Life, 1915-07-01 · page 6 of 44
Life — July 1, 1915 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising content, not satire or political commentary**. The page features a full advertisement for the Packard "Twin-Six" automobile, published by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. The illustration shows an early 1900s luxury car with an operator and passengers. The ad emphasizes the vehicle's twelve-cylinder engine (arranged in two sets of six at 60-degree angles), highlighting technical innovations: smooth torque, compact design, reduced vibration, and improved accessibility. The copy appeals to luxury car buyers by promising superior performance and comfort. This represents straightforward automotive marketing from the era, not editorial cartooning or satirical commentary. The decorative checkered border is typical design ornamentation of the period.
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mee The Motor of the Peas “TWIN-SIX” IT HAS TWELVE CYLINDERS, each of 3-inch bore by 5-inch stroke, arranged It yields the most even torque obtainable in a gasoline motor and thereby provides the great- est flexibility of action posable in a motor car. It hasthe vibrationless balance of the‘Six,” plus the greater activity that results from reducing the weight of reciprocating parts one-half and doubling thenumber of impulses per revolution. It makes possible a shorter, lighter car, with shorter turning radius, without sacrificing any of that roominess, comfort and luxuriousness, in both open and enclosed bodies, to which Packard owners have become accustomed. in twin sets of six, at an angle of 60 degrees. It makes the new Packard master of every situation, whether that situation demands the softest, smoothest, quickest action in town car usage or the fastest getaway and greatest speed in all road driving. It is shorter and more compact than a “Six” of equal power, yet it increases activity, cuts down up-keep, reduces weight, saves gasoline, eliminates vibration, gives longer service, provides perfect accessibility of all parts. Ask any Packard dealer to let you drive the jee yourself. The experience will revise your present ideas of motor car sufficien rinted matter which is now ready for dis- Toiuisy 6 tribution, upon request, details not only features of the “Twin-Six” motor, but also those innumerable car improvements that you naturally would expect ina Packard of new design. The 1-35 —Wheelbase 135 inches. Thirteen styles of open and enclosed bodies. Price, with any open body, f.0.b. Detroit, $2,950 The 1-25 —Wheelbase 125 inches. Nine styles of open and enclosed bodies. Price, with any open body, f. 0. . Detroit, $2,600 PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Contributor to Lincoln Highway oan comicbooks.com