Re: Packards & the Younger Generation

Posted by BigKev On 2008/6/25 8:29:31

Mathew,

Welcome to the website!

I belive more and more young people are looking at indepentant cars (Packard, Stude, Nash, etc) as a way to have something unique in the hobby washed in a Sea of "build from a catalog" cars dominated by the "Big 3".

There is a lot of fun in just researching these cars and hunting down the parts, and actually talking to people about their cars.

I am sure to many 16 years old your 34 looked like some type of Alien craft. I get that same look when I go to and local autoparts store and ask for anything for my Packard. Of course the obvious question I get is "Who makes(or made) Packard?!", to which I respond "Packard". Then I tell them they wont find it in the computer, so look it up by this part number.

I have noticed over the last year on the website we are seeing more and more younger guys (and gals) find there way into the website. I think that is a good sign for the future. I know people have reffered to the "Graying" of the hobby. But I think that the Internet is exposing more and more people to what is available, and allowing them to connect to others around the world.

If I was trying this to put my car together 20 years ago with no internet, I am sure the car would be sitting in my backyard under a tarp and I would be working on something else.

Again welcome!