Given to me by my dad so I'm going to guess it's a late 80s early 90s CCCA Caravan somewhere on the west cost, northern California or Washington state.
Yes, I'll have to dig them up. As of last August, his wife still owned it, but was planning on selling it since their kids didn't want it. He once turned down Harold LeMay's (Seattle car collector) offer of 1/4m. They live in the Seattle area. He had power steering put on it, with the stipulation that nothing be butchered so it could be returned to original. He also had an overdrive installed so it could be driven. Again, no butchering, other than the torque tube. I believe he had the Packard fellow in Seattle handle it. They drove that car-2,000 mile trek into Canada, and a 3400 mile round trip to North Dakota to celebrate my family's 100th homesteading anniversary.
My Packard Clipper Custom http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_...***e-menp-1956-packard/l***e-packard-010.html
Well if I don't say something on this thread I'm liable to hear rumors of my illness or death Darrins, yeah they're *****in. The early ones were built a bit ****ty. Clark Gable said "It looks better from farther away..." or something similar. Once Hess and Eisenhart took over the builds for 41-42 the quality became more in line with what a Packard was really about. I've worked on a couple early ones recently and Gable was right. Speaking of Gable, D'agostinio's car is just short of ***ual (I'd call it "Lombard") and probably the best execution of a Packard custom ever done. The sad fact is that outside of custom coachwork versions or styling ques from such, they pretty much need to be left alone. The 49 that started this isn't bad until you get to the front grille area. 48-50s have a really ***y rear facia and bumper, a sinister 49deg rake to the windshield, and a marvelous engine available in the Custom Super versions. But that grille. Oh my. Poor things look like a cross-eyed kid with a mouthful of gumballs. Just my opinion, some folks adore them. I have an idea for one of those that would sacrifice a 41-47 Clipper and some 41 120-160 stuff to get it there. I can see it in my mind but not right now. It's crowded and scary in there!
The 1938 Darrin Packard Sunset Strip Victoria convertible roadster is shiny, fueled up, and in the garage. Just took it out for a drive to the Bonhams car auction (to see the other cars). Starting to put photos of the car up on the website: www.1938darrinpackard.com Perfect car for someone who actually wants to get out on the road and drive one (v. putting on the shelf and watching it collect dust).
Hey spanky 1965. Love the Packard. I've got a 48 sedanette that I am putting a ***mins diesel in with auto trans. Should be a *****'en cruiser. PM me as I want to know about yours.
Have you seen the Von Rudolph roadster? From some angles it looks like a king size Porsche 356. My favorite Packard custom. http://significantcars.com/cars/1948packard3/
Here is a video of my 1952 200 Deluxe. This is a project I started on a year ago during my senior year of high school. I've done many things to her like adding '53 fins, tandem style master cylinder, fuel cell, etc. She is a mild custom with a Texas patina. Last thing on the "to do list" for now is getting a new clutch. There is a '51 400 on here that is really nice, but I'll let HotRod show ya'll. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WTdzf6UO5g4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Just saw this one at a car show I went to today. It's build in Finland, but is now sold to a swede! Sent from my iPhone using TJJ app
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