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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBrooklands Books
ISBN-101855209217
ISBN-139781855209213
eBay Product ID (ePID)109071879
Product Key Features
Book TitlePackard Automobiles, 1920-1958
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicGeneral, Automotive / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Référence
AuthorR. M. Clarke
Book SeriesA Brooklands Portfolio Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight34 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThe Packard brothers James & William started the company in 1899 and in 1903, when the company moved to Detroit, it gradually became recognized as a producer of top quality automobiles. During the 1950s the company struggled as it faced competition from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler and in an attempt to reverse its fortunes in 1954, the company merged with Studebaker which proved to be a fatal mistake. Production of cars bearing the Packard name came to an end in July 1958. A total of 123 articles compiled from the world's leading motoring magazines., The Packard brothers James & William started the company in 1899 and in 1903, when the company moved to Detroit, it gradually became recognized as a producer of top quality automobiles. During the 1950s the company struggled as it faced competition from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler and in an attempt to reverse its fortunes in 1954, the company merged with Studebaker which proved to be a fatal mistake. Production of cars bearing the Packard name came to an end in July 1958. A total of 123 articles compiled from the world's leading motoring magazines.