Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-12-06 | Page 14 | Demonstrates the New Packed Auto

DEMONSTRATES THE H PACKARD AUTO Nineleen-Thirteen Car Has .Numerous Exclusive Features'. VA demonstrator of the latest Packard model, the "OS" for 1HIX. ha-s arrived in Salt Lake and is showing new Packard models to interested patrons st tho Packard Pack-ard salesrooms. U .r. Glimcr of the Packard company "said yesterday concerning con-cerning Hie VMS Packard: The new car. 'with ItK left drive, e lectrlti self-starter and numerous exclusive ex-clusive features. Is actually a season in advance.- The Packard .Motor Car company's engineering department has never designed new models merely mere-ly for the purpose of turning out something different from a. previous cur, and the "3S" marks a positive forward step in motor car construction. construc-tion. in tills car the electric self-starter is developed to tho point of positive efficiency. Tho installation of a positive self-starter is the f i tin I and conclusive reason for the left drive, which Is much more convenient than tho right drive, it Is no longer necessary nec-essary lor, passengers to wu Ik around the end of the cur In a miiddv or crowded street to reach tho front seat; Ihey step directly Inlo the car from the curb. A high tension dual Ignition entirely entire-ly separate, from the starting and lighting syalem insures complete efficiency. ef-ficiency. , 1 Driving facility reaches a now standard of convenience in tho smaller six-cylinder Packard. The left drlvo and self-starter arc supplemented by the new Packard control hoard, attached at-tached tn the steering column directly di-rectly beneath the wheel. Starting, llgMlng. Ignition and carburetor controls con-trols are centered on this compact keyboard. - They are right under the driver's lingers and do awav witii vcttc-hlng for buttons and switched on the dash. We expected big things of the new car, but in ease of riding as well as In convenience 0f operation, it Is a, revelation.