Re: Hood Ornaments in '55 & '56

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/2/8 21:53:45

Hey, thanks!

The "Vagabond" was in our family for many years. Dad just couldn't buy a car that could ever be identified by the ordinary motorist.

I saw that ad many years ago in a National Geographic. Wish I'd kept it, as well as a "Studebaker-Packard" MERCEDES ad. Mercedes apparently distributed for a short time through Studebaker-Packard dealerships... no wonder that Mercedes-style grill showed up on the Studebakers of those years... come look at the German car and buy a sexed-up American version for thousands less!

Thanks for the links-- I had never seen a Vagabond ad.

For a good ol' Kaiser-Frazer time, there's a whole website,http://www.kfnut.com/


Funny thing about that Vagabond. The ad shows the back open and the passenger side back door, but interestingly the back door on the driver's side was a FAKE! It had a handle etc, but inside was a place for the spare tire, or for a kid that you didn't want close to a door (like me at the time).

What does this have to do with Packards again? Oh yeah! Hood Ornaments!

Very interesting detour.