8x10 photograph of 1900 Packard Model B. Inscribed on photo back; 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 76-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster fitted with carriage top; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio.
Item # EB01c022
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph, from copy neg. of glass negative, of 1899 Packard Model A Number Two. Inscribed on photo back; 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase 2-person roadster with carriage top, body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. This second Packard automobile--History was, for about a year, the personal conveyance of William Doud Packard who is said to have driven the car as far as Lakewood, N.Y. Behind the wood panel dash was a compartment for tools & packages, with a cushioned top for use as an emergency seat, and surrounded on three sides by a brass rail. W.D. Packard's son Warren recalled that at about age 9 he would perch on this emergency seat for dear life to keep from going overboard. All 5 Model A Packards were either completed or under construction in 1899 and all considered to be 1899 Packards.
Item # EB01c006
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
»»
) Date (
1900
05/03/2016 13:35
1126 
0 
0.00 (0 votes)
Rate this Image
