265.7ci T-head inline 4-cylinder engine 53bhp 3-speed manual transaxle 4-wheel semi-elliptical leaf springs with solid front and live rear axle Rear wheel mechanical drum brakes *Owned by a series of long term custodians *High quality Brass Touring Car *A proven tour car well set up for reliability *An appealing machine from one of the finest manufacturers of the period Early Packard Cars Dissatisfaction with his Winton motor carriage is said to have spurred James Ward Packard to build a superior automobile.

Aided by his brother and two defectors from the Winton company, Packard set up shop in his electrical engineering factory in Warren, Ohio, from which the first Packard car emerged in November 1899.

The Ohio Automobile Company's Model A Runabout was powered by a 142.6ci (2.3-liter), horizontally-mounted, single-cylinder engine equipped with a mechanical exhaust and atmospheric inlet valve in the fashion of the time, producing 9bhp.

The tiller steering, two-speed planetary gear tr...