Re: Not Your Everyday Packard, Tales of a 30s sedan

Posted by Ross On 2011/7/29 11:48:57

Geez, mellow out guys. Look at the pictures. The car has already been picked over, probably so someone could restore their roadster. We got no carb, no lifters, no bumpers, no glass no roof and on and on. Let him do what he likes with the thing. There are more than enough restored ones to go around.

Let's do a little demographic study. What percentage of Packard owners are in their 70s? And eighties? I would guess half of all the owners that I know will no longer be able to drive in 15 years. The market will be awash with cars that are poignantly irrelevant to the coming generations.

I think we all love the quality, the style, the performance, and the history that Packard represents. We'd better be on our toes to make whatever portion of that heritage as accessible as possible to younger folks. I maintain that any interest in the cars, even if I don't agree with the outcome, is preferable to no interest.

I need to get back to work now--on a Packard that was MODIFIED in the early fifties--but would like to address this subject some more.