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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1915)
8 A TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY J1RE: MAY ST), 1915. PACKARD TWIN SIX SURPRISE TO ALL Packard Motor Car Company Firit to Announce Twelve-Cylinder Car Interest Keen. BLUE PRINTS ARE HERE FOW ProfcaMy no ajiTiouncemetit la recent (mrniths haa been received ty tnotortat thronghant th tTntted State with mora Interest than that of th Pankart Motor Car company of Detroit, In which they tall of thlr 1M product. Tha average motorist wilt probably at flrit doubt th simplicity of tMa new model, believing that alnn It ueee twlco aa many cylinder aa a al. or thro tlmee a many a the four-cylinder cars, that !t muet bo proportionately complicated. A minute examination of the lane blue print In the salesroom of the Orr Motor Bale company reevala the fact that thl new model la extremely simple In con struction. Tha motor, which la of tha V type I probably mora accessible than tha al- eylinder Packard mode! of tha laot sea son. The cylinder are raat In two block ef atx each and are aet at an angle of atxty degreea. Thl 1t aa much room between tha motor proper and tha frame of tha ear a a there la In tha ordinary type motor and alnr the carburetter la tha only mechanical part located In the V apaca and thla being above the cylin der block a, It give mora aocoaalbtllty to tha valve mechanism than In any other motor of the V type. Tha acuta angle be tween tha cylinder aleo permit of a nar row frame at this point, with tha reault that the turning radlua la even ahorter than before. Little Cfcan:e la Oastrnctlon. Tha cylinder dimension of the new motor are 1x8. Aatde from the addition of one cylinder block there la II tie change In the construction of tha motor. The earn force feed lubricating system la tteed and the connecting rod are of the en me type a heretofore, being mounted on tha crankshaft In pair . instead of being yokod on within the other. Tha Ignition system 1 tha Detoo, tha current being furnished by a storage battery. Thla 1 entirely Independent of the start ing and lighting systems. For the two latter purpose the Fackard-BIJur elec trical ytm 1 tisnd. the suoces of the last two season not requiring a ohang In the unit. The Deloo distributor I located abov and forward of tho motor and I driven by a abaft with a helical gear. The tarter la located at the ld of the motor and, aa usual, turn th motor over by mtihlng with tha fly wheel. In th cooling system a nw typ of honeycomb radiator la used whloh makaa it unnecessary to have mora than on water pump for circulating. A ther mostat valv control tfe circulation of water, Meter Weigh Loaa. The radical change In thl new model ever those of th last season are found In the chassis back of tha motor. Instead of mounting tha transmission on tha rear axle, aa ha always been tha practice on I'ackard car, tha new car earrtea th transmission In unit with th motor and la of tha three epeed type. Bom Idea of the quality of material used In tha motor construction might be gained by th knowledge that th new twelve cylinder motor with the tranamlsalon complete, weigh 100 pound lea than th old tlx cylinder motor Independent of th transmission. InsUad of using th three-quarter elliptic rear spring thla season the new model will be brought out with the full platform typ and whit thl I another radical Chang It la much more preferable to th other typ of sus pension. In favor of tha platform spring it la aald that It eliminate the neces sity of shock absorber and their at tendant trouble. Left liana Drive. Th new car will be of tho left hand drive, th r shift and emergency brake being likewise located to tha left of th driver Instead of the customary center control and it might be truthfully said that these levera are properly located a It Is eeldom ever necessary to shift gear with th twelve cylinder motor. Th light and Ignition switch r built more compactly aid are located on the steering column as heretofore to gether with the carburetor adjustment. The aperk control unlike the previous Packard models la located and operated on th aam sector a the throttle con trol. While no definite announcement of body style has been made a yet It I only reasonable lo assume that a wide range of type will be available for tha new chassis and In tha matter of equipment will b thoroughly modern a (l Include practtoally every acknowledged advance ment among accessories. Realising that th Interest in th new car will be Intense. he factory ha built fifteen demonstrating oars, each to cover a certain circuitous rout and within thirty day will have given every Pack, arj dealer in th halted State an oppor tunity to gtv an early demonstration to prospective huyere. On of these car Is expected to arrive in Omaha Tueeday and will be here for about a weak, being fol lowed about ten day later by th first tegular delivery. in n interview yesterday Mr. Orr said: "W anUctpste that the demand for th w Packard tain-six will exceed that of any other hlro-grad motor car ever pro duced, and 1 hav assurance from th fs-tory that our demand will be taken cai of promptly. It la certainty a relief to know that th announcement ha been mad for w hav known of th expert, mental work that haa been going on for the last two years and certainly no car or type ut motor haa vr been subjected, to tlta strenuous test that thla car ha been put through." alias Bavin Tata. That Benjamin Briscoe, president of the BrUcoe Motor company of Jackson, 1ich., ha had a staff of engineers for some time engaged In th building of lhr high-powered racing car, which will make their first appearance some t'me la July, a 111 be new even to th folk mho ar usually very close to what is going on lu lh Jai keon plant of th Frisco. 