Life, 1921-03-10 · page 29 of 36
Life — March 10, 1921 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This is a **full-page advertisement**, not satirical content. It promotes Packard Motor Car Company's luxury automobiles from Detroit. The image shows a curved road with silhouetted figures in a car viewing the landscape—emphasizing the smooth, controlled driving experience. The ad copy uses flowery language to describe the Packard's engineering: "velvet to the touch," "delicately and yet ruggedly constructed," highlighting nearly silent, reliable operation developed over "twenty years." Two models are listed with prices: the Twin-Six Touring ($6,000) and Single-Six Touring ($2,975). The tagline "Ask the man who owns one" was Packard's famous advertising slogan, implying satisfied ownership would speak for itself. This represents early 20th-century luxury car marketing, targeting wealthy buyers by emphasizing engineering sophistication and refined control rather than speed.
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THE PACKARD CAR 18 THE FOCUS OF PACKARD SKILL AND PACKARD PURPOSE HE OWNER of a Packard Car commands x] something more than agreeable conveyance: an action that is prime and quiet, a control that is as velvet to the touch. In his service, functions amechanism so delicately and yet so ruggedly constructed, that though his ear scarcely can hear its move- ment, not his sternest usage can bully it into weakness. The Packard Car is the focus of Packard skill and Packard . purpose, matured and made expert over twenty years. PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY ; DETROIT The Packard Twin-Six Touring The Packard Single-Six Touring at Detroit $2975 at Detroit Ask the man who owns one comicbooks.com