Re: Youngest Packard Owner/Driver
Posted by JWL On 2017/9/6 11:27:12
I am in my 78th orbit. I grew up in a Packard dealership. My father was the Packard dealer in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1929 to 1954.
My first Packard was a 1939 Six Touring Sedan with a 1940 front clip. We called it a "1939 1/2". The front end sheet metal was damaged when a customer who was lent the car parked it on a hill and did not set the hand brake and left the transmission in 2nd gear. It rolled down the hill and was damaged in that accident. Luckily, no one was hurt and there was no other property damage. The 1940 front clip replaced the damage one. It was the shop car and I bought it for $150 in 1956. I drove it for a couple of years in high school. I sold it in 1958 when I bought a 1948 Ford Deluxe Coupe.
My other Packards were a 1952 200 Club Sedan, a 1937 Six Convertible Coupe, a 1947 Clipper Custom Super Touring Sedan, and a 1955 Clipper Super Sedan. I still have the 115C, but the 1947 and 1955 have been sold and are enjoying life with their new owners in northern Virginia and Maryland. The 52 was bought and sold in 1958 and is long gone. I'll not take up any more room discussing these cars unless the audience here wants to hear about them.
Here is a photo of the "1939 1/2"
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My first Packard was a 1939 Six Touring Sedan with a 1940 front clip. We called it a "1939 1/2". The front end sheet metal was damaged when a customer who was lent the car parked it on a hill and did not set the hand brake and left the transmission in 2nd gear. It rolled down the hill and was damaged in that accident. Luckily, no one was hurt and there was no other property damage. The 1940 front clip replaced the damage one. It was the shop car and I bought it for $150 in 1956. I drove it for a couple of years in high school. I sold it in 1958 when I bought a 1948 Ford Deluxe Coupe.
My other Packards were a 1952 200 Club Sedan, a 1937 Six Convertible Coupe, a 1947 Clipper Custom Super Touring Sedan, and a 1955 Clipper Super Sedan. I still have the 115C, but the 1947 and 1955 have been sold and are enjoying life with their new owners in northern Virginia and Maryland. The 52 was bought and sold in 1958 and is long gone. I'll not take up any more room discussing these cars unless the audience here wants to hear about them.
Here is a photo of the "1939 1/2"
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