Re: Thoughts On Recruiting The Next Generation
Posted by Gary On 2012/1/12 9:43:24
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Hmmmmm...let me say this, and I certainly mean no disrespect as I fully support your effort to keep another Packard on the road and the fact that you are promoting the name to those who are interested in learning about it is what we need...I hardly ever take sides or form an opinion and on one hand, I can understand your position but on the other I find it hard. Depending on how the lowering was accomplished, it can most likely be restored back to the way the car was originally supposed to sit. Chopping the top, unless the car was rolled and the roof smashed in, to me is a butcher job...don't get me wrong, I'm not a purist in the respect that there will always be "original Packard" parts that can not be found and as time goes on, availability will only worsen and neccesitate the need for an alternative. The Cubans are a prime example of achieving the impossible when it comes down to keeping vintage automobiles on the road but how often will a top need to be replaced? chopping a top is a little to radical for my taste and perhaps that's just my age showing, I'm twice as old and stuck in old school mode. George Barris was building radical customs back in the 50's and early 60's but at that period in time, the makes and models of cars that he chose to customize were plentiful and today, an original Barris custom is worth enough for me to retire on but that was then. So in that respect, I simply can't see performing radical modifications to what few survivors are left. As far as comparing the higher cost of maintaining original versus building custom, I think that depends on what you start out with and how well it's been preserved versus the cost of minor or extensive customizing. Just my
worth...
Just for the record, my car has Chevy Blazer wheels on it from the late 70's early 80's period...they were on it when I purchased the car and from what I understand, the original wheels were somehow lost or misplaced during the time that the car changed owners. I don't like the wheels but the younger crowd does. Everything else about the car is original and I've already purchased a set of original Packard wheel covers to go on it just as soon as I can find some correct wheels...or *whisper* early 50's Buick...
Regardless...roll on straight 8's and aces...don't let the grass die under her tires...
I personally love customs so I found a packard that needed work and customized it but more in the old style it still has a lot of original parts but it has been lowered and the roof has been chopped. I drive my car a lot and I've been teaching a lot of people about what a Packard is.
Hmmmmm...let me say this, and I certainly mean no disrespect as I fully support your effort to keep another Packard on the road and the fact that you are promoting the name to those who are interested in learning about it is what we need...I hardly ever take sides or form an opinion and on one hand, I can understand your position but on the other I find it hard. Depending on how the lowering was accomplished, it can most likely be restored back to the way the car was originally supposed to sit. Chopping the top, unless the car was rolled and the roof smashed in, to me is a butcher job...don't get me wrong, I'm not a purist in the respect that there will always be "original Packard" parts that can not be found and as time goes on, availability will only worsen and neccesitate the need for an alternative. The Cubans are a prime example of achieving the impossible when it comes down to keeping vintage automobiles on the road but how often will a top need to be replaced? chopping a top is a little to radical for my taste and perhaps that's just my age showing, I'm twice as old and stuck in old school mode. George Barris was building radical customs back in the 50's and early 60's but at that period in time, the makes and models of cars that he chose to customize were plentiful and today, an original Barris custom is worth enough for me to retire on but that was then. So in that respect, I simply can't see performing radical modifications to what few survivors are left. As far as comparing the higher cost of maintaining original versus building custom, I think that depends on what you start out with and how well it's been preserved versus the cost of minor or extensive customizing. Just my
worth...Just for the record, my car has Chevy Blazer wheels on it from the late 70's early 80's period...they were on it when I purchased the car and from what I understand, the original wheels were somehow lost or misplaced during the time that the car changed owners. I don't like the wheels but the younger crowd does. Everything else about the car is original and I've already purchased a set of original Packard wheel covers to go on it just as soon as I can find some correct wheels...or *whisper* early 50's Buick...
Regardless...roll on straight 8's and aces...don't let the grass die under her tires...
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