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Okay, you have a new climate controlled six-car garage and want to fill it with one Packard from each decade ('00's, 10's, '20's, '30's, 40's and 50's). Money is no object, but you plan to drive these cars on tours, so they're not just museum pieces. What six cars would you put in your garage? I've got some ideas, but want to hear from y'all first!

1956 Caribbean convertible
1949 Custom Eight convertible
1934 Dietrich V-12 roadster

Not much interest in pre-1930 cars, so I don't know what I'd pick for that.

The WISH List

The Fleetwood towncar built for the Atwater Kents in the early twenties--a Twin Six on an sxtended chassis

A 1932 Dietrich Twin Six Victoria

A 1941-42 One-Eighty LeBARON--either a Touring Limousine or a Sport Brougham--with air conditioning

A 1953 or a 1956 Caribbean convertible

dadoc, I couldn't pick any better than those for myself. You've got great taste in Packards. Now we just need the purse to go with the taste. The $250 I received (notice of) today from Social Security isn't going to be enough.

1906 "24" Model S runabout
1927 336 Rollston sport touring
1934 LeBaron phaeton
1941 Darrin convertible victoria
1953 Caribbean

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My father always maintained that Atwater-Kent shut down, rather than unionize. Does anyone know if this is true? He also reported maniacal laughter coming from the White House when he was stationed there in WWII. A true story, he bought a Mannlicher-Schoenauer from Aberchrombie & Fitcb during the war, a deal because the only ammunition was German. They took him up to the roof to test fire into sand bags. If I recall, that was 38th and Park. Can you imagine that today? Helicopters! SWAT teams! Maybe that is why A&F switched from guns to Tee-shirts.

So many cars....but only a few choices:

20's - Model 645 Deluxe Eight Sport Phaeton (1929)
30's - 1108 Dietrich Coupe Roadster (1934)
40's - 1940 Darrin Victoria
50's - 1956 Caribbean Convertible

Hmmm...all convertibles.

The Atwater Kent car

I checked again...it's a 1919 Twin Six...not delivered until 1920

No experience with anything built before the 1930s except for a '28 Essex, '29 Chevrolet truck and a couple of Model A Fords.

Within personal experience:

1938 12 Closed Coupe

1946-'47 Custom Super Clipper Sedan w/overdrive

1955-'56 (I can't remember which) Caribbean Hardtop

An Atwater Kent Twin Six was on long-term display at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum. It is probably still there, and included in the gallery section on their website.