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pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought , what a nice idea. I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected. I have been collecting pictures of Studebakers, Packards, Nash, Hudson and Jeeps for some time now and I first wrote a web page on the Studebaker. Then one on Jeeps and Packard followed. Now I thought I would try a web page on the Nash and Hudson. I have since added a page on old Pickup Trucks, Hudson. Essex and Terrplanes of Australia, Volkswagen, Kaiser and Henry J and now I with the help of one of my visitors have written on on the Crosley These pictures came for a number
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I would like to invite any one that
has a favorite Packard picture or a Web Page
John MacDonald |
| The Packard began it's life in the early 1890's
when Ward Packard first got the idea to build a motor car. In 1903 the
Packard Motor Car Company was formed.
By 1909 packard was one of the major automobile manufactures in America. Also by 1909 James Ward Packard was ready to retire and turn the presidency over to Henry Joy who had joined Packard in 1901 Under his direction the Packard company had grown to 6000 employees and their factory covered 33 acres of floor space. They continued to build high quality expensive cars. By 1925 packard was the indisputable leader in the field of prestige automobiles. The depression of the 1930's hurt Packard. By 1934 their production had dropped to below 7000 units per year from a high of more then 50,000 in 1928. Big multi cylinder cars were just not selling. It was during this period that Packard decided to build a lower priced automobile and the 120 series was brought out. This move saved Packard for another 20 years. The Packard 120, named for it's 120 inch wheel base was announced in 1935. In 1939 Packard stopped production of it's V 12 engine and would never again regain the prestige it once had. In 1941 the new Clipper styling appeared in some Packard sedans and by 1942 the traditional Packard lines were almost completely gone. In 1954 Packard bought Studebaker but it was too late to save Packard. It remained in production until August 15'th 1956. A 56 year history came to an end. In 1957 the company tried to save the Packard name by introducing a dressed up Studebaker with the Packard name on it. This didn't fool the buying public. This was tried again in 1958 but only 1745 were sold. That move ended the packard forever. An interesting footnote sent to me by Robert Dowling, one of my visitors. Packard bought the ailing Studebaker Corp.
To read the complete Packard Story click here and go to the Packard Club's Web Page |
| The following is an interesting true story
provided by Harold Youmans.
Back in 1899 when the first motorized vehicles
were starting to appear, a young engineer that had recently graduated
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| These pictures were submitted
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This picture was taken at the show inValkenswaard in 2001 This car is owned by Daan Wendt from the Netherlands |
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| This 1942 Packard is only one
of two in existance. Less than 100 of this model were produce before automobile
production was halted for war output. The one shown was once owned
by a Southern California couple and I believe was sold to a Delaware man
who has it's counterpart. The second car was once owned by Nevada
casino owner William Harrah.
Upon Harrah's death many of the cars in his collection were sold at auction and the '42 Packard was shipped to Germany where it was stored until it returned to the U.S. in the mid 90's. Among Packard enthusiasts, the location of this car was unknown for nearly 32 years until it appeared at a classic car dealer in Chico, Calif. A gentleman from Chico purchased the vehicle from the dealer and sold it in 1999 at the Imperial Palace Hotel's auction in Las Vegas, Nev. It was at this auction the gentleman from Delaware acquired the car.Fred is trying to contact the owner of this car. If you should be the owner or know who is would you please contact Fredd Text provided by Fredd Cummins
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| This car is owned by James Copley and
he is putting in on the market.
April 15 2008 |
James had the following to sayabout his car.
