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Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Hi

This photo appeared on an AACA Forum thread without explanation where or why all these Packard tourings were marshalled. I'd conjecture it was for a major parade, perhaps that for Charles Lindbergh's New York City welcome. At any rate, its a sight to make your eyes water.

Your ideas on the when and why?

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Posted on: 2018/12/13 13:43
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Re: Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Interesting photo, I'd like to know more about it. It's interesting to note that single rear-mounted spares are favored over sidemounts.

Posted on: 2018/12/13 14:47
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Re: Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Historical Notes

The parade through Downtown Los Angeles took place on September 21, 1927, four months to the day after Col. Lindbergh flew solo non-stop from Roosevelt Field to Paris aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis".^

(1927)#** - Photograph of parked automobiles at the parade for Charles Lindbergh. Approximately nine rows of cars are parked door-to-door in an alleyway flanking the parade route. Two billboards are attached to the wall at left and advertise for "Sun-Maid Raisins" and "Snowdrift for Cake". A second parking lot can be seen across the street.

Above from waterandpower.org

I'd bet that Earle C. Anthony was involved. I thought I recognized my hometown... I was right.

Posted on: 2018/12/13 21:54
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Re: Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Here's Lindbergh riding in a rose-bedecked Packard (I am basing my assumption that it's a Packard on the hubcaps ).

Source: waterandpower.org

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Posted on: 2018/12/14 9:37
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Re: Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Hi JD in KC

Thanks for tracking down the context for the first photo and adding the second. Given that every car is a Packard parked cheek to jowl, perhaps this lot was adjacent to one of his dealerships on the parade route. What a nice sop to his customers to invite them to exclusively use his lot for their convenience to attend this major event. The rose-covered Packard likely was ECA's contribution too.

I'm not picky, any one of those tourings would be just fine...though I'd prefer an Eight.

"Snowdrift for Cake" must have been a regional cake flour brand. I haven't seen "Swan's Down" for years, there was a Pillsbury's "Snow Sheen" cake flour at one time too. At least Sun-Maid Raisin is still with us.

Steve

Posted on: 2018/12/14 17:07
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I think Earle C. Anthony's showroom was about 3 blocks from the parade route.

PS - Snowdrift was a shortening.

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Posted on: 2018/12/15 10:59
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Re: Late '20's Packard Touring Marshalled for a parade
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Also from the AACA Website is this thread with a Packard decorated to celebrate Lindbergh.

Posted on: 2018/12/16 2:47
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