The newest Time magazine has the Packard factory on the cover. There is a photo of it on the PAC forum.

According to the article in The Packard Cormorant #131 (Summer 2008, page 28), the builder of the "1933"-looking car was 2nd Chance Classis in Gibbon, Nebraska. Dwight Bond was the fellow who started the company in 1985. He closed up shop in 2000 after 46 Coupe-Roadsters, 3 Victorias and 5 Limousines were built.

I would check with SASCO (Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corporation), 410 W Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana 46624.

Info: 574-287-3381
Orders: 800-722-4295
Fax: 574-287-3386
Email: dlambert@studeparts.com

They have, I believe, more Studebaker parts than anyone. They are located in one of the old Studebaker factory buildings in South Bend.

The seat belts are green? I hadn't noticed...!

Not only will the 1931 V-12 fwd prototype and the Car of the Dome be missing from this show, so will the only surviving 1953 Monte Carlo. The picture below was published in the July-September 2008 issue of North Atlantic Packard's "Pelican Papers". According to the article in the "PP", the car was delivered to a restoration shop in 2004 "in absolutely deplorable condition". The owner of the car did NOT want to be identified. At the time of the article, the car was about 90% complete.

So - not every concept car will be there...

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I knew that I saw some photos of a solid-colored 1954 Caribbean somewhere. It took a while, but I found them.

These were published in the Packard Club's January 1998 issue of the "Cormorant News Bulletin". According to the article, the photos were taken either on Sept. 22 or October 9, 1954 in Framingham or Quincy, Mass. The event was a "Fashionata and Motorama" to benefit Archbishop Cushing's Charities. The event was sponsored by local Packard dealers and drew crowds of several thousands.

At least six different '54 Packards are pictured in the article, all of them Seniors. There are two other Caribbeans pictured; both are painted a "normal" two-tone combo. But -- at least ONE solid-colored Caribbean was made. I do not know if it came this way from the factory or was done by a dealer after delivery.

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That grille is from a real 22nd Series Custom / 23rd Series Custom, Super -- modified a bit. There was an article published in the Packard Cormorant last year telling the complete history of Gullickson's efforts.

Old Cars is reporting that Roy Gullickson will be auctioning his "1999" Packard on eBay starting on May 26. The link is:

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/Packard_Twelve_Concept_to_be_auctioned_eBay/

1954 Cavalier, 1942 Clipper, 1956 Executive and 1950 Eight...

...along with a bi-plane.

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"The show was lots of fun. I'm trying to figure out how to get an Isotta into my budget"

That's simple -- sell some of those cameras...