Author: James Arthur Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804724579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Told for the first time this is the complete story of the puzzling decline and fall—in the midst of a huge automotive boom—of one of America’s most prestigious automobile manufacturers
Packard Motor Car Company
Author: Evan P. Ide
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738512082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Founded in 1899, the Packard Motor Car Company grew into one of America's finest automobile companies, producing cars that exemplified American quality and innovation. Packards were the cars of presidents, movie stars, and those with an appreciation for high quality. The company is known for producing a variety of automobiles, as well as marine engines for PT boats. The Packard represents the classic era of automobile manufacturing and remains one of the most sought-after collector cars. The Packard Motor Car Company was in existence from 1899 to 1957, but the golden era of Packard cars came to a close in the late 1930s. The images featured in this book represent the early years at the Warren, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan factories. The first Packard was built in 1899, and the company then went on to build the fifth car to climb Mount Washington and some of the finest record-setting racecars in the history of automobile racing. Packard Motor Car Company contains rare images from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum that were saved from the Packard factory and the personal collection of James Ward Packard when the company closed.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738512082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Founded in 1899, the Packard Motor Car Company grew into one of America's finest automobile companies, producing cars that exemplified American quality and innovation. Packards were the cars of presidents, movie stars, and those with an appreciation for high quality. The company is known for producing a variety of automobiles, as well as marine engines for PT boats. The Packard represents the classic era of automobile manufacturing and remains one of the most sought-after collector cars. The Packard Motor Car Company was in existence from 1899 to 1957, but the golden era of Packard cars came to a close in the late 1930s. The images featured in this book represent the early years at the Warren, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan factories. The first Packard was built in 1899, and the company then went on to build the fifth car to climb Mount Washington and some of the finest record-setting racecars in the history of automobile racing. Packard Motor Car Company contains rare images from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum that were saved from the Packard factory and the personal collection of James Ward Packard when the company closed.
The Fall of the Packard Motor Car Company
Author: James Arthur Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804731652
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This is the compelling story of the puzzling decline and fall of one of America's most prestigious automobile manufacturers, a company that for most of the fifty-nine years of its history was a synonym for luxury, excellence, and corporate stability. Although many books have extolled the long, glamorous history of Packard, this book focuses on the dark, post-World War II years that led to its dissolution in 1956. For the first time, this book gives an authoritative, deeply researched, and convincing explanation of why the Packard Motor Car Company died in the midst of one of the greatest automotive booms in history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804731652
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This is the compelling story of the puzzling decline and fall of one of America's most prestigious automobile manufacturers, a company that for most of the fifty-nine years of its history was a synonym for luxury, excellence, and corporate stability. Although many books have extolled the long, glamorous history of Packard, this book focuses on the dark, post-World War II years that led to its dissolution in 1956. For the first time, this book gives an authoritative, deeply researched, and convincing explanation of why the Packard Motor Car Company died in the midst of one of the greatest automotive booms in history.
The Fall of the Packard Motor Car Company
Author: James Arthur Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804724579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Told for the first time this is the complete story of the puzzling decline and fall—in the midst of a huge automotive boom—of one of America’s most prestigious automobile manufacturers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804724579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Told for the first time this is the complete story of the puzzling decline and fall—in the midst of a huge automotive boom—of one of America’s most prestigious automobile manufacturers
Abandoned America
Author: Matthew Christopher
Publisher: Jonglez Photo Books
ISBN: 9782361950941
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes, and more.
Publisher: Jonglez Photo Books
ISBN: 9782361950941
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes, and more.
The Hemmings Motor News Book of Packards
Author: Terry Ehrich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780917808586
Category : Packard automobile
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Selected from the pages of Special Interest Autos, 14 different Packard models are profiled, with full specifications, line drawings and loads of interesting detail photographs. You'll find comprehensive profiles of the 1930 Packard 734 Speedster, '35 Packard Eight, '47 Custom Super Eight, the '58 Packard, and many more. Plus there's an in-depth listing of Packard clubs, parts suppliers and specialists. Sftbd., 8 1/4" x 11 1/2", 120 pages, approx. 250 b&w ill.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780917808586
Category : Packard automobile
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Selected from the pages of Special Interest Autos, 14 different Packard models are profiled, with full specifications, line drawings and loads of interesting detail photographs. You'll find comprehensive profiles of the 1930 Packard 734 Speedster, '35 Packard Eight, '47 Custom Super Eight, the '58 Packard, and many more. Plus there's an in-depth listing of Packard clubs, parts suppliers and specialists. Sftbd., 8 1/4" x 11 1/2", 120 pages, approx. 250 b&w ill.
The Packard Story
Author: Robert E. Turnquist
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Storied Independent Automakers
Author: Charles K. Hyde
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814340865
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Auto historians and readers interested in business history will enjoy Storied Independent Automakers.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814340865
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Auto historians and readers interested in business history will enjoy Storied Independent Automakers.
A Grand Complication
Author: Stacy Perman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190089
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190089
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
The Automobile in American History and Culture
Author: Michael L. Berger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313016062
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313016062
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
Index of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office
Author: United States. Patent Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description