Re: How old are you?

Posted by Highlander160 On 2009/10/1 12:00:29

I'm 52. Was introduced to Packards at a very young age (8 or 9 I think) and remember the Godess of Speed more than the 1st car. A few years later Dad had one, a 34 1101 Club Sedan w/rear mounted spare. After that we had a 35 1201 R/S cpe. I do everything, Fords, musclecars, racecars, but my passion is Packards. For me that stops at the 46-7 model years but that's not to say that there's nothing else about the rest that I like, just what I like most. I'm still in the resto biz, still specialize in 32-34s, still a bit of a speed freak too. Futher to that thought I have:

41 160 buisness cpe

47 Custom Super Clipper

34 1101 2/4 cpe (rear spare)

29 Custom Dietrich 640 Roadster soon for sale (hint, hint)

Non PMCs are:

61 Chevrolet Belair Spt Cpe (bubbletop)

54 Chevrolet 3100 PU (building as a chopped 'period' kustom)

90 Ski-Doo Mach 1

97 Ski-Doo Mach Z w/over 170HP (told ya I'm a speed freak!)

Just a boring car guy. Don't do much else but still have the grease on my heel for racing. It's a sickness, I know. The Packards are all projects and I plan to be busy on em for years to come. The 160 was a 20+year 'gotta have it' car that I feel I was fortunate to get. The Clipper in my opinion is one of those 'complete ideal' cars. Sexy roofline and windshield rake and arguably the best engine ever offered by Packard in that period. Exciting that the lil cpe has the same engine. The 34. Over all the years that Dad and I would just discuss the "what would you have..." during lunch breaks and just chillin at shows and such I always had the same answer...an 1101 coupe with a rear spare. Found it! I'm thrilled with it and it's coming home soon. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'll post pics and #s in the registry as soon as I get em settled in. The 160's already there. I'm not waxing on much about the 29. I love it but I'm not an open car guy. I want to restore it to perfection for someone and I feel it's a rare and significant car. Not many 640 Custom Dietrich Roadsters around.

Nice topic. I feel like I'm at a Packard meet or sumthin :D