Re: How many remaining?

Posted by Larry51 On 2013/12/26 8:06:10

Regarding parts cars, I have the parts from no less than FOUR RHD (Australian) Packards.

Seems sad in a way . . . as these could have survived and be gracing our roads today if circumstances were different. Mine are all 1951 cars. The lone survivor amongst those four cars , namely the only complete / driveable (- well, SOON to be driveable!) car is my Club Sedan, and those appear to be few and far between.

I am surprised at the very small percentage of '51 (and '52) Packards that apparently survive today. Why so small a figure? Is it that they were 'less esteemed' or that they were quite prone to rust? Or is there some other reason?

Ultimately I'm very happy that I have a '51 Club Sedan as it appears that very few exist now. It makes the effort and expense of doing a decent restoration even more worthwhile, although even if 51's were plentiful I would still want to do a good restoration on what is essentially a marque that I love.