Re: Packards on TV

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/9/3 11:51:17

I'm not aware of it's scheduled airing times, but the made-for-PBS (I think) film PACKARD An American Classic Car, by Richard W. Luckin and hosted by Ed Hermann was available at the Warren show this summer.

It's about 57 minutes and the DVD includes about 20 more minutes of out-takes, much of them with Ralph Marano. For the general viewing audience it will provide a good and flattering picture of the company and its products; for those of us steeped in Packardmania, we'll occasionally find outselves twitching our noses, but then again we weren't the target audience. Some of the owners interviewed might have collected their thoughts a bit better before the camera rolled, but regardless it's a nicely made and enjoyable film and worth viewing and perhaps worth owning.