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Below is the link to Bob Palma’s obituary. He was a long-time Packard Club member (his father was a Packard dealer 1953-55 in Paris, Illinois – first as Palma Motors, then Palma-Rhoads in 1955-56 selling Packards, Studebakers, and Nashes). Bob wrote several articles about him for The Packard Cormorant magazine over the years. He was also a Big Time member of the Studebaker Driver’s Club, being the technical expert for Turning Wheels magazine for many years.

https://www.ericmdbellfuneralhome.com/obituary/RobertBob-Palma

I am very much saddened to learn of Bob's passing. He was a very nice man with family history so much a part of the Packard story.

I always enjoyed reading his articles in The Packard Cormorant magazine about his dad's Packard dealership. Wonderful memories from someone who was actually there in the final days of the Packard empire.

I'm saying prayers for Bob and his family. Hope that he's somewhere in happy eternity... smiling behind the wheel of a brand new Packard. All with the engine purring and a bird on the hood. We miss you, Bob.