Sunday 24th June 1956

The last 1956 Packard automobile was produced, marking the end of production at Packard’s Connor Avenue plant in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by Albert Kahn and opened in 1903, the plant was world-class in its day and occupied 3.5 million square feet of interior space across 47 buildings. It employed over 40,000 skilled workers on a campus that spanned 35 acres.The facility was the most modern plant of its time, and the first to use reinforced concrete in industrial construction.Packard would continue to manufacture cars in South Bend, Indiana until 1958, but for those familiar with Packard, the last 1956 model is considered the last true Packard car.