1910 Packard Model Eighteen Tourer

The Packard Model 18 was a smaller car that was built to the same high standards of quality as the Model 30. The car was touted as a 'city car' and available in a multitude of body styles.

This particular example is a Model NC 18 which is believed to be the 142nd earliest complete Packard automobile in existence. It was sold new in Minneapolis to G. Friedeman. The subsequent owners prior to 1950 are not known. Around that time, it was acquired by Florian Stuzinski, who sold it in 1955 to Bill Lund of St. Paul. In 1958, it was acquired by its current owner, who has cared for it for the past six decades.

The car has been given a recent restoration. The body is finished in black and red using a correct period color scheme, and upholstered in maroon leather. It rides on cream-finished wooden wheels with whitewall tires. Brass items include headlamps, side lights, and Packard radiator script.

The car is powered by a T-head four-cylinder engine which displaces 267.5 cubic inches and produces 18 horsepower. It has a three-speed sliding-gear manual transmission and rear-wheel mechanical drum brakes.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2016