Packard Museum: Trucks (photo diary)

James Packard, together with his brother William Packard and George Lewis Wiess (a stockholder in the Winton company), built a factory in Warren, Ohio and produced the first Packard on November 6, 1899. Between 1899 and 1903, the factory produced 400 automobiles. The first Packards were powered with a single-cylinder engine and featured a steering wheel (many cars at this time used steering rudders instead of wheels). In 1900, the Ohio Automobile Company was founded to produce Packard automobiles and in 1902 the name was changed to the Packard Motor Car Company with James Packard as president. The last Packards were produced in1958.

The Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio includes two examples of Packard trucks. Packard began producing trucks in 1908 and stopped producing them in 1923.

1918 Model E Great War Army Truck

The U.S. Army bought more than 10,000 Packard Army Trucks during World War I. This truck has a 349.89 cubic inch straight four engine and a 4-speed transmission. It has a capacity of 3 tons and a top speed of 17 miles per hour.

1919 Model E Five Ton Truck

This truck was powered by a 432 cubic inch inline four and it had a 3-speed manual transmission. It had a maximum speed of 11 mph and sold for $5,450 when new.

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