Packard Motor Car Company

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Packard Motor Car Company was a prominent American luxury automobile manufacturer that also produced high-performance aircraft engines, especially during World War II.

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instanceOf automobile manufacturer
defunct company
luxury vehicle manufacturer
activeDuring World War II
activity licensed production of Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engines
brand Packard
category Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers
competitor Cadillac
Lincoln
Pierce-Arrow
country United States
dissolved 1958
eraOfProminence 1920s
1930s
early 1940s
fate merged and later discontinued as a marque
foundedBy George Lewis Weiss
James Ward Packard
William Doud Packard
hasBrand Packard Caribbean
Packard Clipper
Packard One-Twenty
headquartersLocation Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

United States
inception 1899
industry aerospace industry
automotive industry
knownFor aircraft engine production during World War II
high-quality engineering
luxury and refinement
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mergedWith Studebaker Corporation
mergerDate 1954
mergerFormed Studebaker-Packard Corporation
movedHeadquartersTo Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
notableProduct Packard Clipper
Packard Super Eight
Packard Twelve
linked to: Packard Twin Six

Packard Twin Six
originalLocation Warren, Ohio
product aircraft engines
automobile engines
luxury automobiles
slogan Ask the Man Who Owns One
suppliedTo Allied air forces
United States military

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Packard V-1650 manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
Liberty L-12 manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
V-1650-3 manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
Chrysler Imperial competitor Packard
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Studebaker Corporation mergedWith Packard Motor Car Company
REO (automobile) competedWith Packard
subject linked to: REO brand
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
John Z. DeLorean employer Packard Motor Car Company
Alvin Fuller employer Packard Motor Car Company (dealership owner)
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Automotive Plant builtFor Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Automotive Plant occupant Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Automotive Plant product Packard automobiles
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Milwaukee Junction notableForCompany Packard Motor Car Company
James Ward Packard coFounderOf Packard Motor Car Company
James Ward Packard associatedWith Packard Motor Car Company
James Ward Packard hasEmployer Packard Motor Car Company
George Lewis Weiss employerOrFounded Packard Motor Car Company
George Lewis Weiss associatedWith Packard automobile enterprise
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Twin Six manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Twin Six brand Packard
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Caribbean manufacturer Packard
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
William Doud Packard notableWork Packard Motor Car Company
William Doud Packard coFounderOf Packard Motor Car Company
William Doud Packard employer Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Super Eight manufacturer Packard
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Clipper manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
Pierce-Arrow competitor Packard
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Packard One-Twenty manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company
Duesenberg competitor Packard
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Imperial competitor Packard
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Richard A. Teague employer Packard Motor Car Company
Fleetwood Metal Body Company servedManufacturer Packard
linked to: Packard Motor Car Company
Liberty L-12 engine manufacturer Packard Motor Car Company