Re: If you are under sixty, how did you get interested in Packards?
Posted by Craig the Clipper Man On 2013/5/10 8:32:45
Mathew:
I am truly in awe of anyone who can figure out how to talk his parents into buying a nearly 80-year-old car before he even gets his learner's permit! And to also own a '55 Caribbean at 24! All I can say is Wow! It only took me 26 years of marriage and dropping more hints than raindrops in a downpout before my wife caved in and we bought our Clipper. Before we bought it, she asked me an interesting question: "Is this your dream car?" I had to reply in all honesty that I do not really have a dream car -- it's really more the dream of owning something a well built and inspiring as a Packard. I have the feeling that you know what I mean.
I read about the tours and activities that Packard clubs in Australia, New Zealand, and other countries and it always makes me happy to know that this make has brought out such loyalty and devotion. As long as there are young guys like you everywhere around the world, we old guys (over 60) should not lay awake worrying about the marque's future. Somewhere there is a teenager at a car show or watching a tour go by taking in the likes of a '41 180 or a 1956 400 and like you, thinks, "I've got to have one of these." If that person shows even half the commitment and perserverance you possess, then our wonderful cars will continue to thrive into one generation after another.
I can only imagine what your friends think about your collection. When I was your age, anyone who had cars like yours certainly impressed me. I also envied them. Just by owning and driving your cars you are planting the seed of future Packard ownership in the minds of young men and women who would otherwise have been satisfied with late-model Hondas and Toyotas. I wish I could reach out and shake your hand!
Craig
I am truly in awe of anyone who can figure out how to talk his parents into buying a nearly 80-year-old car before he even gets his learner's permit! And to also own a '55 Caribbean at 24! All I can say is Wow! It only took me 26 years of marriage and dropping more hints than raindrops in a downpout before my wife caved in and we bought our Clipper. Before we bought it, she asked me an interesting question: "Is this your dream car?" I had to reply in all honesty that I do not really have a dream car -- it's really more the dream of owning something a well built and inspiring as a Packard. I have the feeling that you know what I mean.
I read about the tours and activities that Packard clubs in Australia, New Zealand, and other countries and it always makes me happy to know that this make has brought out such loyalty and devotion. As long as there are young guys like you everywhere around the world, we old guys (over 60) should not lay awake worrying about the marque's future. Somewhere there is a teenager at a car show or watching a tour go by taking in the likes of a '41 180 or a 1956 400 and like you, thinks, "I've got to have one of these." If that person shows even half the commitment and perserverance you possess, then our wonderful cars will continue to thrive into one generation after another.
I can only imagine what your friends think about your collection. When I was your age, anyone who had cars like yours certainly impressed me. I also envied them. Just by owning and driving your cars you are planting the seed of future Packard ownership in the minds of young men and women who would otherwise have been satisfied with late-model Hondas and Toyotas. I wish I could reach out and shake your hand!
Craig
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