THE Packard Motor Car Company announces the completion of its line by the addition of a de Luxe Eight. It will be shown this week at the automobile salon in the Hotel Commodore and in the Packard Building, Broadway at Sixty-first Street.

The three separate price classes of the new Packard line range from $2,435 for the Standard eight five-passenger sedan, through the slightly larger and more luxurious Custom eight at $3,175 and up, to the new de Luxe eight with nine models priced from $4,585 to $5,985. Custom bodies built by individual makers raise the top price to almost $10,000. Packard discontinued the manufacture of a six-cylinder car with the recent introduction of the standard eight.

Models embraced in the new Packard series are: a seven-passenger touring, five-passenger phaeton, five-passenger sport phaeton, two-passenger coupé, five-passenger coupé, five-passenger club sedan, seven-passenger sedan and seven-passenger sedan limousine. All are built on a chassis with a wheel base of 145 inches. Elimination of discomfort experienced from road shocks is said to have been accomoplished by Packard's new built-in hydraulic shock absorbers and the device mounted at the rear of the left front spring.

Adjustable driving seats have been installed in all models. Wind screens on the open models fold forward over the tonneau. As on the other models, the radiator, lamps and other bright parts are chromium plated. A practically unlimited choice in color combinations and upholstery has been announced.

Pointed out as a noteworthy feature of the new cars is a metal apron used to cover the gasoline tank and the rear end of the frame and springs. A trunk rack fits on the apron, and the built-in rear bumper is described as having become a real part of the car. Two spare wheels with tires are mounted in wells in the forward fenders. Leather spring covers are provided as standard equipment.

The frame of the de luxe eight is of pressed steel eight inches deep.