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I am writing a history of an industrialist called Sir George Livesey, who lived in South London and Buckland Surrey, UK. He was the Chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company - which had the first contracts to install gas street lighting and house lighting across south London. He was very wealthy, leaving over £150,000 to his wife on his death in 1908.

I understand he purchased a Packard, almost certainly from new. I don't know the model or the year, but he died in 1908, so definitely prior to that. There is a letter from his coachman describing how he cared for the Packard and garaged it at his house in Buckland Surrey, where I also live.

It would be great to know if anyone has any record of the model, or photo of this car, or indeed, if it still exists?
I am also happy to do further research if you have leads worth following.

I realise that this is a longshot, but I guess that if the car still exists, the owner may be interested in the family history of the first owner - I'm happy to exchange information.

You might check the web site.
packardsonline.com/
It is a great database of early Packards.

Also check the Packard club rosters. There's so few surviving ones from the first decade that it will probably be redundant, but you never know.

I would check with the Packard museum in Warren, Ohio. They are in possession of the early ledgers and notebooks of George Weiss and J. W. Packard and these identify the original owners of many of the earliest Warren-built Packards and they may have similar information for the early years after the move to Detroit.

You can also check with John Bath, as he is the head of the Packard Club region in the UK. His email is <johnbath@hotmail.co.uk>