Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-30
PACKARD TWIN SIX
SURPRISE TO ALL
Packard Motor Car Company First
to Announce Twelve-Cylinder
Car-Interest Keen.
BLUE PRINTS ARE HERE now

Probably no announcement IN secent
months has been received BY motorists
throughou, the United states with more
interest than that OF the Packard Motor
Car company Of Detroit. in which they
tell Of their lss product
The average motorist will probably at
first doubt the simplicity OF this new
model. believing that since II uses twice
ss many cylinders as a six. or three times
a. many as the four-cylinder cars. that
81 must be proportlonsteiy complicated
A minute examination Of the large blue
prints in the paIeEroom OF the Orr Motor
Sales company reevals the fact that this
new model is extremely simple in con-
struction.
The motor which Is Of the v type IL
probably more accessible than the SIX
cylinder Packard model of the last sea-
son. The cylinders are cast in two blocks
OF SIX each and are set az an angie Of
sixty degrees. This gives az much room
between the motor proper ana the frame
of the car as there r. in the ordinary
type motor and since the carburetter in
the only mechanical part located in the
v space and this being above the oyiin-
der blocks. II gives more accessibility 20
the valve mechanism than In any other
motor OF the V type. The acute angle be-
tween the cylinders also permits OF a mar
row frame at this point. with the result
that the turning radius is even shorter
than before.
Little Change I'm Construction.
The cylinder dimensions OF the new
motor are sxb. Aside from the addition Of
one cylinder block there is little change
IN the construction OF the motor The
same force feed iubricatlng system Ia
used and the connecting rods are Of the
came type az heretofore. being mounted
on the crankshaft IN pairs instead Of
being yukod one within the other Tho
ignition aystem is the DeIco. the current
being furnished by q storage battery.
This is entirely independent Of the start
ing and lighting systems. For these two
latter purposes the Packard-Bijur cleo
frical system e used. the success OF the
last two seasons not requiring q change
IN these unite. The Delco distributor "
located above and forward Of tho motor
and IL driven BY shaft with a heiieai
gear The starter y located Il the side
Of the motor and. a. usual, turns the
motor ovor By meshing with the fly
wheel. In the cooling system . new type
Of honcycomb radiator Is used which
makes II unnecessary 20 have more than
ons water pump for circulating A ther-
fnostat valve controls the circulation Of
water,
Motor Weighs Leas.
The radical changes in this new model
over those OF the last season are found
in the chassis back OF the motor Instead
OF mounting the transmission on the rear
axle. az has always bean the practice on
Packard caxA. the new car carries the
transmission In unit with the motor and
is Of the three speed type. Some idea Of
the quality Of materials used In the
motor construction might b gained by
the knowledge that the new twelve
cylinder motor with the transmission
complete. weighs 100 pounds less than
the old nix cylinder motor independent Of
the transmission. Instead Of using the
throe.euartcr elliptic rear spring this
season the new models will be brought
out with the full platform type and while
this 10 another radical change Il 10 much
more preferable 10 the other type OF sve-
pension. In favor OF the platform spring
Il IL said that Il eliminates the neces-
sity OF shock absorberu and their at
tendAnt troubles
Left Hand Drive.
The new car will Be OF the left hand
drive the gear shift and emergency
brake being likewise located TO the LEFT
Of the driver instead OF the customary
center control and II might be truthfuliy
said that these levers are properly located
as II 10 seldom ever necessary 20 shift
gears with the twelve cylinder motor.
The light and isnition switches ara
built more compaetly and are located on
the steering column as heretofore to-
gesher with the carburetor adjustment.
The spark control unlike the previous
Packard models IL located and operated
on the same sector as the throttle con-
troll.
While no definite announcement OF body
st,1es has been made az yet II Is only
reasonable 10 assume that wide range
OF types will be available for the new
chassis and In the matter OF equipment
will be thoroughly modern adj include
practically every Acknowledged advance
nent among accessories.
Realizing that the interest IN the new
car win be intense. tho factory has built
fifteen demonstrating cars, each to cover
certain cirouitous route and within
thirty days win have given every Pack
ara dealer In the United States an oppor-
tunity 70 give an early demonstration 70
prospective buyers. One OF these cars n
expected TO arrive in Omaha Tuesday ana
VIII be here for about week. being fol-
iered about ten days later by the first
regular delivery.
IN An interview yesterday Mr.. Orr said;
We anticipate that the demand Tor the
new Packard twin-six will exceed that Of
any other hiEh-grade motor car ever pro- /
dneed, and ! have assurance from the !
factory that our demand WIN be taken
care OF promptly. II Il certainly a relief
20 know that the announcement has ben |
mado for We have known Of the exper4. /
mental work that has been going on for
the last two ysars and certainly no car
or type Of motor has ever been subjected
70 the strenuous tests that this car has
been put through"