Re: How many Packards are left?
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Don
Survival rate of Packards is higher than Studebaker or Hudson, both of which made more cars, so you are right. Still, I'm going with 15,-16,000. Packard made about 1.6 million cars in 59 years, almost exactly the same number as all the Corvairs made in 9 years. Most Packards were next to worthless as used cars before the end came. Not even the Packard dealers wanted them. Practical, non sentimental types like my grandfather got out from under them. These cars found their way to the $65.00 row in the back of the used car lot . They have had a long time to be recycled. What percentage of Packard owners were more loyal I do not know. I think we might agree to not count the pink and grey "Clipper" on *bay as a complete Packard automobile. Regards John Harley
Posted on: 2010/1/9 22:40
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Around here in northeast PA, I've only seen 2 in my lifetime and one of them's mine. The other one is in Carbondale. There's got to be more just still in hiding. Around my place in Georgia, Packards from 30's to the 50's can still be seen in driveways and yards regularly. Right behind my house, there's a scrapyard that specializes in 30's to 50's cars and parts for movies. He's got over 100 cars just outside let alone what may be in storage.
Posted on: 2010/1/12 20:34
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