Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2014/4/16 9:12:35

On a slightly related note, I mentioned the Cruise-In show that Richie attended at a Corvette board meeting last night. Several of the Corvette guys erupted with praise for his Packard (how often does that occur?) and told me that I had missed a real opportunity not being there with my 56. Apparently, the 47 Clipper stole the show, at least in the eyes of the Corvette guys. There will be other opportunities to get together, but the effusive praise for our older cars really gladdened my heart.

Here in the Atlanta area, we seem to have large, well-attended old and specialty car shows most weekends during the warm season. The largest can draw 2,000 cars and more people than you'd care to be around. Even a tried-by-fire former Hudson owner will become used to the question: "Who made Packard? Ford or GM?" So many times I have been tempted to say "Hewlett".