List of Packard First's

Posted by portlandon On 2008/8/2 21:52:34

LIST OF PACKARD INDUSTRY FIRSTS

? First to use selective gear shift with ?H? pattern

? First American car to use steering wheel instead of tiller handle

? First American twelve cylinder production engine (1915)

? First automobile engine with aluminum pistons (1915)

? First aluminum crankcase

? First automobile air conditioning (1940)

? First use of hypoid differential

? First power windows (1940)

? First thermostatic control of water circulation in a motor car


? First to patent automobile wheels interchangeable at the hub

? First to obtain patent on radiator with top and bottom reservoirs with tubes

? First package compartment in instrument panel (glove box)

? First sun visors

? First to include front and rear bumpers as standard equipment

? First to use a lockup mechanism with an automatic transmission - 1948.

? First to offer tubeless tires as standard equipment (1954)

? First application of interconnected torsion bar suspension in automobiles (1955)

? First electric load leveler (1955)

? First to use electric door locks (1956)