Re: First Drive in my new "Pack-Rat"

Posted by A man who owns one! On 2010/8/5 10:20:44

The not breaking down and nice rims are one easy answer. Beauty is only skin deep, So is my Packard! Everything you see in the picture is packard, everything underneath is '06 dodge dakota. The full frame, drivetrain, dash and front seats are newer dodge stuff.

I like to drive long distances so I needed something I could find parts for.

Which reminds me of a great story from our trip: We hauling butt down a country road near Souix City. I saw a gaggle of pheasants in the road way, so I joke to Sherri I said " Bet they've never been run down by a Packard before" So I goose it up to about 85mph thinking that theyll hear the exhaust get out of the way at the last minute. I didn't see any signs but I guess there should have been one reading deaf pheasant at play. So with a good solid THUD you could feel from the floor board to the seats that mangled feather duster exploded on the front of my car. I thought great like I could just go to the dealer and get another darn grill off of the shelf. Some beach! About a mile down the road I finaly stopped to acces the damage. No big deal one headlight full of blood and feathers, no problem. I had taken the pics of my headlight conversion with my phone to post here on the forums, so I just pulled it up and walked into the parts store and got another for less than five bucks. But not till after I saw the look on the parts face after I asked for a bulb for my 48 packard.