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Took the '47 Clipper to the monthly Cars & Coffee on Sunday. As usual, the Clipper was the only Packard there, but some interesting cars were displayed. Here are photos of several of them.

A nice black Nash Healy with a hard top. I have always liked these sports cars.

The engine compartment of a supercharged MG TD. Probably improved performance 50%.

A nicely done traditional looking Duce 3-window. It is for sale $38K.

A De Lorean with gull wing doors open. These cars are gaining in popularity.

Beautiful Jaguar XK-140 FHC. I prefer the look of the coupes over the roadsters.

A Citron with an older Volvo in the background. Always like to see these French cars, not so much the Swedish cars.

And, last but not least, my '47 Clipper Custom all opened up for display. Lots of interest in the Packard. It is for sale; although I am taking a conservative approach to the marketing. I have not advertised it yet. Just now getting the word out.

Enjoy

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I left out the most impressive car on the lot. A highly modified Studebaker in its Mexican Road Race livery. A real attention getter.

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JW, thanks for those pictures and especially the Nash-Healey which I've always held a sort of special affection for. Here's some photos of another Nash-Healey I recently ran across in a dusty, old and stagnant collection.

I also went to a Cars & Coffee event this past weekend, at Ramapo College in NJ. Gorgeous venue, on grass. It was promoted as their practice event for a possible future "concours" though I rather doubt they know what that means. Unfortunately, at my event about 80% of the cars were just new or nearly new VWs, Nissans, BMWs, etc. which if I wanted to see, I'd go to a dealership. I find it lamentable that today, more and more "car show" means ANY car and most especially new cars.

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Great pics. Thanks.

RE: the Nash-Healey cars in these pics... those are both 2nd-series phase II Nash-Healeys. The first series phase I had a different grille and very different windshield. I have some early 8 x 10s from the designer.

By the way, the 2nd series Nash-Healeys used a reverse gear lights set on the rear that looked very much like those on 1953 Packard Caribbeans!

RE: car shows today... Yesss, Owen, like everything else, it seems that many car shows have begun to degenerate down into looking more like mere parking lots for contemporary vehicles rather than outstanding vintage stuff. Sad.

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Looks very nice. What kind of dollars are involved?

I am asking $22,547. Interested?

Wish I could!

between a new trans, carburetor, gas tank, rear wheel bearings and adjustments, I'm tapped out!

On the other hand, the car has never been so nice to drive.

Keep spending; you can do it!