Title1901 Packard Model C on New York to Buffalo endurance run
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectAutomobile industry and trade--History
SubjectAutomobiles--United States--History
Item NumberEB01c036
Type
image
Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of Packard Model C on country road. Inscribed on photo back: 1-cylinder, 12-horsepower, 75-inch wheelbase roadster in the left foreground with a Searchmont 2-cylinder, 12-horsepower, touring car built by Searchmont Motor Co. in Philadelphia, Pa in the center. This was taken during the New York to Buffalo endurance run September 9-13, 1901. The driver of the Packard was William Hatcher with assistant E.C. Oliver, and the entry # was C-24. The Searchmont was entered by E.B. Gallaher and the entry # is B-51, 52, or 53.
