The Persian Palace of Packard
When this photo in the PPG Vault collection caught my eye, it triggered a childhood memory. I’m sure I had seen this wondrous building, or something like it, many decades […]
Entries by Hilary Davis
The Packard Rosies of World War II
For Women’s History Month, I thought it might be interesting to search the PPG Vault for photos of women with Packards. I was pleased to find that women did more […]
Riding the Rails in Canada in a Packard
Driving a Packard through the wilds of Western Canada in 1924.
Bob Hope – 1949 Michigan State Fair Headliner
Packard, Bob Hope, and the 1949 Michigan State Fair
Found – Another Wrecked Packard Dealership Photo in the PPG Vault
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake lasted 10 seconds
Why Packard Froze Cars In The Old Tank Building
Packard reworked the former Tank Building into an Engineering Test Laboratory
M4 Sherman Tank at the Packard Proving Grounds in 1943
What kind of tanks were tested at the PPG during WWII?
Test Driving Packards at the Proving Grounds – Fun or Work?
How much fun this test driver must have been having driving around the sand pit at the PPG!
Vault Gems – V2 Rocket Attack
Two intriguing shots of a Packard building in England in 1945.
Serendipity – Part 11
Now I am a volunteer at the PPG, giving tours, working on restorations, serving on committees, writing articles. The site is in good hands and its future is bright.
