Packard & Duesenberg

Packard Motor Car Company

Founded in 1899, the Packard Motor Car Company grew into one of Americans finest automobile companies, producing cars that exemplified American quality and innovation.
Packards were the cars of presidents, movie stars, and those with an appreciation for high quality. The company is known for producing a variety of automobiles, as well as marine engines for PT boats. The Packard represents the classic era of automobile manufacturing and remains one of the most sought-after collector cars.

Golden era of Packard cars

The Packard Motor Car Company was in existence from 1899 to 1957, but the golden era of Packard cars came to a close in the late 1930s. The images featured in this book represent the early years at the Warren, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan factories. The first Packard was built in 1899, and the company then went on to build the fifth car to climb Mount Washington and some of the finest record-setting racecars in the history of automobile racing. Packard Motor Car Company contains rare images from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum that were saved from the Packard factory and the personal collection of James Ward Packard when the company closed.
Packard Motor Car Company by Evan P. Ide
ISBN: 0738512087

Duesenberg Racecars & Passenger Cars

This treasure trove of Duesenberg history utilizes spectacular photographs from the archives of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum combined with authoritative, in-depth captions. Together they tell the extraordinary story of America's greatest motorcar.
In 1913 the Duesenberg Brothers, Fred and August, founded Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. Duesenberg cars were considered some of the very best cars built at the time, and were built entirely by hand.

Model J Duesenberg

Hiring Fred Duesenberg to design the chassis and an engine that would be the best in the world, the newly revived Duesenberg company set about to produce the Model J. The Model J Duesenberg was first available at the New York Car Show of 1928. In unsupercharged form it boasted a whopping 265 horsepower. The has a straight-8 engine with dual overhead camshafts.

120 prime photographs

Over 120 prime photographs, many previously unpublished, were hand-picked for high-quality reproduction in a horizontal format. The entire Duesenberg story is told from its race car beginnings to the fabulous Model J. This is a must-have book for both racing and classic car enthusiasts.
Duesenberg: Racecars & Passenger Cars Photo Archive by Jon Bill
ISBN: 158388145X

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