Life, 1923-02-15 · page 4 of 36
Life — February 15, 1923 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satire**—it's a straightforward automobile advertisement for the Packard Single-Six luxury car, published in *Life* magazine. The image shows a front view of an early 1920s Packard automobile with prominent round headlights. The accompanying text promotes the vehicle's key selling point: it combined "luxuries of the superlative kind" with "exceptional economy"—a claim targeting wealthy buyers concerned about fuel costs and maintenance. The ad emphasizes the moderate upkeep required and lists the Touring Car model at $2,485 (Detroit). This represents standard advertising copy from the era, not editorial satire.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
MAM The Packard probably repre- sents the first and only case in the history of fine car manu- facture, in which all of the lux- uries of the superlative kind of motoring go hand in hand with exceptional economy. The moderate upkeep re- quired of the owner of a Packard Single-Six is just as pronounced in the Sedan or Limousine-Sedan, and other enclosed models, as in the Touring Car or Roadster. Touring Car, Five-Passenger, $2485 ANNAUUAUAANANAANNASANANUNNANNN MOON ANAL comicbooks.com