Re: The Packard Esquire Owner's "Supplement"

Posted by John McCall and Mitch Parker On 2016/9/12 12:00:25

Woa there, Esquire enthusiasts!

The Packard Esquire Owner's Supplement that was supplied in this updated article is not an actual document from the DuBois Agency. It is something I conjured up in my own mind to include eventually with our project of recreating a replica Esquire! I am honored that my graphic and journalistic skills made someone actually believe that this supplement existed, and I don't know how a copy of this ever reached the Packard mainstream, but no harm done...just please understand that it is something I dreamed up, and this document was never intended to be used beyond the glove box door of our present Four-Hundred.

Furthermore, it is interesting that I mentioned the "Hypalon" top as a possible option on the Esquire--NEVER KNOWING THAT ONE ACTUALLY CAME SO EQUIPPED! I had included this narrative only because I was considering including a reproduction of one on my replica Esquire.

You can imagine my zeal a few minutes ago after reading the Esquire posting, thinking there actually WAS an Owner's Supplement. I couldn't wait to compare it to what I had written, and then, lo...and behold!

John Clark McCall, Jr. [Esquireman]

(Our proposed Esquire is pictured in the Owner's Registry of 1956 Four-Hundreds along with the future color scheme).