The "Packard" label on the motor has the same red logo as the "Packard" motor cars used to use. It says below "division of General Motors Corp" so I am a little confused. I seem to remember when Packard Motor Cars went out of business back in the late '50's they sold out to Studebaker. Studebaker, I recall limped along after the merger and managed to survive in to the early '60's (maybe '63?). I do not remember anyone absorbing Studebaker. The only remnant was the "Avanti" which began to be manufactured by a custom shop. So I wonder (if) when GM bought the electric motor division of Packard? I seem to remember Packard was real big in manufacturing electric motors for the war effort in WWII (as well as "Patton" tanks!), and I remember them powering different things built in the late '40's. Can anyone shed any light on the topic? (Laundress?)