Pete Grave of Ottsville, Penn. passed away a few days ago at the age of 84 of cancer. A memorial service will be held in the Spring of 2023.

Pete's life with Packards started in the mid-1950s, when he was in high school, and he started working at a Packard dealership in Philadelphia. During the past several decades he and his wife, Jan, ran Ted Covington Sales, a towing service and junkyard in Ottsville. A feature of "The Grave Yard" was dozens of Packards, mostly postwar models.

Pete leaves behind his wife Jan, many of their favorite dogs, and even more friends that he made over the years.

Check with Kanter Auto - 1-800-526-1096 ask for the Packard Department.

Just a note -- there is an "e" at the end of the first name. Just saying...

You can also check with John Bath, as he is the head of the Packard Club region in the UK. His email is <johnbath@hotmail.co.uk>

Here's the boot on the car as of September 2020.

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Big Kevin at the Packard Club tent yesterday, with a whole lot of rain.

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According to the roster of 1948-50 convertibles, your car's number 2259-2200 would have been originally delivered in November 1947. Number 2259-2189 was delivered on November 15, while number 2259-2224 was delivered on November 17.

Most of the demolition will occur in the buildings north of E. Grand Blvd. The buildings south of EGB - which are in just as bad a condition as the buildings north of EGB - are owned by the City of Detroit, and will not be touched.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Be sure to look for the big, yellow PACKARD balloon floating over the Packard Club tent at GAD-28.

It was probably filmed by a studio for use as a background in a movie.