The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-13
THE PACKARD MOTOR
CAR SPECIFICATIONS

III Ltlt ISIe iiipLC1 JSll Liz Adto
Motor Car Company, of Detroit, Michi-
gan, continues it's previous policy of
combining it's product to one quality
and of making cars of this one class
in two sizes-the Packard Thirty" and
the Packard Eighteen town car.
The basis Of production, in each size,
is a standard chassis which is adapt
ed to several styles of open and en-
closed cars. Botn cars are the same
in design and construction, the essen
tial differences being IN size and ca
pac:ty. The Packard motor is sub
stantially the same as that of the 1909
cars. The motor of the Packard
Thirty has four vertical water-cool-
ed cylinders of 5-inch bore by " Inch
stroke, developing 80 brake horsepower
at $50 revolutions The Packard
Eighteen motor is of 1-16-inch bore
by 1s-incn stroke, developing 49,
brake horsepower at $50 revolutions.
One of the most noticeable mechan-
zeal improvements in the 1910 Packard
is the new Packard dry plate clutch
This clutch affords the desirable fea
ture of gradual engagement, and as
it operates without fabrication of any
kind, provides the same action in cold
as in warm weather. By the use of
a special lining material between the
plates, the clutch win not burn, even
under the severest usage. An addi-
ton has been made to the gear-shift-
ing hand lever quadrant, which gives
the lever selective action in the same
quadrant slot. Three forward speeds,
providing the most efficient gear ra
tics for all kinds of driving, and the
reverse are obtained by sliding gears,
the third speed forward being direct
drive. This gear set as formerly, is
combined with the bevel-gear final
drive and the differential, to form
rigid rear axle unit, which is con-
tanned in an aluminium housing. and
has ball bearings throughout. There
,, are four brakes, all acting on the rear
wheel brake drums, thus obviating the
application Of braking power on the
transmission.
No change has been made in the
carburation system. The Packard car
buretor is of the float feed, aspirating
| nozzle type with an automatic auxil-
| larry air-inlet to keep the mixture at
correct proportion for all engine
| speeds Uniform temperature is main
| tanned by a warm water jacket. A
primary air-intake shut-off assists
| starting in cold weather. The water
| cooling system mas two improvements
| The suction strainer in the pump is
| quickly removable for cleaning and the
I'fller cap has a new type of fastening
which allows il to be quickly opened
and closed and yet positively tightens
| IT against leaking. The water circula-
ton is positive, by a gear-driven CEN
| trifugal pump. The radiator is of the
cellular type. Forced draft is obtain
| Cd bv a belt-driven, ball-bearing fan.
In the ignition system there are also
! two detail improvements The prina-
rv wiring, from the battery to the coll
box, is carried within neat protect
! ing tube. The switch handle on the
| coil box is made in the form of a
] small lever. which is easily turned by
/ either the hand or foot. The ignition
is by Jump spark. The current is
! supplied by an Eise1nann low-tension
magnetic. a storage battery, for start
ing the motor from the seat, is always
in reserve One set of secondary wires
and spark plugs are used for both
magnetic and battery systems. The
splash fabrication is by the same
| simple, positive system formerly used.
| An adjustable double plunger oil pump
! feeds separately the front and rear
/ commandments Of the crank case. Oil
is taken from a vertical copper re-
| seryoir close 10 and between the pairs
of cylinders: this location insurfng
uniform temperature and fluid, easily
flowing oil. even in the coolest wealth
err. Motor speed is automatically reg
Mated bv an hydraulic governor. A
medal provides for instantaneous ac-
! .eleration and high speed running.
The throttle also is under control of a
hand lever on the steering wheel An
other hand lever advances and retards
the shark. The starting crank, when
previously has been held by leather
! strap, when not in use, is now held IN
an upright position by an AUTOMATIC
latch.
The improved steering wheel pro-
vides greater comfort for the hands, be-
cause the wood covering entirely en-
| closes the metal rim and also extends
onto the spokes. In general design
and construction, the running gear re-
mains unchanged. The channel Sec
1 in f,.aY is