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 John, interpretation or translation but defintely no stem cell transplantation.  [picture source: flickr.com]
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...Wish the pictures were a bit sharper and showed a bit more. Sorry Dave, I already did my very best. Mike, the visible BMW magazine tells me, that you are the owner of the little red Packy. Now comes another Packardlike car, this time it uses a Toyota platform. According to this source it is a "...1985 Paragon Sedan - an attempt to revive Packard using Toyota chassis..."  [picture source:http://www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blogs/lord-ks-garage-30-american]
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Dave, thanks.
Once upon a time Japan was Packard country. The following photograph shows the Packard headquarters in Tokyo, 1932.  "...Building signs written in Japanese, sign on building reads 'Packard,' four men standing in front of building, two cars parked on street." Item # EB01e914 Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and (thanks to BigKev) used with permission. Attach file:  (8.82 KB)
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Incomplete but nevertheless very interesting Japanese Packard story.
--> part I Part II of the story unfortunately is missing. --> part III --> part IV [picture source: www.myvalleynews.com] Attach file: (50.65 KB)
Posted on: 2011/3/13 14:46
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Well, it was definitely too much and at the moment we don't like more detailed news from Japan.
Ok, that makes me even more determined to do it! Please find attached a nice Japanese toycar and don't miss to see the magazines on the hatrack. [picture source:http://www.toyzine.com/auctions/serioustoys-auction-2008-05.htm] Attach file: (41.23 KB)
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Hi guys, does anybody run a magnet in the engine oil pan... Mike (Tobs), since decades the oil drain plug of several engine oil pans is magnetic. That's the address of a German dealer: Fa. Powerzentrum Klaus Thomas Koch Beethovenstra?e 33 74251 Lehrensteinsfeld Deutschland Telefon: 01520|8885770 E-Mail: info@powerzentrum.de -->http://www.powerzentrum.de/shop/start Attach file: (20.73 KB)
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...I think Nixon gave several cars to Brezhnev... Roger, it is confirmed that Brezhnev liked cars. This time the American car club of Latvia works as rumour-monger and surrounds the mentioned Lincoln with military secrets (attached). It will never stop.  But what is the truth? I believe it's no different than the Packard pattern to model the ZIS. A Lincoln is an usual article of merchandise and the Soviets bought it. Below you can see it on a road in Moscow. ...to be continued... Attach file: (8.56 KB) (15.60 KB)
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...If I hadn't found it in the Packard home I would be more intuned with the modifying it to fit something else though... Just for entertaining: "...Due to unforeseen problems with the UAW in regards to an untenable UAW craftsmen/apprentice ratio and a general lack of work, Dietrich closed the Grand Rapids shop in 1953 and returned to consulting for Checker. He also did some work for Ford Motor Co. and was involved in the design of Continental Mk II which debuted in October 1955. He was also involved with Preston Tucker's Carioca automobile, but Tucker's 1956 death ended the project. He retired from active automotive consultation in 1960, but soon embarked on another career, designing electric guitars for Kalamazoo's Gibson Guitars. In the early 1960s, Ted McCarty - Gibson's president - asked Ray Dietrich to try his hand at designing a guitar. Dietrich reversed conventional design, putting the longest body horn on the treble side and all the tuners on the treble side, and he made the neck and body a single piece. His design was called the Firebird, and it debuted in 1963 but met with only moderate success before the body shape was revamped into a "non-reverse" style in 1965. Gibson periodically re-releases the Firebird, so I imagine that one of Dietrich's guitars can be purchased for substantially less money than one of his cars..." source: www.coachbuilt.com May this badge is a leftover of a jam session with Jimi Hendrix? Quote: ...If altered you would think under magnifying glass I could see tool marks or stress related marks... To see the marks you need a psychedelic point off view.  I see them all. Wonderful marks ... <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bng3agUOYiI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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What a monument of a car!
Against the backdrop of your registry vein and with view to your written pleadings on Packardus Australicus it could be time for a general overview, drawn on the map and showing all the Packards you know in your country.  Even the longest journey begins with a single step. Cheers!
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