First Packard Model A
Grab
Description
Photograph from glass negative of 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; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Car no longer possesses some of its original fittings such as side lights & the one affixed to the center of the front springs, the leather skirt fitted below the seat cushion, and the dos-a-dos seat originally mounted on the rear deck. Retouched photograph before car was restored and given to Lehigh University. Note artwork "reconstruction" of side panel & louvered door and the incomplete "reconstruction" of the dash that still indicates the hole at the bottom of the center panel."
Details
- Creator:
- Packard Motor Car Company
- Resource ID:
- EB01c001
- Subject:
- Packard automobile
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1899
- 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.