Packard Motor Car Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkbp:category defunct motor vehicle manufacturer of the United States
companies based in Detroit
companies disestablished in 1958
companies established in 1899
luxury motor vehicle manufacturer
gptkbp:dissolved 1958
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:George_Lewis_Weiss
gptkb:James_Ward_Packard
gptkb:William_Doud_Packard
gptkbp:foundedYear 1899
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Packard Motor Car Company
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Hugh_Chalmers
gptkb:Alvan_Macauley
gptkb:James_J._Nance
gptkbp:logo Packard script logo
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Studebaker_Corporation
gptkbp:notableAchievement first modern steering wheel in the U.S.
first production 12-cylinder engine in the U.S.
introduction of air conditioning in cars
introduction of automatic overdrive
introduction of factory-installed radios
introduction of torsion-level suspension
production of PT boat engines for U.S. Navy
production of Packard V-1650 Merlin engine for P-51 Mustang
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Lincoln
gptkb:Pierce-Arrow
gptkb:Peerless_Motor_Company
gptkb:Cadillac
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Jesse_G._Vincent
gptkb:Cornelius_Van_Ranst
gptkbp:notableEvent production of military vehicles during World War II
introduction of the Twin Six engine in 1915
merger with Studebaker in 1954
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Packard_V-12_engine
gptkb:Packard_Merlin_engine
marine engines
engineering innovation
luxury automobiles
aircraft engines
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Packard_Proving_Grounds
gptkb:Packard_Automotive_Plant
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Packard_Caribbean
gptkb:Packard_Clipper
gptkb:Packard_Super_Eight
gptkb:Packard_Twelve
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Packard_automobile
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Warren,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Ask_the_Man_Who_Owns_One
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Studebaker-Packard_Corporation
gptkbp:website https://packardclub.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liberty_L-12
gptkb:Liberty_V-12_petrol_engine
gptkb:Packard-built_Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engines
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6