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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 28 Jan 1928, p. 32

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2] WINNETKA TALK January 28, 1928 MASTER MOTOR BUILDERS a EADERSHIP in power plant U engineering cannot be bought with money. Packard has paid the price of supremacy in this field through twenty-eight years of pioneer work--more than a generation spent in acquiring spe- cialized knowledge, experienced skill, perfected facilities. The versatility of Packard en- gineering is best indicated by the dozens of world records held by Packard motors on land, water and in the air. \ The 200 H. P. 8- Qin cylinder V-type ene | gine for the 23-ten X Army tanks Packard designs and builds fine motors for racing boats and fast cruisers, for the swift combat planes, heavy bombers and great dirigibles of the United States Army and Navy, for Army tanks and for the American public at large in the Packard Six and the Packard Eight. The 1250 H.P. 24-cylinder X motor develops one horsepower for _ every 18 oz. of weight 2 Packard is wedded to no one type of motor. It designs for each special use the engine best suited for the purpose--X mo- tors, V- motors, inverted V mo- tors and motors with cylinders in line. Model 2500, 12-cylinder, 1 i arardy 800, HP molor In each field Packard is supreme. Model 1500, 12-cylinder, Jor bombing and heavy com- This year nearly $4.000,000 V-type, 600 H. P. aviation al planes worth of aviation engines will be engine, inverted for visibility ~ delivered to the United States : Government and private owner- ship. These in addition to Pack- " ard's latest contribution to the nation's vital defense equipment --the powerful new eight-cylin- der V-type motor pronounced by military experts as the most ap- propriate power plant for the ponderous tanks of the Army. The 6-cylinder, 300 H. P. dirigible engine for use in lighter-than-air craft But beauty of line can never ac- company bulk in motor. So in the new Packard Six and Pack- ard Eight cars will be found the . simple, powerful and dependable . On Display straight line power plants which On Display The Store for Men have done most to establish Pack- The Store for Men MARSHALL FIELD AND Co. ard's engineering leadership. MARSHALL FIELD AND Co. Packard Motor Car Company of Chicago EVANSTON BRANCH HUBBARD WOODS BRANCH dra " 1735-E- Railroad Ave. = 975 -Lindeh Ave. ahaa

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