General Information

Serial #

5562 5128

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL, METAL, ETC.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1750.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Packard

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Packard will establish a branch plant in canada in Windsor from 1931 to 1939 to assemble cars. in 1955, Packard motor car co. in u.s. will be taken over by the Studebaker parent company. the firm in Canada will become Studebaker-Packard Corporation of Canada ltd but the Studebaker-style Packards were not built in Canada. The Packard name was dropped in 1962.

Function

PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

NEW DESIGN. WITH NEW V-8 ENGINE, TWIN ULTRAMATIC TRANSMISSION, TORSION LEVEL SUSPENSION. THE CLIPPER WAS IN THE MEDIUM-PRICED CAR RANGE. THE NAME WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1953 AND IT WAS TO REPLACED THE MODEL 200. 8 808 CLIPPER CUSTOM WERE MADE IN 1955. The first Packard car was made in 1899 and the company to manufacture them was established in 1900, the Ohio automobile co. In 1902, the company became Packard motor car company and moved to Detroit the following year. By 1909 its reputation as a manufacturer of fine cars was established along with Peerless and Pierce-Arrow. IN 1954, PACKARD MERGED WITH STUDEBAKER TO HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF CARS. PRODUCTION WAS HALTED IN 1958 AND IN 1962, THE PACKARD NAME WAS DROPPED OF THE CORPORATE NAME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

LEFT FRONT GRILL PIECE

Finish

BLACK (WAS 'PINK IVORY' IN 1970)

Decoration

N/A