How did Packard measure up against Roamer "the poor man's Rolls Royce"?

I was watching one of those auto-restoration "reality TV" shows and the host was examining a 1949 Buick for a trade in-services.

When he got ready to open the hood to examine the motor, he actually swiveled the hood ornament which released the hood latch.

Did Packard ever have a hood ornament that was a hood latch release?

I came across the photo of Eva Peron in a parade standing in what might be a Packard. Any thoughts?

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On a recent episode of Chasing Classic Cars, Wayne Carini put up for auction a 1937 115 Packard coupe.

He was hoping to get $70,000 to $75,000, but had to settle for $68,500--I believe that was the selling price.

https://fortune.com/2019/08/24/pebble-beach-classic-car-auction-economy/

Interesting article about what the lackluster results at the Monetary Car Auction and what that says about the top 1%.

Just saw an episode of Chasing Classic Cars featuring a magnificent 1916 Packard Series 125 Run-about with a twin six engine.

I watched an episode of "Chasing Class Cars" with Mike Carini in which he was serving as "advisor" to a gentleman who decided he wanted to start collecting top-tier classic cars.

My heavens! The nascent collector and Wayne flew--in the same day, no less- to examine two Mercedes in different parts of the country.

Later, Wayne advise the gentleman from spending at auction more than $300,000 for a 1935 boat-tail Auburn.

Since I'm what would be considered "poor white trash," I marvel that their are individuals who have such momentum resources.

The guys on American Pickers purchased a round Packard sign, perhaps five feet across, with mounting brackets for $3000. The sign appeared to be in good condition.

I guess $3000 is a fair price.

I can't imagine an in-car ice maker being very efficient even today. So, one can only imagine that such technology in 1941 was probably so overly-designed and finicky in function, that it just wasn't worth the money or effort to get it to work properly.

Only in the movies could you imagine Gary Grant and Myrna Loy merrily enjoying iced-cocktails while riding in the backseat of a 1941 Packard.

as always
Garrett Meadows

I admire a "voice in the wilderness" such as yourself. I'm a purist when it comes to history's facts.

I bristle and groan whenever I heard some goofball on TV repeating urban myths/legends as "facts" or overly simplify history in the interest of the low-brow viewer.

Sadly, the bulk of TV viewers don't have the wherewithal or concern to research whether or not the "facts" or "research" touted on The History Channel or reality TV show has an iota of credibility or is even tangential to the truth.

I was watching one show on the JFK assassination and the supposed "expert" identified JFK's limo as being black in color. OMG! Admittedly it looks "black" but it was not. The limo's color was a dark metallic blue specifically selected by JFK. The color was subsequently called "JFK blue."

When my wife died in 2004, I got rid of our TV. There were so few shows I was remotely interested in watching, I couldn't justify the inflated service fee. Besides, by 2004, I could watch much whatever was of particular interest to me on Youtube and/or Amazon.com.

Speaking of a totally disinterest in TV. When my late grandfather retired from a job he had been in for 40 years back in 1972, the office chipped in and bought him and my grandmother a console color TV. Up until then, they had an on old black and white TV just to placate us grandchildren. Well, you won't believe this, but my grandmother put a decorative cloth off over the color TV and used it as a table. They never watched it.

take care and keep up the good fight.
Garrett Meadows