Re: "Hollywood" Packards from the 20s and 30s?
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Highlander, once we drove across Hollywood.
Posted on: 2011/8/5 19:08
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In Portland,OR we have a 34 Packard super 8 supposedly been owned by Clark Garble. No documentation just word of mouth.
Posted on: 2011/8/6 22:06
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Locally, a late dentist and Packard guy owned a '27 closed car that he clamed was owned by a Hollywood madame...again no documentation, just word of mouth. How can you prove something like that?
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Posted on: 2011/8/7 7:04
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It seems the topic's getting off track a bit. I/we know several Hollywood stars and moguls had Packards. That's not the issue. I'm interested in modified Packards, cars that may not necessarily have been coachbuilt but worked over in minor ways to express their individuality or to boost performance. I have a vision of a late 20s to early 30s roadster with twin rear spares and no running boards. I'm thinking that with the advent of the Jesse Vincent speedster project and the subsequent 626 and 734 hot rods that perhaps some individuals wanted theirs "hopped up" or customized vs buying new. We've seen a few bad attempts from the postwar era, how about some that worked. Also, maybe it doesn't have to be a Packard. It's more a sense of style I'm looking for. Every time I walk out to my garag I want to start tearing into the roadster to do just that. The finished vision is a concours type car vs a marque-specific "judged" example. Taking one to OEM spec is easy. Taking one to a period custom from the early 30s, well that sounds like fun to me. Thanks again. I'm figuring this might take a while to sort out. I got time...
Posted on: 2011/8/8 9:11
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Interesting. Tom Moretti (died a few weeks ago) from Chicago area claimed that his car (Twelve) was Gable's. Is there documentation on the car from Oregon?
Posted on: 2011/8/8 10:38
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West Peterson
1930 Packard Speedster Eight Runabout (boattail) 1940 Packard 1808 w/Factory Air 1947 Chrysler Town and Country sedan 1970 Camaro RS https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4307&forum=10 http://aaca.org/ |
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