Re: Stuart Blond's History of Packard Revival Attempts

Posted by JWL On 2016/8/17 11:37:32

This is now happening in England. There is at least one small company that is retrofitting vintage Jags (Mk IIs, etc.) with updated engines,drive trains and modern convenience accessories (AC, etc.) to make them more acceptable to modern driving and traffic.

Restomods, vehicles with vintage original looking bodies on modern chassis with modern convenience accessories, are common place in the street rod scene. Peter Klute's work comes to mind.

I hear what Ross is saying and agree with him, but there is a small market for high-end luxurious automobiles. Both the revived Jags and restomods are expensive, but people are building and selling them.

Folks who post here about Packard modification projects doing something similar to what I have described above are usually met with a less than welcoming responses.

(o[]o)