Chassis of 1899 Packard Model A
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Description
Photograph from glass negative of chassis of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back: "Completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster. Note that the H-gate shift box is in place, having been installed after initial tests of Nov. 1899 (initially there were 2 levers). Photograph was perhaps taken some years after car was built--note less than new condition of engine parts and tires."
Details
- Creator:
- Packard Motor Car Company
- Resource ID:
- EB01c019
- Subject:
- Packard automobile
- Automobiles--Chassis
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Packard Collection
- Location:
- Packard, 1899. First Packard, Model A
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.