Packard: A History of the Motor Car and the Company

It’s the book to have… ask the owner who has one. Packard: A History of the Motor Car and the Company

Beverly Rae Kimes (1939-2008) received six Cugnot awards from the Society of Automotive Historians, more than any other author. The first was for Packard: A History of the Motor Car and the Company. Only the legendary Packard could command a book of such scope and expense. This monumental work has required ten years of research, documentation and photography. It represents many more decades of collecting Packard automobiles, facts, photographs, technical data and information to record for all time every aspect, every model, every achievement of the Packard motor car and the men who made its name an emblem and international byword for taste and refinement in automotive design and engineering. Over three years were spent in intensive writing, checking, cross-checking, rewriting, coordinating, editing, and winnowing thousands of rare and unpublished historic photographs. This volume represents the scholarly efforts of sixteen contributors.