Packard

by Dennis Adler

Foreword by Jay Leno. The author delivers the complete history of this magnificent marque, from Packard's first Model A horseless carriage of 1899, to the company's final days in 1958. Archival black-and-white photographs, stunning new color photos, and a thorough and well-researched text guide you through Packard's stylish lineup.

156 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Dennis Adler is the editor in chief of Car Collector magazine and consultant/historian/author for four publishers and organizations, including senior contributing editor of The Star -- the official publication of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. He serves on the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance Selection Committee and as a chief class judge at the Meadow Brook and Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. He is a noted portraitist of automotive collectors and their collections and is the author of twenty automotive books, including The Art of the Sports Car and The Art of the Automobile.

In addition to his works on automobiles Award-winning author Dennis Adler is one of America’s most published historians on western guns and collectible firearms. Author and photographer for more than three dozen books and thousands of magazine articles, Dennis has published work in such publications as American Rifleman, Guns of the Old West, and The Robb Report.


He lives in western Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Johns · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Ask the man who owns one!" So the Packard marketing slogan ran. My dad, born in a small downstate town, always wanted one. When finally established in suburban Chicago, he realized his dream and purchased a new 1954 Clipper from the Packard dealer in Evanston--just as this wonderful marque started its irretrievable spiral into ignominy. This book does a good job of showing Packard when they were at their peak prior to WWII. Packard automobiles from the 1920s and 1930s are extremely desirable and reveal the splendor of this famous maker of fine American automobiles.