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I am starting to feel really old. I am so close to 70 that it is not funny. Bought my first Packard in 1990, it is a 1937 120 touring sedan and I still drive it regulary. I also have a 34 Club sedan and a 37 super 8 club sedan. Like David I have thought about kicking the habit but the prospects are not good. I don't think that Davids idea of having a club to help us reform would work. I would have to hold the meetings in the shed and thats full of Packards. There's no hope for us.

Chad, 32. Gearhead all my life. mom's side of the family is almost nothing but mechanics. they started me early.

my fleet currently consists of:

92 dodge dakota
91 dodge daytona
89 chrysler lebaron
85 dodge daytona
84 dodge daytona turboz
84 dodge shelby charger
83 1/2 dodge shelby charger
81 dodge 3/4 ton p/u
78 dodge 1/2 ton p/u
78 plymouth police fury
74 dodge ext cab 1/2 ton
69 dodge 1/2 ton p/u
50 dodge 1/2 ton p/u
48 plymouth club coupe
47 dodge 2 ton truck

85 subaru xt turbo coupe
63 vw bug

2x 52 packard 200 4drs
1x 54 clipper 2dr
1x 54 sportster
1x 55 400
1x 55 panama "flying dragonII"
3x 55 clipper 4drs
1x 56 400
1x 56 clipper super 2dr "green dragon"
3x 56 clipper 4drs

Gone but not forgotten
56 exec
57 stubebaker-packard sedan
40 packard 110 4dr
15 various vw beetels including 3 supers
52 packard 400/patrician
55 packard patrician
87 dodge daytona turbo pacifica
84 toyota rwd ae84 corrola
95 dodge interpid
84 vw rabbit-weird trans in this one
79 dodge 1/2 ton p/u
66 dodge 1/2 ton p/u
85 toyota 1 ton truck
87 chevy monte carlo ss
75 plymouth fury
66 plymouth fury 3
39 ford tudor
69 ford galixe 500
85 ford e150 van
66 mustang coupe
70 340 plymouth duster
66 dodge dart conv.
65 dodge dart conv.
70 pontiac gto 455h.o. ram air IV
73 dodge charger se 400bb car

and more tractors, dune buggies, and go carts than i can remember. i'm sure i ever have left out a large chunck of the "fleet" but that's all i can tink off at the moment!

Dragon,

That's quite a fleet for a 32-year-old. Nice that you keep a full "registry" of your own.

I have nowhere near the land or energy for that kind of activity.
I'm an "old" '57 (Born-on year). But I still remember the whole series of rides:

'62 Ford Galaxie (a grand old boat, 6 cyl. OD, my dad collected it for a delinquent repair payment)

'65 Buick Electra ("inherited" 4 dr HT w Post, 401, great car)

'73 Opel Manta Rally (my very own first used car, lots of fun wrenching on that "gas crisis special"--ended up with a Weber 2 bbl which really helped)

'84 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 L (302) 5 spd factory Holley 4 bbl (my first new car and the hotrod I'd always promised myself--lots of TLC tinkering, a very reliable car)

'79 Chrysler New Yorker "winter beater" (also "inherited"--my dad liked big cars, like Packards. This was also a boat-tower, and helped me learn that when you get a heavy boat, you automatically need two cars or a car and a truck)

'95 Thunderbird V8 (a great new car but by 60K I was pretty sure it would be blowing blue smoke like all the Crown Vic 4.6 L's around town--but it also towed the boat all right, so down to one car, a worthy replacement for the Capri RS)

'96 Dodge Dakota 4x4 3.9 L V6 SLT stretch cab (bought used and a recommended choice for anyone wanting an all-around towing, camping, winter-beating, great truck. Still have it and can't see how to get along without it)

'06 Scion xA (2nd "gas-crisis" ferrin' kiddy-car-- it's the teeny car Scion, not the big box Scion)

'61 Trojan 17' runabout w 292 Ford "Y-block" V8 (It gets most of the wrenching I do, but only in the Summer, no inside storage)

And, of course, I started life in a '55 Clipper Custom, born before I was.

