General Information

Serial #

244824

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

494.0 cm

Width

166.0 cm

Height

161.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

2342.0

Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Packard

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Packard will establish a branch plant in canada in Windsor from 1931 to 1939 to assemble cars. in 1955, Packard motor car co. in u.s. will be taken over by the Studebaker parent company. the firm in Canada will become Ptudebaker-Packard of Company Canada ltd but the Studebaker-style Packards were not built in Canada. The Packard name was dropped in 1962.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

The standard eight Packard was introduced in August 1928 and replaced the former six. The chassis length was half an inch longer, the engine was different (small 8 cylinders block) and the headlamps were parabolic, all bright work was chromed and not painted as before. The Packard crest is now the Packard family crest since the death of James Ward Packard. Packard cars from 1925 until 1931 are recognized as full classics by the Classic Car Club of America. The first Packard car was made in 1899 and the company to manufacture them was established in 1900, the Ohio automobile co. In 1902, the company became Packard motor car company and moved to Detroit the following year. By 1909 its reputation as a manufacturer of fine cars was established along with peerless and pierce-arrow. The great depression will affect it financially as many others and in 1935, they will begin to offer cars also in the lower-priced range (Junior Packards). This will affect the reputation of the firm as a maker of luxury cars but will save it. BY 1938, THANKS TO THE 120 AND 110 MODELS, PACKARD HAD BECOME ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND RICHEST OF THE INDEPENDANT AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCERS. 26,070 of the model 626 were produced in 1929.

Area Notes

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Details

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Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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