Packard Proving Grounds Blog

Part of a Packard Straight-Eight ThunderboltKelin Lee
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Learning How to Repair and Maintain a Packard Car

We began to work on troubleshooting a straight-eight Thunderbolt with low compression
Packard car testing in the PPG badlands sand pitPackard Motor Car Foundation
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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!
Leonard Williams & Co Ltd Packard building in England 1945Packard Motor Car Foundation
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Vault Gems – V2 Rocket Attack

Two intriguing shots of a Packard building in England in 1945.
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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.
black and white image of the north east curve of the test track taken in 1998 at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 10

Soon the enormous task of bringing the site and buildings back to their former glory was underway.
black and white PowerHouse building in disrepair taken in 1998 at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 9

It was easier and more profitable to sell land scraped clean of obsolete and decrepit buildings.
black and white image of the entrance gate at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site in 1998Hilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 8

We went to the township government officials to see if they could acquire the property in order to make it a local historic attraction.