Re: Opening rear window

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/1/27 12:59:57

kanadanmajava: Just wondering if you happened to read that outstanding recent article published here in "The Packard Cormorant" on General Mannerheim's Packard Twelve limo that he used throughout WW II? A few pictures of the General during the war as well are included and for those that haven't read of Mannerheim's role during WW II and have an interest in the war, it's makes spellbinding reading and there is a 60 min TV documentary on it as well. The article at least as published here was translated from Swedish so I suppose the article is better known in your part of the world. Quite a story from the car being nearly totally lost to a wonderful restoration.

You've aroused my curiousity, I'll browse my Autola Oy records and see how active they were in importing Packards into Finland for the years I have records. i'll add to this post later.

PS - my records of imports by the Finnish agent Autola Oy cover 1936 thru 1939 and indeed they did import quite a few Packards, most "110s" and "120s" but a modest number of Eights, Super Eights, and Twelves and a couple of chassis-only sales for mounting of local coachwork. The data recorded by Autola included in almost all cases the vehicle number, thief-proof number, motor number, paint scheme, axle ratio, date shipped from the US, date of arrival in Finland, and the original customer's name.

Cars imported:

1936 - 25
1937 - 120
1938 - 53
1939 - 38