The sun., 1908-02-16
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

Perhaps no nrm has had a wider experience
than ours in the handling and study OF automobiles,
both domestic and foreign" said z. s. Part
ridge Of wyckor Church Partridge recently
when commenting on the reasons why this
pioneer company had become such strong devOtees
OF Steams cars The foreign cars nrst appealed
TO us because knew that on foreign soil the
most extensive and complete tests had been made
and that friends across the water were year
or two ahead OF us In the matter OF those delicate
details which gradually remove all objectionable
features of motoring. We felt. however, that
American builders and American brains must
eventually adopt and improve the best features
OF Imported cars. discarding anything that was
clumsy and unreliable When We nrst looked
abou, for the American manufacturer best ntted
70 produce a which would equal or surpaSs
those OF foreign make We found our task much
greater than We anticipated
1t became evident that choice must fall
on some one who had built cars long enough TO
have passed the period OF the early mistakes which
fall 10 the lot OF every manufacturer. We must
also hnd some one whose watchwOrd was progres-
slveness and whose years OF experience must have
been spent in the perfection OF one type OF and
whose ambition was 70 turn out nothing but the
best He must also be reliable. receptive aud open
10 suggestions and help from those experts OF our
own organization who have spent years In the
Say 81 m on rs @ sea n Ss
factured By the T. b. SteaTns Company OF Cleve-
land Ohio Here We found q wide awake Organlza-
lion OF progressive and up 10 date men who had
worked Ong the lines of perfectlng single model
proved every new feature OF merit regardless OF
the expense involved in accomplishing the desired
StsSrns cars we recsntIy concluded an SrranTsmept
with theStearns company whereby We become the
StsteS The nrsf stage OF this contract provided
for the purchase Of 600 900 worth OF cars for this
territory"
There seems to be unnecessary alarm In SONG
quarters over the Bnarcin model" said C. ~
Emise, manager OF the LOEer retail sales depart
ment, due 10 the impression that this Brisrclln
model Ia a special racing machine built for the
stock car road race next April. but evidently the
description OF this car which accompanlgd the
would be remembered that the Brarclln model
an exact duplicate OF the regular M - horse power
sary TO give the driver and the mechanlCian
the track and road races last spring with our stock
we simply removed the tOnneau and used the
With the touring car body and the result was that
the driver and mechaniclan sat so high above the
10 taking corners and curves al full speed Later
m the season the seats these cars were lowered
and mech snicIsn nearer 70 the ground and giving
The car stability in turning curves.
car as the touring car with the exception that the
body viii be Of the rsCy rGnabout type. driver
longer and placed at extreme angle and the
shin gear and .s s.HssrEsnCE brake levers shortened
changed position Of the driver and mechanlcian's
% St ne ssy s ns sDre9y whn m h th
car fitted IN this manner and the unexpected de-
mands for duplicates OF these cars which developed
among our customers was such that have de
cded 70 build limited number for sale and 10
dlstnKul them from the cars with the touring
equipment we chrstened this model the Brar.
cR model"
Nearly one third igD out OF the T2T motor cars OF
the ip0a model already delivered by the Packard
Motor Car Company, have been equipped with
Limousine bodies. This Is . remarkable demOnstra
tton Of the growing use Of the automobile as an
all the year vehicle 10 replace the horse drawn
carriage II 10 an encouraging sign In the auto
mobile trade that such q portion OF the Packard
sales should have been OF cars with enclosed bodies
The condition shows that people who are buying
ing for comfort. utility and style as well a. for
sport. Many OF them have both touring and Imou-
sine bodies as the Packard limousine Is inter
changeable with the touring car body on the same
chassis peculiarly OF this advanced limousine
trade Is the attention which II paid 10 the tAstes
and wishes OF women. either as direct purchasers
account of their influence In the selection OF
cars. The modern limousine must not only furnish
protection against inclement weather hut Il must
be thing OF beauty Its appointment 70 the small
est detail. must he hDOvc rrprOnch Even the ultra.
fashionable horsedrawn carriage Is criterion:
the buyer expects greater refinement In a new
Limousine motor car than In any horse carriage
The wonderful measure OF success which has been
attained by the hmousines OF such companies as
the Packard is clear evidence OF the permanenry
and Importance Of this type In the field Of high
class town carriages.
ooanOtdens with the success Of the tAaimessE cab