Re: Stars & their Packards

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2016/3/18 21:02:59

You may have already known about the recent Academy Award movie Carol, but has there been any mention of the Packards that are appearing in this film? I counted seven different Packards and according to the credits at the end of the movie, many of them came courtesy of Citizen's Motors (Dayton) and The Packard Museum. The movie is set at the end of 1952 and is a nostalgia treat for its details. Two discordant minor notes were several scenes showing a 1954 Clipper Super and Cate Blanchett doing highway driving in her beautiful 1950 Custom sedan in what must be second gear. She has two scenes where she shifts into first and seemlessly drives away. This movie alone might increase the values of the 22 and 23rd Series as much as Rainman's 49 Roadmaster convertible. Coincidently,, both films were significantly shot in Cincinnati.