Re: If you are under sixty, how did you get interested in Packards?

Posted by David Grubbs On 2012/10/30 21:13:42

I'm 66 - but my parents had Packards when I was a kid. Dad was a new doctor who had just moved to a little town in west TX in 1948. Both Mom and Dad had Chevy's, one 40 and one 46. The old town doctor told Dad "if you want to be a successful doctor, you have to look like one. Get rid of those Chevys and buy a Packard!". Dad took the advice and bought a 48 Super.

As a 4 year old, getting in the back seat of the 48, I slammed the rear door on my left hand, breaking my ring finger. It is still crooked, so I guess I was marked to own Packards. Had a 51 200 and a 53 300 in high school, a 51 200 back in the 70's, then a 40 120, a 41 110, and now a 39 120 sedan and a 51 200 sedan.