Here's a lead I heard about:
1951 Patrician 400 (2406-2452). 8,000 miles. Original, with some rust on the rockers and chrome. Needs seats. Car is located in Sussex County, New Jersey. Asking $4,000. Contact Aaron at (973) 525-4871. <oldaf1999@gmail.com>

Quoting from the minutes of the Packard Board of Directors Meeting on April 10, 1940, a discussion on what was referred to as the "Packard-Briggs program," $3,000,000 was authorized...

"to secure the assistance of the Briggs company in designing a new line of automobiles for our 20th Series cars. The agreement provides that the Briggs Manufacturing Company will do the design work, make sketches, provide a quarter-scale model and furnish us with engineering services for a period of one year at a total cost of $11,088. It is understood that this new car is to be of an advanced design which will place us in an excellent competitive position with popular medium-priced cars. The body and chassis sheet metal engineering, die and tool designing and production will probably be performed by the Briggs company, and the chassis engineering, tool designing and production by our own organization."

This new car was introduced in 1941, and was named "Clipper."

As I understand it, Robert Neal's materials went to the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio.

The registration form will be published in the February issue of the Cormorant News Bulletin.

You're HOW old...?

"Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company," (the "Packard-Bible"). First Edition, published 1978. Copy number "3035" on the certificate of authenticity. Red leather-bound, with slipcase. Originally purchased by "Sparky" Bohnstedt, head of the Clipper Design Studio 1955-56. $100. plus shipping, or best offer. Kara Lyn Bohnstedt. <klbohnstedt02@gmail.com>

"Make a date with a Patrician 88..."

When AMC bought Kaiser-Jeep in 1970 they acquired the General Products Division of Jeep in South Bend, Indiana, which was renamed AM General in 1971.

So - AMC made it all on its own during the 1960s with automobiles.

The Great Depression killed Pierce-Arrow, not Studebaker. The GD also killed Duesenberg, Hupp, Jordan, Peerless (as an automaker - the company went on to distribute Carlings ale), along with many others.

Studebaker purchased P-A in 1928 when everyone was rich. It sold them around 1933.

Here ya go.

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