 1-25—wheelbase 125 inches. Descriptive literature on request. PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT Contributor to Lincoln Highway comicbooks.com