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Really straining my memory here, was it a Joe Duggan whose extensive collection of classic-era Packards was destroyed in that catastrophic fire that formed the basis for that well-know J. C. Taylor advertisement? I'm thinking back to the early 1960s.
Posted on: 2020/4/15 11:05
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Maybe?
http://test.auburnheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2014_02-10.pdf Maybe? https://www.customcarchronicle.com/forums/topic/howard-henry-customs/#.XpdCAchKiUk Way in the back of my gray matter i remember a photo of a PACKARD with a chrome hood. YEAR ? Remembered being amazed at how they could plate such a large piece. Bathtub PACKARD ????
Posted on: 2020/4/15 12:20
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The Packard in question is this one, a 1927 Packard 3-36 dual-windshield sport phaeton by Holbrook. It sold at a Bonham's auction in France about a decade ago. Unforgettable design!
BTW, it was a polished aluminum hood and belt-line. Steve
Posted on: 2020/4/15 14:29
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Thanks guys. I knew you all would come through on this one.
It sure is interesting and intriguing of the customization and design features that individuals did to their beloved Packard's. I have shared this thread with him. Again ![]()
Posted on: 2020/4/15 19:34
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I think it was Fred Duggan. JC Taylor made a big deal about the claim because they were thrilled to write a check for cars that were underinsured. I don't know the details of the cars only that one was a Custom Super Clipper and another was a station wagon both of which didn't burn up. One that did burn up was the Roosevelt parade car. The garage was probably an arson case because the place also stored boats. As the fire moved through the building the horn of each car that was burning would go off. After the fire the crankcases were all melted and the motor remnants were sitting on the floor. (on second thought, it was boat engines sitting on the floor where a boat once was)
Back to the plated hood thing, there were a few of those special jobs put out. I don't know where they went, but the sedans that made it into the 1950's probably were turned into touring cars.
Posted on: 2020/4/16 7:50
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Yes Tim, Stu Blond has corrected my memory and it was indeed Fred Duggan, not Joe Duggan. And the real loss was the Roosevelt Packard.
Posted on: 2020/4/16 8:17
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Holbrook worked in aluminum over an ash wood framing which was standard practice for custom coachbuilders. From the 'Holbrook' article by Hugo Pfau, Cars & Parts magazine, August 1972, page 76, this sport phaeton was part of Holbrook's exhibit during November-December 1927 Custom Salons. He identified it as a '28 443, though this one is a '27 336. Custom coachbuilders carried designs over from season to season. Here is the color rendering from the Holbrook advertisement in the Salon catalog. From the article:
"They had Packard Sport Phaetons at both the 1927 and 1928 New York Salons which featured extensive use of polished aluminum." As a '27 336, while a factory-bodied four passenger Sport model isn't in the catalogue styles, this '27 essentially is the same chassis spec's. Imho, a full-custom bodied 336 is about as desirable a '20's Packard as they come. Steve
Posted on: 2020/4/16 10:16
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That car in the pictures bugs me. It looks like a fake.
Posted on: 2020/4/16 15:33
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Original AD shown here
https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A248105
Posted on: 2020/4/17 9:53
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