William Doud Packard driving Packard number two
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."
- Creator:
- Packard Motor Car Company
- Resource ID:
- EB01c006
- Subject:
- Packard automobile
- Packard, William Doud
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1900
- 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.