Category:Packard Series D Truck

Packard Series D is a line of trucks built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. The range consisted of trucks with payloads from 1 - 4 tn. sh. and was offered c. 1912-1918. Although the looked very similar to the preceeding TD / ATN and ATD trucks, they in fact were substantially of a new design, with monobloc 4 cylinder engines of Packard's own design, and worm drive instead double chain drive. 5 and 6 tn. sh. models were announced early, but did never appear due to large orders for army trucks. In fact, these trucks are well remembered for their military servicee in the Mexican campaign against Pancho Villa, and in the First World War, where mainly 3D and 4D models were in service by the U.S., British, French, and further forces. Although these trucks were very similar to those built under the Liberty program, they were not connected.

After the war, many of Liberty, Peerless, Pierce-Arrow, and Packard trucks released from the armies were bought, refurbished and adaped for civilian use by specialized companies.

Series D consisted of:

• 1D, 1-D (1 tn. sh.; rated 1-1¼ tn. sh. in 1917)
• 1½D, 1½-D (1½-1¾ tn. sh., introduced in 1917)
• 2D, 2-D (2-2½ tn. sh.)
• 3D, 3-D (3-3½ tn. sh.)
• 4D, 4-D (4 tn. sh.)

Just announced, and not actually built, were

• 5D, 5-D (5 tn. sh.)
• 7D, 7-D (6 tn. sh.)

Note: Packard used different styles of naming its vehicle.