Packard's earliest cars were steered with a tiller, like a boat — the 1901 Model C was the first Packard built with an actual steering wheel.
Lead trim: Model A (1899) · up to 12 hp
Packard Single-Cylinder1900–1903
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FactPackard's earliest cars were steered with a tiller, like a boat — the 1901 Model C was the first Packard built with an actual steering wheel.
The Packard Single-Cylinder cars are a group of cars made by the Packard automobile company from 1899 to 1903 in Warren, Ohio; the four-cylinder Model K followed in 1903. The Model A (built in 1899; the registry cannot hold a year before 1900, so the entry starts in 1900) was the first automobile produced by the Packard Motor Company, five were made and the last one was also the first Packard sold, to a Warren businessman named George Kirkham. The Model B (1900–1901) was the second model, steered by lever but with a foot pedal for speed control; the Model C (1901) was one step up with a more powerful engine, the first Packard with a steering wheel instead of a tiller, top speed 25 mph (40 km/h); the Model F (1901–1903) was the last single-cylinder Packard, with a new 3-speed sliding-gear transmission, an average of 27.5 mpg in an economy contest and a price of $2,500 in 1902 ($2,300 in 1903), replaced by the Model G. The page gives the engine sizes only in cubic inches (142.6 for the A and B, 183.8 for the C and F), so displacement is not entered.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model A (1899) | 1900–1900 | Single-cylinder | 9 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Model B (1900–1901) | 1900–1901 | Single-cylinder | 9 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Model C (1901) | 1901–1901 | Single-cylinder | 12 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Model F (1901–1903) | 1901–1903 | Single-cylinder | 12 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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