Re: Warren July 25, 2009

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/7/26 17:50:48

Despite some not-so-perfect weather, Warren was pretty outstanding for the Thursday thru Saturday evening that I was there. Spent considerable time with Randy Berger whose hospitality and generosity with chairs, snacks, cold drinks, entertainment and introductions to passers-by was unsurpased. Thanks Randy! Met dozens of Packard folks I've know for years, but also met some PIinfo folk for the first time - BH and father, 49Packard, John Shireman, and Paul Gallagher (PG3?), and saw Jerry Vinarcik (Yesterday's Radio) several times but never managed to button-hole him. Nice to finally connect faces to screen names.

Friday's driving tour thru the bucolic countryside was great, a stop at Gene Tareshawty's superb Darrin collection and showroom was breath-taking, + a deluxe catered hot lunch. Then on to Don Hanlon's large and varied collection including quite a few Packards. His 1941 160DE convertible sedan in Chicory green was recently a 99.75 point CCCA car, and was driven over 200 miles to the show to boot. Who was the guy on here that said you can't drive a show car? "Bus" service between Don's garage and home included the use of his 1929 633 limo - who could pass that up!

I'd guess there were about 40 Packards in the 1937 "showroom", from sixes to twelves, all body styles plus a few customs. And perhaps another 75 or perhaps even more Packards on the show field.