The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
A Twin Six.

A Twin Six.
 A tumuH of rumors relating to a twelve cylinder Packard has been crystalized by. the announcement of the Twin Six. It is stated officially that the new model will be on exhi- bitionS in Indianapolis during the week of the big race.
 In external appearance the new car retains all of the well known Packard characteristics. It looks much like previous models. except that the hood is shorter, the radia- the running boards set two inches nearer to the ground. The reduced length of hood permits of a shorter whee1base.
 When the hood is lifted startling changes are revealed. The twelve -is& hard to realize that such a power plant can be so compactly stored away
 The Twin Sixsmotor is exactly what it's name implies. two six cylinder blocks arranged in " form with an angle of sixty degree between them This small included angle allows such accessories as starting power, gem orator and water pump to be placed in the standard Packard position just Inside the frame, so that the space between the cylinders is left clear and the valves are conveniently ac- eessible without the removal of a single accessory. The acute angle between the cylinders also permits of a. narrow frame at this point, with the result that the turning radius is even shorter than before.
 The motor is of clean cut design with nickeled trimmings and enamel ed cylinders The bore is three inches and the stroke five inches.
 Wives and Mothers.
 eff Joe Dawson attempts to drive in this year's Indianapolis 50O-Kni1e race, I shall use every influence in my power to bar him from the track says A. c. Newby, a director of the Indianapolis motor speedway. on which the big race will be held.
 fsWere Joe alone to be taken into consideration, I might have no ob- jections, but such is not the case. Everyone knows the agonies Joe's a. contest. and I believe that, after the ordeal she was forced to pass through last year when her boy hovered between life and death for weeks. she is entitled to a rest.
 ttAu the years that was in the racing game (Newby had a. string of cars in contests for years), .'I never permitted a. married man to drive for me I figured no man had right to gamble with the happiness Of one as dear to him as his wife. In Dawson's case, I believe mothers should be included in the list, though, of course. ordinarily every man must be left to settle such matters for himself,
 Costs Little to Operate.
 tIt is surprising to learn. how little it costs to operate the electrical sys- tenn of an auto1nobiIe'' states an ex- pert in that line.
 s'At speeds around 15 miles per hour the extra amount of gasoline re- quired to furnish the power consum~ ed by the generator is so small to be negligible. The additional cost at this speed is less than 1 per cent. The greatest difference comes at the high CT speeds of the car, and may reach as high as s7 per cent, depending, of course, upon the individual system used.
 '9The six-voIt system is in use on S5 per cent. of the cars now being built. The maximum current output of the generator comes usually at speeds near 20 miles per hour and reaches from 115 to 16 amperes. These conditions would give a mixi- mum output of 96 watts, or practical Iy one-eighth horsepower.
 ."The average losses of power in a generator of the type commonly used is so per cent. nsidering these losses, the power taken from the en- zine to drive. the generator is 134 watts, or a little less than one-sixth horse power.
 s.One-sixtt horsepower is a very small amount as compared to the to-