1916 OLDSMOBILE ARRIVES F. W. Bacon of Drummond Motor Car Company it Pleated with the New Product. DEALERS ARE LOOKING IT OVER JT. W. Bason of the Dummond Motor enrnpanr has been hoot during the last few day to a large number of out-of-town dealers as well as many local proa peetlv buyer of the new 11 Oldsmo bile. Th arrival of the new car haa been awaited with much interest and the only disappointment was experienced by a number of Mr. Bacon's deilers when they learned that It would be probably ten days before th regulsr schedule of deliveries would begin. In general design the new car is very similar to Its predecessor, with the ex ception that It la much larger, the wheel base being 130 Inches and the body being built proportionately larger and luxur ious. The rear seat on the new car is forty-alx, Inches wide and the distsnoe from the back of th front seat to the back of th rear seat is forty-seven an1 five-eighth Inches. .In front additional room haa, also bean provided, th dis tance from the back of th front sett to th clutch pedal being forty-cm Inohes. Th back of both th front and rear eat ar being built much higher, af fording more comfort to th driver a well as tha occupants of the tonneau. Bacon Is Pleased. The earns type of motor la used, with slight refinements which give It added power. The weight of the car ready for shipping Is but 1.639 pounds, while th rosd weight, with extra tire, tools and a complete gasoline, oil and water supply 1 only ,7r pounds. This weight carried on 33x4 tlrea should give exceptional tire mileage. Non-skid tlrea are atandard equipment on th rear wheels. A on man top brlnga out more forcibly th graceful line which hav always charac terised the Oldamoblle product. Mr. Ba con, upon receipt of thl car. Immediately wired the factory aa follows i "New car received. Everybody more than pleased. Nothing but a shortsge of cars can ever stop us. Tou can't get shipments through too quickly." FIRESTONE FURNISHES BRAND NEW SALES HELP Agstn the Firestone Tire and Rubber company of Akron, O., is to the fore with new service of real value to dealers. Th'a snlee help takes the form of a window dis play binder and hss the distinction of being aonv'thlng entirely new. As the binder ww first sent to pneumatic tire dealers throughout the country. It con tained two aheeta on which were shown tao most attractive window display sug gestions. Sufficient space was left In the binder for additional aheeta containing other display Ideas, these to be' printed regulsrly throughout the year and sent to dealers at tl.elr request. Coasts and Colds Are Serloas. Don't disregard your cold. Tou sneese, cough, are feverish neture's warning. Dr. King's New Discovery will cure you. 50c. All druggists. Advetlsetnent. Jill COMMERCE 1530 LB. TRUCK SOTG A rebuilt touring car would cost as much to begin with and the upkeep would be prohibitive. Talk with us about trucks. E E. MOSER & CO. float r aril ana Xongla 8800. Positive Experts On All Self-Starters. Strahle & Anderson Red 4473. 2059 Farnam. Hi ll '4- i u "as compact as a Swiss watch 99 The motor, of the Chal mers New Six is "as com pacts a Swiss watch." It is tin entirely new type of high speed valve-in-head motor with overhead cam shaft- It's this motor that makes this car so economical, especially in repair cost. It's this motor that makes the car so efficient Makes it get away like a racer, climb hills like a chamois. And It has a brand new type of spring; suspension which makes it ride like a Pullman. Sold at the lowest price that a Chalmers car was ever sold 31400. It's a thoroughbred. Come in and see it. Chalmers , NEWSEL-40 QaoZttyfVat Stewart-Toozer Motor Co. 2048-52 Farnam Street Omaha Nebraska Telephone Douglas 138 Let your next car be a Chalmers i k "... v f.a4 e V1.- S. . i .. . . Service for Omaha Motorists Worthy of Us and Firestone Tires Day and night not only till midnight but all night long onr service is yours to command. Even broador, more efficient, more economical than ever and this is "going some" when you consider the service we have been giving our patrons. Tire Ownieips Get Free-of-Charge Service anywhere within a radius of twenty miles of Omaha. No charge for the trlpi no charge for the help of our competent men. In broadening our service we are only carrying out the Firestone ideas as dem onstrated in the perfection of tire values. No other tire at any price gives you tho mileage values you get in a Firestone. v Free Air at Curb. Gasoline and Oil Always on Hand Expert Repairs a Specialty To know how much better this service is than any you've ever known. Noy Call, Telephone or Write es 2066-68 Farnam St. ile C Douglas 3646 i X::a3 i 4 Vv Be Sure It's a 1916 Model Empir I91S saaaals ar ker aw. W ar making deliveries ! acass. laspeel tkis snaress ear k biggest car al its price, tk auality car f its class. N.ta tkee poiats of superUrity wkick we ar prparal ta prva. Lagr wkeelkasa Easy rMiag .aalities Pawerful ssetor Noticeable ecoaosiy Sturdy censtructiea Distiactiv line Fiv-bw ass man lop Oaa year gaaraate Camplet ssipBtst Electric startiag Deal wait. See tkis car today tk most advanced car f tk season a real 1(11 model. JEFFERY OMAHA COMPANY, Distributors ;KO. U. MrMCKKK. Maaaser. OMAHA, NEBRASKA Empire AutomobCe Company, Indianapolis, lad. sV Stxtk Yr et Contmued Growth." The car fa 13