Looks like the same car that was in Gainesville, FL some years ago, that Charley ________ owned.

John, I corresonded with your uncle in Texas a number of years ago when he owned the blue 7-26 sedan. I am sorry to hear he is not well these days. Please remember me to him. I was not aware he owned a 7-33. Can you tell us anything about the car's history? Jim Pearsall in NJ.

Please tell us more about the 7-26. Thank you. JP

Regarding the 7-34 Speedster Victoria that has been pictured in this Forum: the original color was a medium-to-dark green. The late Frank Low, early CCCA member, owned the car ca. 1960. Eventually as is well known it ended up in one of the large western collections, and there the car was painted in the hideous color scheme seen in the photo. Frank Low told me about how he came to buy the Victoria, but at the moment I do not recall the details well enough to put down here. I have a B&W photo he took right after he bought the car.

"Mama Kitty:" What years did your grandfather chauffeur some of the Packard family in or around Asheville, NC? This is very interesting. Are you sure their name was Packard, or might it have been some of the executives of the Packard Company instead? Thank you.

Did the Georgia ebay 1-43 ever sell, and if so where did it go, or does it remain unsold?

Dear Friend in Australia:

On a First Series Packard Eight the data plate (sometimes called the patent plate)is attached to the inside of the firewall, right above the clutch and brake pedals. On it will be stamped a vehicle number and possibly the name of the dealer who sold the car and the date it was delivered.

On the Second Series Eight 2-36 and 2-43 the data plate is fastened to the engine side of the firewall.

It is possible, of course, that the data plate on your 1-43 has been removed.

Send me your email, and I will communicate with you privately and more fully on the location of other Packard numbers.

Thank you.

JP in NJ.