Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-14

Superior performance, greater
beauty, greater comfort and added
protection Of precision are claimed
by the Packard Motor Car Company
for the Packard six through i'm
provements to the car which have
Just been announced.
In appearance a refinement In
beauty is noticeable but. in keeping
with Packard's policy, there is no
drastic change TO make il new
model. The most noticeable feature
to the driver is the increase in power
and the resulting unusual perform
ance. The company says the i'm
proved six will out-perform. in traffic
and speed, any other Packard car
ever built, except the Packard eight.
Because of the growing tendency
of motor car owners to cover great
, distances and to spend more and
more time in their cars, the utmost
in comfort is demanded by the pub
! lie and Packard asserts some of the
| present changes incorporated into
| the Six with this in mind have
brought maximum ease Of riding.
! Lines of tho enclosed hodies have
! been lowered somewhat and the roof
! line has been extended beyond the
| windshield 70 give a permanent
| visor. Head lamps have been made
! the same in appearance as those used
| on the Pa ckard eight ami other
! changes in body lines have. it is de-
! clared. enhanced the beauty of the
! car which before had been a winner
! in a number of European beauty
| contests. Many points of refinement
| in beauty and comfort are found in
! the body interiors.
| A combina ton OF new motor head
! with a changed form of combustion
chamber, new intake and exhaust
manifolds, new spark ami valve tim
ing and redesigned carburetor has
resulted in an increase of nearly 40
! per cent. in power, giving the six
now more than so actual brake horse
power. Because of the increase in
! power the clutch has been made
more rugged. \ new form of rear
axle gears which. it is said by the
company. will prove as revolutionary
as the spiral hevel gears when they
were first adopted years ago by
/ Packard. has been adopted. Besides
taking care of the greater power, the
new gears are declared to make the
rear axle perfectly noiseless.
The same bore aud stroke as used
inches, is found in the motor but the
crankshaft has been made consider
ably larger. An improvement also has
been made in the oil rectifier equip
ment with which, in Packard cars,
impurities are distilled out of the
motor oil, preserving its lubricatins
qualities and thus reducing wear.
Both the cylinder walls and the Jour-
mails of the crankshaft now are honed
by special honing machines which
give them a elass-like surface.
II After months Of experimental
work, the company found a way OF
so making aluminium alloy pistons
that they can be fitted to within two
/. thousandthS of an inch and. with
this solution for eliminating piston
, slap with the lighter pistons. alum
mum pistons have been adopted
/, They are made with Invar steel
/, struts which, with a new system OF
!. slotting, control expansion and con-
traction. Lowered weight of recipro-
eating parts adds to the power OF
\ the motor and. with the larger crank
| shaft, makes for greater quietness.
Through a new type of combina
ton oil filler and hreather together
| with an absolutely tight valve cham