Life, 1925-11-19 · page 6 of 40
Life — November 19, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon** but rather a **Packard automobile advertisement** from Life magazine's pages. The ad celebrates Packard motorboats' recent racing victories at two major speedboat competitions: the Gold Cup Race at Manhasset Bay and a 150-mile Sweepstakes on the Detroit River. The text emphasizes that Packard-powered craft won first and second places while setting world records. The advertisement uses dramatic testimonials—including a story about Commander John Rodgers's rescue in Hawaii and Lieutenant Wade's cross-country drive—to demonstrate Packard motor reliability across land, air, and water applications. The photographs show speedboats in action, establishing the brand's performance credentials to potential buyers. The closing tagline "Ask The Man Who Owns One" was Packard's actual advertising slogan.
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an Laamelet © New Laurels! T both the great speedboat classics this year—the Gold Cup Race at Manhasset Bay and the 150- mile Sweepstakes on the Detroit River—Packard pow- ered craft won both first and second places. More!—they set new world records in both races. Packard Chriscraft Il won the Sweepstakes before the greatest crowd ever gathered to watch a sporting event in the history of the world. Nearly a quarter of a million people saw Packard supremacy proven again. The dependability of Packard motors—on land, in the air and on the water—is continually demonstrated. When a tornado destroyed the Shenandoah, her log showed that she went down with her Packard motors, like her heroic crew, fighting faithfully to the last. “The engines worked perfectly" reported Commander John Rodgers, when he and his brave crew were rescued off the Hawaiian Islands after the Packard motors in the PN-9 No.1 had stopped only for lack of fuel. “The car came through with a perfect score,” wrote Lieutenant Wade after driving his Packard Eight from Los Angeles to New York—3965 miles—without either car or motor once coming to a stop. Packard's twenty-five years of varied experience is avail- able to all in the Packard Six and the Packard Eight. Ask The Man Who Owns One comicbooks.com