Engine builders are a different breed, and then there are those who want to build a Packard V8 to compete in HOT ROD's 2015 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge. First available in 1955, there has never ...

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Even though it managed to survive the Great Depression, Packard eventually disappeared in the 1950s, being unable to compete with Detroit giants like Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Following a merger with ...

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Packards were the glamour cars of the early 20th century, but the brand’s memory suffered in recent years as the Packard plant ruins on East Grand Boulevard became a forlorn symbol of Detroit’s ...

As a youth, I was interested in all things automotive and as I read about the classic marques, one name kept coming up as an example of grace, reliability and value: Packard. The brand was held in ...

The Packard Motor Car Co. produced just more than 100,000 fine automobiles in 1951. Assuming Packard's East Grand Boulevard plant operated nonstop, that comes out to about 274 cars per day--or nearly ...

Cars ‘R’ Stars at the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, June 10. ‘The historic significance of the Packard Proving Grounds makes it an important and ideal setting for a collector car meet ...