DLynskey

Leif in Calif said "It seems like these turn up with surprising regularity...I wonder why that is. " A Packard was more than a car. It was a trophy, a testament to your success in the world. Packard owners tended to take good care of their cars and kept them longer than most other makes. If you bought a new "Big Three" product after the war, you would have been ready to trade it on a new one when the dramatically updated models came out in 1949. The Packard owner might have waited for the new Packard style which didn't come out until two years later, and then many people preferred the old style over the new. The class of people that were accustomed to driving Packards often had room in the garage to keep the old one that they had become attached to. Like my brother-in-law who drives only BMW's and has his '76 model, the first BMW he bought new, sitting under a cloth cover in the corner of his garage where it has been for years. It's my observation that Franklins also survived in numbers not reflected in their original production. It's the same reasoning. Franklins, with their air-cooling, were unique when they were new. Franklin owners saw themselves as discriminating individuals and drove their cars long past the normal lifetime of their contemporary vehicles. Don

63RedBrier, Thanks for posting the photos and thanks particularly for taking the extra effort to identify and tell us something about the vehicles -- few members do that. It's frustrating for me to see a photo of a beautiful, rare car and not know what it is. Don

.. and the 1964 YOM tag adds to the provenance.

Maybe a little ambitious on the price? 1953 plymouth for sale by owner - Hinesville, GA - craigslist

I go for the AACA car meet. I usually go Saturday to look at the AACA cars, and by the time 2 or 3 o'clock rolls around my aging body is too exhausted to visit the swap meet. And don't forget the Grand National meet Friday -- I guess I'll have to stay overnight this year. The AACA shows are outside the speedway and are free. Little or no food at the car meets, but plenty of choices inside the gates. There is a charge to get into the flea market. Definitely worth the trip for me. Don

1926 Willys Knight? Don

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The unknown roadster bears a lot of similarity to this 1918 Roamer. Whatever it is, it's a very interesting example that is worth taking a look at.

The first is a 1929 or 190 Chevrolet. What country was the photo taken in? The fender mounted parking lights look European. The landau irons and long door opening with no visible door post make me think convertible victoria which was not a factory offering. My guess is a custom bodied car which was common in Europe. Don

Ebay, but you can't afford it -- well, I can't anyway. In the 1950's there was an abandoned mansion near my home, and some friends and I decided to explore it. That magazine was among many scattered around, and as a car nut even at that age of 12 or so years, I "liberated" it. I wouldn't recommend trying that these days. Don

More from NY Auto Salon 1931.

Pierce Arrow 1931 Waterhouse Convertible Coupe from magazine coverage of the New York Automobile Salon at the Commodore - "Town and Country" magazine if my memory is correct. Maybe someone can rotate it for me. Don

Chrysler 1931 Le Baron Phaeton from magazine coverage of the New York Automobile Show at the Commodore - "Town and Country" magazine if my memory is correct. Maybe someone can rotate it for me. Don

Is the rumble seat original? If so, it is rare. I've never seen one on a '38 coupe, and this one looks like it doesn't fit up very well -- like it could be a later addition. Don

Check with the North Charleston Fire Museum . northcharlestonfiremuseum.org When ALF went under, the city of North Charleston, SC took over the ALF museum. I looked through photos I took at the museum and the only clear picture of a bell was this Model T. The bells I remember were the moving clapper type. Don