Re: Conner ave plant

Posted by ECAnthony On 2017/3/24 19:47:14

Quoting from the minutes of the Packard Board of Directors Meeting on April 10, 1940, a discussion on what was referred to as the "Packard-Briggs program," $3,000,000 was authorized...

"to secure the assistance of the Briggs company in designing a new line of automobiles for our 20th Series cars. The agreement provides that the Briggs Manufacturing Company will do the design work, make sketches, provide a quarter-scale model and furnish us with engineering services for a period of one year at a total cost of $11,088. It is understood that this new car is to be of an advanced design which will place us in an excellent competitive position with popular medium-priced cars. The body and chassis sheet metal engineering, die and tool designing and production will probably be performed by the Briggs company, and the chassis engineering, tool designing and production by our own organization."

This new car was introduced in 1941, and was named "Clipper."