" I AM GETTING READY TO SELL MY BLACK 1946 PACKARD CLIPPER 8 FAMILY LIMOSENE. APPROX 22' LONG, NO RUST. WAS STRIPPED DOWN TO BARE METAL AND TOTALLY REPAINTED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS. INTERIOR IS FLAWLESS. MOTOR RUNS LIKE A TOP. ITS A REAL BEAUTY. DO YOU NEED ANY PHOTO'S OF A 1946 PACKARD CLIPPER 8 LIMOSENE FOR YOUR SITE BEFORE I SELL HER? I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO ASK FOR IT. AS I SAID SHE IS A REAL BEAUTY. WE'VE HAD 8-10 PASSENGERS IN HER IN THE PAST FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, VERY LOW MILLEAGE I BELIEVE UNDER 5000 MILES ORIGINAL. BEFORE ME WAS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER MARRIED HIS THREE DAUGHTERS WITH IT(HE PURCHASED IT NEW IN THWE 40'S. AND IT ENDED UP BEING IN THE GENTLEMANS FUNERAL PROCESSION. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO ADVERTISE HER OR WHAT TO EVEN ASK FOR HER. BELOW ARESOME PHOTO'S" You may contact me is you are interested in this car. |
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This car is owned by Aldo Ross from Middletown, Ohio |
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| This car is owned by Robert Dowling
and he had the following to say about the car.
"I got it from a friend named Dean Anthony he had the car from about 1955 to 1994 the only thing he did to it was paint it red when he got it (he loved red) and replaced the fog and spot lights. Other than that he had some Kelsy Hayes wheels redone and put them on (I have the original wheels and caps). He told me except for the paint it was exactly as he got it. The car was driven almost every day. He used to drive it to his mothers house in the San Fernando valley. It has a little more than 65000 miles on it. He owned a moving and storage business close to his house. At Christmas time he would put all his cars on display at a Christmas Tree lot he ran every year. Before that, it was owned by someone famous but I'm not sure who. He did a lot of business with Hollywood people. His wife was close friends with Jack Bennys wife Mary Livingstone. (So I know Jack Benny rode in it!) He knew Jack Lemon and lots of other celebrities too. He had a lot of great stories. (he came really close to punching Frank Sinatra out once.) Anyway, I really didn't want the car (I was more interested in a perfect 1927 Chevy coupe he had). One day he asked me to fix a head light in the Chevy, this guy walks up to it and sits down in it. I went in the office and told him about it, he said "it's his car now", "What!! I've been saving for it for two years!" He asked why I didn't say anything before, I told him he was the kind of guy that if he wanted a certain price for something that was what he wanted and that was it! I told him if he was ever going to sell the Packard I wanted first crack at it! He had been sick and his medical bills were mounting up. About a year later he says I'm going to sell the Packard, how much will you give me for it? I figured out my savings and told him. He said ok. When I gave him the money I told him it was a loan and the car was collateral. After he passed away, his wife called me and asked me when was I was going to get the car out of the garage, she wanted the space. She told me she hated them all because they hardly ever went anywhere, all they ever did was polish them! |
The car has power windows, a power
seat, there is a heater under the front seat for the people in the back.
It has an Ultramatic shift, basically if you go under 40 the shift lever
is in second, over 40, third, you don't touch the clutch, except to back
up. The overdrive switches on and off depending on the load. I came
back from a drive, white as a sheet once, Dean looked at me and asked me
what happened. I told him I thought I broke the clutch or the transmission.
I was going up a steep hill and it started slipping very bad. He asked
"Did the car slow down or speed up?" I said it sped up. He started laughing,
I was mad, "I just broke a $5000 transmission and you're laughing?" "No
you didn't. it went into passing gear." "How could it have a passing gear,
it's a manual transmission?" He told me all about how the thing works.
It has a free wheel mechanism and an overdrive on top of the self shift
mechanism. It works almost like an automatic. Neat set up but was replaced
the next year with a real automatic. The car is a dream to drive, very
comfortable. I have a 48 Willys CJ2A that will wear you out in about an
hour and a half. Handles well for a car it's age and gets decent gas mileage,
about 20 MPG.
