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

Posted by Thomas Wilcox On 2013/5/7 13:46:30

My first Packard was my mother's car. In 1956, my father bought her a 1934 Super Eight Coupe Roadster from our local pharmacist. He had a collection of Packards and old clocks. His wife wanted a new washing machine. It was either the clocks or the Packards. He chose to let go of the Packards. On Christmas day 1956 my mother got a 34 Packard*.

When she died in 1991, I became the caretaker of the car, and in 2002 I bought it from my father.

I remember many happy spring days working with my dad on the car to get it running and ready for the Minnesota driving season. My mother drove the car every chance she had; including pulling me and my friends from the hell called junior high to go see a movie.

The car has since been restored, but the gas pedal and shifter knob remain as they were.

Cheers,

Tom

p.s. I took over the car when I was 29. I'm 45ish now.

*He bought two super eight 34s, a sedan and the coupe roadster. He paid $3000 for both. He sold the sedan before Xmas.