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I saw this on Shorpy.com.

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I like the turntable.

I'm impressed with the lack of any guardrails, a truck full of passengers on the turntable, and the apparent absolute faith all have in the brakes or stopping device. Pioneers surely were made of sterner stuff.

Amen Howard!

I'm only 44 so Packard had passed before I arrived but part of the appeal of these old girls for me is the nod to those "simpler times". Guess it's an age-old question as to just how capable the population is in using common sense and just when the government needs to step in to protect us from ourselves with rules & regulations. Like most things, it's all about the right balance.

I do seem to stick my neck out more than most and have a fond memory of running a home delivery milk route one summer and coming down a neighborhood street to a bunch of kids begging for a ride in the truck. I ended up with a dog and 5 kids up front and another 3 swinging their legs as they sat on the back bumper. I ran up & down the block at 5 mph, no one died, and I hope some of those kids still enjoy that memory from time-to-time as much as I do.

That photo does appeal to the adventurer in me and I appreciate a good dose of that stern stuff that seems to be a little lost in this day & age.

PS: I've managed 2 smooth round trips in my Packard to Fresno from the Bay Area and will be sure to look you up on the next one.

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So do I.

But wondering, because of it, if West can turn the pic so we can see the front of the Packard mountain truck?