KTJohnson wrote:
Early Packard Runabout (probably 1907-1910) - there was no info on this car.
Packards came about from the Winton the same way Lamborghinis came about from Ferrari.
Packard was founded by James Ward Packard, his brother William and their partner, George Lewis Weiss, in Warren, Ohio, where 400 Packard automobiles were built at their factory on 408 Dana Street Northeast, from 1899 to 1903. A mechanical engineer, James Packard believed they could build a better horseless carriage than the Winton cars owned by Weiss, an important Winton stockholder, after Packard complained to Alexander Winton and offered suggestions for improvement, which were ignored. Winton replied to the suggestions by essentially telling Packard to "go build your own car". Packard's first car was built in Warren, Ohio, on November 6, 1899.
Early Packard Runabout (probably 1907-1910) - ther... (
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Neat shots. Someone has been taking care of that car.