Bare chassis of 1899 Packard Model A number four or number five
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Description
Photograph from glass negative of bare chassis of 1899 Packard Number Four or Number Five. Inscribed on photo back: "Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase. One of 5 Model A Packards, but a later one. Note ram's horn front frame members used on all Model A cars but changed on Model B and different design and arrangement of engine components when compared to photographs of Packard Number One chassis. Photographed on a testing device in shop of Packard Electric Co./New York & Ohio Co. on North Ave., Warren, Ohio. All 5 Model A Packards were either completed or under construction in late 1899, therefore all 5 Model A cars are classified 1899 models."
Details
- Creator:
- Packard Motor Car Company
- Resource ID:
- EB01c018
- Subject:
- Packard automobile
- Automobiles--Chassis
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1899
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Packard Collection
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.