Packard was founded by James Ward Packard, his brother William and their partner, George Lewis Weiss, in Ohio, USA, in 1899. They gained a good reputation for reliability and competitive amongst high-priced luxury Amreican automobiles. By the late 1920s, Packard was the top-selling luxury brand.
In 1953, Packard bought Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation in Indiana. That was at a time when major competition from the "Big Three' manufactures - Chrysler, Ford and General Motors - was pressuring smaller independent manufacturers to merge to achieve economies of scale.
By the late 1950s the automobile market was flooded by inexpensive cars, and the smaller manufacturers struggled. Studebaker-Packard dropped the Packard nameplate from vehicles in 1959 and from the corporation's name in 1962.
Packard car restoration projects performed by Finch Restorations in recent times are shown below.
Arrived at Finch is another exciting project from Victoria - the restoration and hand-building of a new bespoke body for this Packard Speedster Special.
Finch Motor Company
Pty. Ltd. t/a Finch Restorations
ABN. 48 602 085 941
17 Oborn Road
Mount Barker, SA 5251
South Australia
Email: office@finchmc.com.au
Telephone: +61 (0)8 8398 2332
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