Thanks for all the info everybody. This is a nice thread.

Barely 60 and but with only one Packard. I had better hurry up.........

A young 68 !Have been a "petrolhead" all my life.Have owned my 1937 Packard 120C Convertible Coupe for 30 years waiting to really enjoy my retirement.Got serious with it mid 2007 and it should be finished this year.This is to be my retirement "toy". Have restored many cars over past 40 years including these award winners;
1958 Studebaker President
1951 Pontiac Catalina 8 Hardtop
1966 Cadillac Fleetwood
1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1950 Jaguar Mark V Saloon
1950 Jaguar Mark V Drop Head Coupe
1950 Buick Super Sedan
Others I have restored but not shown:
1954 Rover 90 Saloon
1959 Chrysler Royal
1966 Buick Riviera
1968 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
1950 Riley 2.5 Saloon
1965 ? Rambler Matador
Other interesting cars owned:
During late 1950's and early 1960's
1951 Ford Custom
1954 Ford Customline
1956 Ford Customline
1957 Ford Customline
1959 Ford Zephyr 6
From 1967 to 1981 owned every model Mazda as Mazda Dealer
and successfully raced and rallied them 1969-1974.
Interesting cars owned in '80's & '90's include:
1968 Plymouth Sport Fury
1984 Cadillac Eldorado
1986 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Currently in home garage:
2007 Mazda 6
2002 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab Duallie with 8.1L
2002 Americana 34ft.Fifth Wheel
1937 Packard 120C Conv.Coupe

I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of younger folks who are interested in my favorite automobile. I had doubts about this thread, but it has been very enlightening. I am glad to see the great interest in Packards and also that all of you found your way to this website.

I'm 27. My first car was actually a model A pickup, but I sold it to buy a Jeep - a bit more practical for Ohio winters, hehe. I've owned three Mini Coopers. I currently only have the 2003 Cooper S painted up as a union jack. I did have a 1991 Mini Mayfair that turned into the ultimate money pit for a guy my age. Engine blew up 9 days after I got it! Lesson learned: don't buy a classic Mini off ebay. Heh. Now I drive the Cooper S on nice days, and an '08 4 door Jeep wrangler as my company car (helps keep the miles off the Mini).

Though, I have grown up around some of the wildest antique and classic cars out there, due to my father being in the restoration business for the first 2/3rds of my life. It certainly made my childhood atypical. When some kids were watching football with their dads, I was riding around with mine in million dollar classic cars to concours d'elegance events!

I sure can't complain! I couldn't have asked for a better way to grow up! Lots of time in the truck towing a trailer with a car in it all over the country, I wouldn't trade those memories for the world.

I'm on my 50th go around. My first ride was in a '42 Packard limousine, a car my dad bought just before I was born. He still owns it.

I've gotten more speeding tickets in my life than I could ever count (almost all while on the freeway, I tend not to speed in town). The most memorable one was the first, when I was 16 driving a 1942 Lincoln Continental with an Andy Granatelli V8 installation. My mother still owns that car.

I currently own a 50,000-mile 1940 Packard 1808 touring sedan with factory air, a car I remember staring at when I was very, very young. It was in a small museum in Brooten, Minnesota.

since were doing lists....




1994 ford ranger bought before i had my permit, sold right after i got my full licence.

1991 Dodge W350 Cummins Diesel.

1966 Dodge Dart 225 LEANING TOWER OF POWER!!!!!(sold to make room for Packards)

1956 Packard Patrician police car.

(2) 1955 Packard Patricians

1993 Dodge D350 Cummins Diesel

Hey there....love this site!

I've been a Packard fan since I've been in Highschool and started reading about them. I'm 26 and live in Chicago....I'm in the real estate business with my partner. I've only driven a Packard once (my friend Ken's 55' Patrician)....and I've sat in a 1949 Packard coupe with the comorant hood ornament...and a HUGE room-like interior!

I really enjoy this site and contribute when I can!

Thanx much!

Roman