Re: Packard run and Christmas party

Posted by Ozstatman On 2008/12/9 5:13:14

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Dan,

I don't believe there are any surviving records which would answer your first question.

As to your second, I believe most new Packards would have been shipped here as RHD and delivered from the local dealer or agent in our various states. Most likely from the Packard plant in Canada to take advantage of tax breaks for cars imported from other 'British Commonwealth' countries. Then from Detroit when the Canada plant closed. Mind you there was a thriving business converting cars from LHD to RHD at one stage so that's a possibility for some cars as well, but probably only if they were privately imported. Nowadays road registrations rules have been relaxed and LHD cars can be registered for road use quite easily.

Anyone with better knowledge on these issues, please feel free to comment, as I'd like to be enlightened too.