Re: PASSING OF AN ICON

Posted by BH On 2008/5/21 8:21:34

As I am not so much into cars of the Classic era, I only know of Beverly Rae Kimes through her work on the book, Packard: A History of the Motorcar and Company.

As best I recall, she picked up the reigns on that work in midstream, and there aren't many people who would dare take on a project of that scope and magnitude at such point.

Of course, Packard's history was so rich that no one could have accomplished such a work alone, but the end result of her efforts in combining the content from so many authors and other contributors to complete that project will forever stand as one of the great literary achievements in the hobby.

That this book returned to print in recent years speaks volumes.