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Hmm, I see Al got a pic of me getting food, as usual. Here's some more pics. There were several nice Packards there and a LOT of Hawks and Avantis. The Gehrings showed up and provided some good conversation as well as the 1955 400 (which I didn't take a picture of). Too busy BSing. After some rain on the Pa turnpike, it turned out to be a great day and as I like Hawks and Avantis, it was very pleasant indeed. Take a good look at Bob Gibbs 56 red/white Clipper. A beautiful car.

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Thanks to all for posting pictures of the event. I wish I lived closer as it sounds that it would be a nice event to attend.


John F. Shireman

This one-day event, hosted by the Ohio Region of the SDC, was primarily an attraction for Stude owners, but open to all Packards. As such, I was't expecting Packard owners or enthusiasts to drive in from more than a couple of hours away from the Akron area. Turns out that the old location, Wink's in Barberton, was only about 20 minutes further, but I had always balked at going that far, myself.

I must add that there were some non-SP "show cars" allowed in, but they got put waaaay out back.

Meanwhile, Randy and I had a good chuckle with a '56 GoldenHawk owner about so many urban legends and so much misinformation about these cars. I learned a new one from him - that the V8s were built by Studebaker, not Packard, but in Germany and shipped back to the US.

Later, while Randy was off foraging, some old fella came up, took one one look at Randy's car, and proceeded to tell me that those cars were no good...electric problems...transmission problems...V8s bent push rods...blah-blah-blah...yadda-yadda-yadda. I told him that was funny because my dad purchased a '56 brand-new and drove it daily for nearly seven years. Then, he goes on to tell me that he'd worked as a mechanic in Studebaker and Packard dealerships and none of the cars they built back then were any good. I just grinned and walked on - wondering, silently, WTF someone like that came an S-P event to begin with. Mebbe he drove a non-SP and got stuck out back. Still, I had good laugh - with no cover charge or minimum drink purchase!

While there were only about a dozen Packards in attendance, I bet we'll see more next year - weather permitting. When I get one of my V8s back on the road, I look forward to driving it over for a day well-spent.

It's amazing how many know it all's come out of the woodwork at cars shows and DEMAND that they know more than you, and are going to educate YOU about YOUR car!

Eric, you have to learn how to have fun with them. Like explaining if you leave all the smoke out of the wires they won't work again till you pump it back in.

Another good one is telling them you have to refill the horn every so often or it won't work.

Tell them its getting harder and harder to find orange blinker fluid these days!