A friend of mine was getting married about 6 years ago and they asked me to use it in the wedding. It had a few things I wanted to take care of so my son and I pulled the engine and basically just cleaned it up. the crank is still standard . I had a set of new pistons on the shelf so in those went along with a valve job and a new timing chain, seal gaskets, clutch. Now his daughters getting married and wants it in the wedding too, so I have to fix the leaky water pump (the ceramic seal has a crack in it) It's weird, the thing doesn't leak when it's running, but piddles all the anti freeze when its stopped! I'm peeved because I had the water pump rebuilt when we freshened up the motor! Oh well! " |
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"Here are a few shots of my newly purchased 1948 Packard Super 8, 7 passenger. It is original, some paint touch up. Car has 40000 + miles showing. I plan to repaint car. BLACK again. Model is 2271 It is a long wheel based model 141 inches. It has jump seats and a fold down foot rest in back seat. Almost 40 inches of leg room in back! I bought the Packard in June 06, pictures are Sept 06. The gas station is a rare old station as is from the 20s-30's . Harrys Garage in Cresco PA. His father ran it the exact same way. NO improvements |
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| This car is owned by Robert Dowling. He bought it from
a friend named Dean Anthony
who had the car from about 1955 to 1994. The only thing he did to it was paint it red when he got it (he loved red) and replaced the fog and spot lights. Other than that he had some Kelsy Hayes wheels redone and put them on (I have the original wheels and caps). He told me except for the paint it was exactly as he got it. The car was driven almost every day. He used to drive it to his mothers house in the San Fernando valley. It has a little more than 65000 miles on it. He owned a moving and storage business close to his house. At Christmas time he would put all his cars on display at a Christmas Tree lot he ran every year. Before that, it was owned by someone famous but I'm not sure who. He did a lot of business with Hollywood people. His wife was close friends with Jack Bennys wife Mary Livingstone. (So I know Jack Benny rode in it!) He knew Jack Lemon and lots of other celebrities too. He had a lot of great stories. (he came really close to punching Frank Sinatra out once.) Anyway, I really didn't want the car (I was more interested in a perfect 1927 Chevy coupe he had). One day he asked me to fix a head light in the Chevy, this guy walks up to it and sits down in it. I went in the office and told him about it, he said "it's his car now", "What!! I've been saving for it for two years!" He asked why I didn't say anything before, I told him he was the kind of guy that if he wanted a certain price for something that was what he wanted and that was it! I told him if he was ever going to sell the Packard I wanted first crack at it! He had been sick and his medical bills were mounting up. About a year later he says I'm going to sell the Packard, how much will you give me for it? I figured out my savings and told him. He said ok. When I gave him the money I told him it was a loan and the car was collateral. After he passed away, his wife called me and asked me when was I was going to get the car out of the garage, she wanted the space. She told me she hated them all because they hardly ever went anywhere, all they ever did was polish them! The car has power windows, a power seat, there is a heater under the front seat for the people in the back. It has an Ultramatic shift, basically if you go under 40 the shift lever is in second, over 40, third, you don't touch the clutch, except to back up. The overdrive switches on and off depending on the load. I came back from a drive, white as a sheet once, Dean looked at me and asked me what happened. I told him I thought I broke the clutch or the transmission. I was going up a steep hill and it started slipping very bad. He asked "Did the car slow down or speed up?" I said it sped up. He started laughing, I was mad, "I just broke a $5000 transmission and you're laughing?" "No you didn't. it went into passing gear." "How could it have a passing gear, it's a manual transmission?" He told me all about how the thing works. It has a free wheel mechanism and an overdrive on top of the self shift mechanism. It works almost like an automatic. Neat set up but was replaced the next year with a real automatic . The car is a dream to drive, very comfortable. I have a 48 Willys CJ2A that will wear you out in about an hour and a half. Handles well for a car it's age and gets decent gas mileage, about 20 MPG. A friend of mine was getting married about 6 years ago and they asked me to use it in the wedding. It had a few things I wanted to take care of so my son and I pulled the engine and basically just cleaned it up. the crank is still standard . I had a set of new pistons on the shelf so in those went along with a valve job and a new timing chain, seal gaskets, clutch. Now his daughters getting married and wants it in the wedding too, so I have to fix the leaky water pump (the ceramic seal has a crack in it) It's weird, the thing doesn't leak when it's running, but piddles all the anti freeze when its stopped! I'm peeved because I had the water pump rebuilt when we freshened up the motor! Oh well! I ordered some exact reproduction mirrors for it but took about a year to get them. (to late for the wedding) When I went to put them on, the holes lined up perfectly! |
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Standard 2 door club coupes to roll off the East Grand Blvd. in Detroit. |
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| This car is owned by Herb Litts, New York. |
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