The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-02

The Won Hamm-Young Company's
big salesroom is exceptionally well
stocked this week and is a sight worth
travelling many miles to see. The
large stock. is a much assorted one
and will soon be greatly diminished
as number of the new cars are wait
ing to be delivered and shipped to the
other Islands. a six cylinder Packard
Touring Car is on exhibition for
few days and is being greatly admired
by the many patrons and visitors who
are availing themselves of the opportu-
nifty of seeing the extraordinary as
sortment of 1912 models. There is an
enormous demand for the Packard
"SlX" this year, and already a large
number of these cars have been de
| livered and many sold ahead to ar
rive. Never before has a new Model
of any car been so absolutely perfect
! as has the Packard "SIX" turned out
to be. One cannot realize the miracul-
GUS change which has come over the
Packard in the production of the six
sylinder car A certain patron of the
Won Hamm Young Co. who has owned
and operated many Packards of pre-
vious models was the most surprised
man in the Territory when he climbed
behind the wheel of a new six and
drove it for a short distance. When
he alighted from the car he express ed
himself in the most appropriate man.
ner by eXclaiming, This is certainly
absolute perfection" Nowhere in the
history of automobile manufacturing
can such wonderful evolution be found
as has been worked out in the new
Packard six" The name Packard
has always stood for the highest form
Of excellence and last year these
cars were admitted to be the farthest
advanced and the most satisfactory
creation in the automobile world. But
in the new model these people have
more than outdone themselves, and
have set pace which no other car
can possibly expect to follow.
| The extreme elegance of design, pro-
nounced by the longer hood and wheel
base give the car that magnificent re-
fnement which is so far superior to
other machines.
The miserable condition of the city
roads enables the Packards to reach
the hearts of the lovers of comfort,
as the new cars glide along over the
rough roads with the ease and grace
Of biplane. A new and important
feature of these cars is the fact that
they do not require a full load of &C.
cupants to hold the car down. The
only objection which has previously
been raised against the big cars is
that they required full load to pro-
duce the easy riding effect and when
only one or two persons were seated
in the tonneau they were invariably
tossed about considerably. This is
where the new model asserts itself
in rising to the occasion and produc-
ing as much comfort to lonely oc-
cupant of the tonneau as when the
car is loaded.
The new "SIX' never labors on a
hill, and when it is pulling hard with
the throttle wide open, the operation
is as smooth as the stretching of
rubber. No grade on the islands is
too steep for the new cars.
Another important addition to the
equipment of the Packards this year
is the INST" ignitor This simple
little apparatus ignites the gas lights
by simply touching an electric push
button on the dash board inside the
car. A regulator valve is included in
this apparatus which is set when a
new Prest-O-lite tank is installed and
stays put until the pressure of the gas
Is diminished. Thus, all the driver
has to do to light the head lights is
to turn a valve and press the button,
and the lamps are lit and burn at the
proper height,
The Packard six" is so far out
shining many of the other cars in the
States that there is bound to be a
smash in some of the factories before
the season is finished
Other cars on display this week in
the salesroom of the Won Hamm Young
Company are Kissel Kar Runabouts
and Touring Cars of 80 and 40 Horse
Power, Six cylinder, 38 Horse Power
Peerless Touring Cars are also