Packerd Proving Grounds

49965 Van Dyke Ave Shelby TWPMI48317
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The Packard Proving Grounds is located at 49965 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI. This business specializes in Museums & Galleries.
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The Packard Proving Grounds , was a proving ground established in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan in 1927 by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.HistoryPackard had been founded in Warren, Ohio in 1899 by brothers James Ward Packard and William Doud Packard. The company attracted several investors from Detroit, and by 1903 the...
by facebook on October 27, 2014 from facebook
The Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex was designed by Albert Kahn & William E. Kapp for Packard Motor Car Company. The former automotive testing installation comprised of various buildings and towers built in Cotswold style and roads that served as testing tracks for Packard automobiles. Operational since 1927, the facility is now defunct. The place was added to the National Register of...
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