Packard: A History of the Motorcar and the Company

by Beverly Rae Kimes (Editor)

Only the legendary Packard could command a book of such scope and expense. This monumental work has required ten years of research, documentation and photography. It represents many more decades of collecting Packard automobiles, facts, photographs, technical data and information to record for all time every aspect, every model, every achievement of the Packard motor car and the men who made its name an emblem and international byword for taste and refinement in automotive design and engineering. Over three years were spent in intensive writing, checking, cross-checking, rewriting, coordinating, editing, and winnowing thousands of rare and unpublished historic photographs. This volume represents the scholarly efforts of sixteen contributors and was written by ten highly qualified authorities on Packard lore.Winner of a Cugnot Award.

828 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Known as the "First Lady of Automotive History" and "The Grande Dame of Automobile History", Beverly Rae Kimes received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Pennsylvania.

Her first job was at Automobile Quarterly in 1963. She was promoted to head editor in 1975, a position she held until 1981, when she left to concentrate on free-lance writing.