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Did you know that 'America's Packard
Museum' is the world's only restored Packard dealership
operating as a museum, and only full-time museum dedicated
exclusively to the Packard Motor Car Company, its products
and philosophies.
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Packard Motor Car Company comes to life again at this
museum. It was founded in 1992 by Dayton attorney and
long-time car collector Bob Signom. Located in the original
Packard Dealership Building which was built in 1917,
the museum has officially taken the name of the original
dealership — The Citizens Motorcar Company —
but has become known as "America's Packard Museum".
A popular destination for travelers and residents alike,
the museum features over 50 automobiles on display in
the restored Art Deco showroom, service department and
pavilion. In addition, significant artifacts from the
Packard Motorcar Company are on display.
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Museum offers a ride back in time... |
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1930 Packard Model 740 Open Front Town Car Custom
Body by Fleetwood |
1934 Packard Standard 8 Sedan |
1935 Packard V-12 Convertible |
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1946 Packard Custom Clipper |
1953 Packard Henney Executive - Seven Passenger |
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The museum's website, AmericasPackardMuseum.org
will soon feature a new section (in collaboration with
McLellan's Automotive History) titled 'Packard History
Through Advertising'. This will illustrate Packard history
with photographs of literature issued by the Packard
Motor Car Company through the years.
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In 1993 the museum was acknowledged by the Montgomery
County Historical Society with its Annual Award for
restoration of a commercial building. The museum's neighborhood
has been named Dayton's Motorcar District.
In 1993 Packard Automobile Classics (The Packard Club)
relocated its headquarters from Oakland, California
to the Dayton museum. In June, 1996, the Wright Brothers
Region of PAC, in Dayton, hosted the Packard National
Meet, with multiple events at the Museum, which attracted
more than 400 Packard enthusiasts from across the US,
Canada, Australia, Switzerland, and the UK. The PAC
office is today located in Columbus, Ohio. America's
Packard Museum is an Affiliate Organization of The Packard
Club.
The January 1998 edition of Car Collector magazine named
the museum one of the "Top Ten" Museums in
The United States. In 2004, the Society of Automotive
Historians conferred the prestigious James J. Bradley
Award upon the museum for its exemplary efforts in preserving
motor vehicle resource materials. Only six other U.S.
museums have received the Bradley Award.
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PACKARD LITERATURE
PROJECT
Share your Packard literature photographs
Packard enthusiasts are encouraged to share
photographs of their Packard literature
(along with descriptions if possible), to
go towards building the museum's 'Packard
History Through Advertising' project. Please
e-mail John
Mereness
of America's Packard Museum or Mona
Nath of McLellan's Automotive
History. Thank you.
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