Re: Best Road Trips for Packards & More

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/2/3 18:13:11

clipper47,

I hope you get a chance to see it. I'd like to see it again.
Great road movie.

An infamous road trip in a nearly new Packard was committed to film a few times over the years. The story of the crime spree of Charles Starkweather and his companion around Nebraska and Wyoming back in '58, part of which was conducted (including the final police chase) in a black '55 Patrician.

The general story was used in at least one movie, "Badlands." which I have not seen but received favorable reviews. I don't think it features a Packard. A made-for-TV movie called "Murder in the Heartland" is supposed to be a more faithful account, and did feature a Packard. It was filmed on location in Lincoln Nebraska. I have looked and looked for it, but never able to find it.

Kev,

How did you so neatly transfer your post from the other thread onto this one? Just copy and paste, or is there a secret method to do it directly?