Re: Authenticity vs. Modification

Posted by LINC400 On 2009/4/27 10:33:01

There was Bill Blass, Givenchy, Cartier, Pucci and I think Valentino later on in the 80's. I don't recall a Yves St. Laurent, but I'm not interested in the 1980 and later cars. The designer package was basically a specific color combination with some optional items made standard. So I don't really see how anyone can say that they are tacky. There were some nice color combos, and some not so nice. I have seen plenty of bad color combos on all kinds of cars including Packards. Also anyone that thinks the designer Lincolns are tacky obviously has not seen a Gucci Cadillac Seville. They make a Levi Gremlin look tasteful.

Also, I was just at a Packard meet this weekend. Very nice people and event. I'm sure there are plenty of people that make negative comments about my friend's Bayliff. But at least they welcome him and don't make negative comments or insult him to his face. Most young people are not even interested in cars. Those that are, are usually interested in tuner cars. The few that do like old cars generally want Mustangs, Camaros, or a rod. So when some young people join the club with their not so nice Packard that they are working on, or ask questions on a forum, I think it is completely unacceptable for some idiot in the club to be insulting them and driving them away. The average age of the Packard Club members is getting quite old. Not an insult, just a fact from what I have seen. So would these people rather see a young guy with a Packard that needs work, or Packards being chopped up and turned into rods or stripped for 1956 taillights and parts and then junked? Because if they can't be pleasant to young people interested in Packards enough to join a club or post on forum, that will be the fate of many of them after their current owners are no longer around. So I don't see why anyone should have to apologize for reprimanding those members that drive people away. In fact it should be done more.