| Packard 1939 Twelve All-Weather Twn-car Blk intrr-r
 BigKev  1939  03/12/2009 21:32
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| Photos from the collection of Charles Ruggles. Used with his permission. |
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| Packard 1951
Patrick J. Guerin 1951 11/15/2007 23:09
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| This is my new Packard.....I don't know anything other than it's a 1951 with an Ultramatic. I have just started working on it. I have it cranking now but there is no spark. Still working..... |
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| Packard 1952 250 4dr sdn Grn fvls (rust)
BigKev 1952 03/11/2009 1:22
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| Photos from the collection of Charles Ruggles. Used with his permission |
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| packard taxi 1948
Bob 1948-49 (22nd Series) 05/19/2009 13:43
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| Packard Twelve with early Pierce Arrow body
Owen_Dyneto 1937 11/29/2008 16:45
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| This 1937 Packard Twelve chassis was fitted with the coachwork from an older (believe about 1917) Pierce Arrow. Photo taken at the Petit Jean Mountain Museum in 1970 by the author. |
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| Plant Delivery with Packard Truck
Damien Packard Factory Exterior 11/04/2008 16:37
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| Post Clipper Concept 4
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 02/05/2009 15:58
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Here are seven illustrations of concept designs for the post-war Packards. They were drawn by Carl G. Evers (1907-2000). Evers is a renowned marine illustrator and artist. He came to the U.S. in 1947 after working as an auto illustrator in Sweden. He created illustrations for Argosy and other magazines in addition to many fine paintings using a nautical theme. You can find some of Evers work on the Internet.
The sketches were concepts for the post-Clipper senior Packards. You can see a Roll Royce and Mercedes Benz influence in some of them. It would have been interesting if these neo-classical designs had been produced, or parts of them incorporated into the post-21st series cars. They would have had most attractive styling, especially with the vertical grille treatment.
The story of how these drawings survived is somewhat typical of other items rescued from the Packard trash bin. When Packard was shutting down, its design studio material was being discarded indiscriminately. John Rienhart was a designer for Packard at the time. He managed to retrieve the original Evers sketches, among other things. Later, in the early 1970s, Rienhart worked at the Ford Design Center, at the same time as a fellow Art Center graduate of my brother?s. He was shown the sketches by Rienhart and was given permission to make copies of them. Knowing my brother?s Packard background, he allowed him to make copies of the drawings, which I am sharing with you.
-John Lawrence |
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John Covington 1955 03/18/2015 16:32
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| Rebirth
Bob J Abandoned and Boneyard Photos 03/11/2023 16:16
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| ...and so it begins. Oct 11 2021 |
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| Two Great 56s
Randy Berger 1956 08/17/2006 22:13
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| Your Friend and Mine, Randy B and friend Chris at Norwin, Pa. cruise |
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