Editing Packard (section)

===1906–1930===
[[File:Packard Motor Car Company 1921.jpg|thumb|left|Gold Bond specimen of the Packard Motor Car Company, issued 15 April 1921]]
[[File:Packard Twin Six Touring 1916.jpg|thumb|1916 [[Packard Twin Six]] Touring (1-35)]]
[[File:Kegresse tsar17.jpg|thumb|A 1916 Packard Twin-Six Model 1-35 Touring Sedan equipped with [[Kegresse track]] belonging to the [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor of Russia]] (1917)]]
[[File:Packard 426 Roadster 1927.jpg|thumb|1927 [[Packard Six|Packard Fourth Series Six Model 426]] Runabout Roadster]]
[[File:1922PackardEX.jpg|thumb|1922 Packard EX truck on display at the [[Iowa 80]] Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa]]

From this beginning, through and beyond the 1930s, Packard-built vehicles were perceived as highly competitive among high-priced luxury American automobiles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Steve |title=1906 Packard Model S, the gentleman's sports car |url=https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/06/01/1906-packard-model-s-gentlemans-sports-car/ |website=journal.classiccars.com |date=June 2, 2018 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025904/https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/06/01/1906-packard-model-s-gentlemans-sports-car/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The company was commonly referred to as being one of the "Three Ps" of American motordom royalty, along with [[Pierce-Arrow]] of [[Buffalo, New York]], and [[Peerless Motor Company|Peerless]] of [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/vintage-speed/15-cars-that-couldnt-save-their-brand_#slide-1 |title=15 Cars That Couldn't Save Their Brand |first=Kevin A. |last=Wilson |work=Popular Mechanics |date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=March 23, 2014 |page=1 |quote=Pierce-Arrow, founded in 1901, once ranked with Detroit's Packard and Cleveland's Peerless as the Three P's of Motordom |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323134134/http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/vintage-speed/15-cars-that-couldnt-save-their-brand_#slide-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> For most of its history, Packard was guided by its president and General Manager [[Alvan Macauley|James Alvan Macauley]], who served as President of the National Automobile Manufacturers Association. Inducted into the Automobile Hall of Fame, Macauley made Packard the number one designer and producer of luxury automobiles in the United States. The marque was also competitive abroad, with markets in 61 countries. Gross income for the company was $21,889,000 in 1928 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|21.889|1928|r=0}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}). Macauley was also responsible for the iconic Packard slogan, "Ask the Man Who Owns One".

The [[Packard Six]] was initially introduced as a senior-level luxury platform for three years starting in 1913, then upgraded to the [[Packard Twin Six]] starting in 1916. The first appearance of the Packard "Goddess of Speed" hood ornament was in 1925 on the [[Packard Eight]] and soon adorned all models, while the Cormorant or Swan appeared in the 1930s. The [[Adonis]] hood ornament was briefly used in the late 1920s.<ref name="kimes1996"/>

In the 1920s, Packard exported more cars than any other in its price class, and in 1930, sold almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over {{US$|2,000|year=1930|round=-3}}{{inflation/fn|US}}.<ref>[http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-11.jpg Old Car Advertising] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804093843/http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-11.jpg |date=August 4, 2016}}. Retrieved September 16, 2013.</ref> In 1931, 10 Packards were owned by the [[Imperial House of Japan]].<ref>''The Literary Digest'' November 14, 1931; [http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-07.jpg Old Car Advertising] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809140128/http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-07.jpg |date=August 9, 2016}}. Retrieved September 16, 2013.</ref> Between 1924 and 1930, Packard was also the top-selling luxury brand.<ref>[http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-04.jpg Old Car Advertising] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804104100/http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-04.jpg |date=August 4, 2016}}. Retrieved September 16, 2013.</ref>

In addition to luxury cars, Packard built trucks. A Packard truck carrying a three-ton load drove from [[New York City]] to [[San Francisco]] between July 8 and August 24, 1912. In the same year, Packard had service depots in 104 cities.<ref>Clymer, p. 112.</ref>

The [[Packard Motor Corporation Building]] at [[Philadelphia]], also designed by Albert Kahn, was built in 1910–1911. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

By 1931, Packards were also being produced in Canada.<ref>''The Literary Digest'' December 12, 1931; [http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-07.jpg Old Car Advertising] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809140128/http://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Packard%20Ads/1931/1931%20Packard%20Ad-07.jpg |date=August 9, 2016}}. Retrieved September 16, 2013.</ref>