Packard Cars - Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site

Vintage, early 20th century Singer sewing machine on display in the Lodge House at the Packard Proving Ground.

A different kind of 20th Century engineering! Exploring the Singer sewing machine.

Check It Out: Continuing the PPG Library Project

Our holdings include a diverse array of print publications, newsletters, magazines, and Packard-original documents that we plan to preserve and protect for the long term.

Bement and Evans on a rail trestle in Canadian Rockies

Packard Motor Car Foundation

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Riding the Rails in Canada in a Packard

Driving a Packard through the wilds of Western Canada in 1924.

Bruce Blevins

1933 Packard, Blog, Packard Cars

Margaret’s Story – Part 5 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

My fantasy car, a 1933 Packard Victoria Convertible named "Margaret"

Bruce Blevins

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Meet Rose – Part 4 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

A rare 1933 Packard Coupe Sedan named "Rose"

1933 Packard, Blog, Packard Cars

Meet Debbie – Part 3 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

One of my favorite Packards, "Debbie"

young men dancing around a car that they are hoping to restore and dreaming about what it could be when it's completed

Blog, Packard Cars, Ultramatic Transmission

Do you love the ‘Greased Lightning’ scene from Grease?

Ultramatic is a Packard term for their version of an automatic transmission.

1952 Packard Frozen in the Tank Building at the PPG

Packard Motor Car Foundation

Blog, Gems from the Vault, Packard Cars, PPG History

Why Packard Froze Cars In The Old Tank Building

Packard reworked the former Tank Building into an Engineering Test Laboratory

Bruce Blevins

Blog, Packard Cars

Meet Fifi- Part 2 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

My 1933 basketcase Packard "Fifi"

Part of a Packard Straight-Eight Thunderbolt

Kelin Lee

Blog, Packard Cars, Packard Restoration

Learning How to Repair and Maintain a Packard Car

We began to work on troubleshooting a straight-eight Thunderbolt with low compression

Packard Motor Car Foundation

1933 Packard, Blog, Packard Cars

Why Do People Name Their Cars After Women?

Thoughts on the practice of naming cars after women

Small-Scale 20th Century Design: The Singer Sewing Machine

Check It Out: Continuing the PPG Library Project

Riding the Rails in Canada in a Packard

Margaret’s Story – Part 5 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

Meet Rose – Part 4 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

Meet Debbie – Part 3 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

Do you love the ‘Greased Lightning’ scene from Grease?

Why Packard Froze Cars In The Old Tank Building

Meet Fifi- Part 2 of Why People Name Their Cars After Women

Learning How to Repair and Maintain a Packard Car

Why Do People Name Their Cars After Women?

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