National Packard Museum

[human-potato_hybrid]

Hello everyone, the other day I was on a service call up by Cleveland and was able to stop by the museum on the way back home. I just wanted to share some pictures I took of things that interested me there.

A 1910 Runabout and Touring. I don't know when the tires were from, but I thought it funny that the tread on them reads "NON SKID".

 

Here is a comparison between the wiring harnesses on a '48 Chevy Sedan and an '03 Suburban. Oh how the times have changed. Of course, if you went back a half-century before again, the wiring harness would probably be just one wire, or a few more if using a trembler coil instead of a magneto.

 

A sign listing the Packard shop rules.

 

A replica Stock Car racecar, restored by Ross Miller in Parkton, MD.

 

The Patent Plate off the '03 Model F "Old Pacific II".

 

The script on the Packard Pan American.

 

A display showing the new Push Button transmission, with each gel on the display having an explanation of each gear written on it. Presumably it would have been backlit at one point.

 

The "Packard vs. Rolls Royce" area.

 

They don't just have Packards. Here's a '25 Sterling Knight, one of 3 known to exist.

 

Donut Chaser sculpture.

 

A vintage photo of the 10th Packard ever built, a '00 Model B, in use. And the same car on display at the museum.

Edited June 4, 2023 by human-potato_hybrid (see edit history)

[John Bloom]

On 6/4/2023 at 4:21 PM, human-potato_hybrid said:

 

 

A sign listing the Packard shop rules.

 

A replica Stock Car racecar, restored by Ross Miller in Parkton, MD.

Thanks for posting these pictures.  I really need a copy of these "Shop rules and penalties for violations" to post in my office to let the ladies there know that "we aren't fooling around and they better straighten up".