Chief engineer William Hatcher designed the Model G, then quit Packard in January 1903 before it left showrooms.
Lead trim: Model G two-cylinder (horizontally opposed, 24 H.P.)
Packard Model G1902–1902
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FactChief engineer William Hatcher designed the Model G, then quit Packard in January 1903 before it left showrooms.
The Packard Model G is a two-cylinder car built in 1902 by the Ohio Automobile Company, which changed its name to Packard Motor Car Company in October 1902, in Warren, Ohio; introduced in late summer 1902, only four were built against 179 Model Fs that year. It was a development of the single-cylinder cars: two single-cylinder engines connected in a horizontal opposed position on a common crankshaft (bore and stroke 6 x 6 1/2 in, 368 c.i. / 6,030 cm³ in all), rated 24 H.P. by the practice of the day, with a three-speed sliding gearbox and a single centre-mounted chain to the rear wheels. The pressed-steel frame had a 91 in (2,311 mm) wheelbase, the longest yet, and a 56 in track; the car weighed about 4,000 lb and was offered as a four-passenger Surrey or an eight-passenger Tonneau. It was among the first US automobiles with a steering wheel instead of a tiller and the last Packard developed by chief engineer William A. Hatcher, who left in January 1903.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model G two-cylinder (horizontally opposed, 24 H.P.) | 1902–1902 | 6.0 L Flat-2 | 24 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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