
Packard Proving Grounds: Fulfilling the Need for Regulating Testing and Testers
Regulation of automobile testing and testers, along with the need to get off the busy streets of Detroit, led Packard to the Proving Grounds.

Lucile Vincent mistress of the Packard Proving Grounds
Lucile Vincent, wife of the PPG’s superintendent, Charles Vincent, was busy raising her three daughters within the beautiful lodge built by Albert Kahn. But, what do we know about Lucile?

Rooms and Boarders: Staging the Lodge House
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D.D. Gross Motor Sales: The Packard Era Comes to an End
The eleventh and final installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! The latter years of D.D. Gross Motor Sales concluded the Gross family's foray into automobile sales.

Packard Towing Dynamometer
The Packard Proving Grounds is in possession of a unique artifact of Detroit history, one that was a common sight at the Proving Grounds - the Packard Towing Dynamometer.

D.D. Gross Motor Sales: The 1952 Twin Packards
The tenth (and penultimate) installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! The story of two cousins who purchased "twin" 1952 Packards, refurbishing and customizing them to perfection.

D.D. Gross Motor Sales: Stories from a 1950s Packard Mechanic
The ninth installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! Scott's father, Roger, describes his time working at D.D. Gross Motor Sales beginning in 1950.

D.D. Gross Motor Sales: Packard Dealership Advertising
The eighth installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! A deep dive into the use of newspaper advertising to promote the products available at D.D. Gross Motor Sales, from Packards to lawn mowers.

D.D. Gross Motor Sales: Stories from Around the Shop
The seventh installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! Read the firsthand accounts of the folks who kept operations at D.D. Gross Motor Sales running smoothly.

D.D. Gross Motor Sales: New Packard Sales During the 1950s
The sixth installment of guest blogger Scott Gross' series! The 1950s brought a great amount of success to D.D. Gross Motor Sales.