A. Ballard 35R

Original reason for putting cars into LLC has yet to be clearly answered. All sorts of ideas have been thrown out but one wonders if the question is about tax implications (inheritance, capital gains), avoiding probate, future ownership questions or perhaps protection from possible divorce. When the answers to these questions are known then the appropriate professionals can offer advice.

Not Packard.

Where has this car been over the years? There was one in Wayne, Pa. back in the 1980's.

The Florida Region HCCA includes cars through 1926 and I know that they would welcome you and your cars - especially that gorgeous Pierce! The region runs several tours a year and just had one in Sarasota.

Suggest that you contact the Packard roster keeper for 1933 Packards regarding provenance on your very sharp Victoria. Cars of that caliber are well known by Packard experts.

You may find it interesting to go up the Giants Despair hill climb course in Wilkes-Barre. It is one of the oldest hill climbs and is still being run annually. The local historical society used to have fascinating material about the early events. Perhaps some members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania AACA Region can assist you concerning this historic hill climb.

According to the write-up the car is described as one of the "post war" Austin-Healeys. Wonder which war was being referenced.

Walt, there were five award winning Packards in 1982. If you identify which owner had yours I can track down the meet where the award was won.

Always enjoy seeing that video. I could not go that year since I was at Fort Dix for 6 months active duty training. The 1905 Packard seen at 7:23 being driven by second owner Hyde Ballard was frequently one that I took to Hershey. The car has been restored and is in Prospect, CT.

It appears as though this Is the 1929 Packard 626 belonging to Ralph Marano listed in class 19A as having won a 3rd Junior.

It looks as though your 1991 roster is for the HCCA.

I am not familiar with HPOF standards so please advise accordingly. I still have the original battery, floor mats, and many other parts for my 1962 car that I bought new and has under 34,000 miles on it. I also purchased many NOS parts when the car was fairly new and I realized that I would be keeping it. For example, should I drive the car on to the field and then switch parts to have the inoperable originals such as such as battery, hoses, etc.installed ? What about documented NOS parts with original dealer tags?

Looks great! Your car is what many of us diehards think of as a real Plus 4 Morgan with the flat radiator.

Let's just be thankful that this hoarder didn't collect cars that were more desirable and rare. Some of you may recall the hoarder in Cheyney, Pa. who had a 645 Packard topless phaeton he used to haul chickens around in after removing the rear seat or the Locomobile with the Victoria top that was abandoned after it needed attention and could no longer make it to Hershey. The most incredible was the early 30's Dietrich bodied Packard roadster sitting in the barnyard where it served as a home for many generations of chickens. There were other cars such as the remains of an L-Head Mercer raceabout plus others that I don't remember. He was a very pleasant man well known to Philadelphia area antique car people but I don't know of a single vehicle or the remains thereof that left his farm while he was alive.

Silly question, but how do you know that the car is part of the estate if there is no title to show that the brother actually owned the car? It doesn't appear that there is any official documentation to show any owners. Good luck!

What about the row of Jags looking as though they are heading to Le Mans?

Hope you Buick folks are aware of this clean looking Buick on Bring A Trailer. Bidding now at $6,500 and ends in four hours.

Glad that you had such a quick and successful sale.

Just a polite heads up but you might get a larger response if you call it J. E. Homans "Self-Propelled Vehicles" 1907 book. Some of these such as I think 1904 are rare but in spite of their being the bible many decades ago there is not that much interest today. I have 7 copies ranging from 1902 to 1912 and will be very interested to see how well you do in selling your book. They are fascinating, detailed, and have great pictures but the interest in early cars isn't what it used to be.

Incredible collection of parts which, unfortunately there are not as many Packard experts around as there used to be for help with identification. Not sure how many pre-war cars are being restored or on the road that would create a demand for all these parts. Unless things are reasonably priced, these parts could remain with their present owners for quite a while.

Closed a PayPal account due to learning about fraud on the part of buyers. Seems that some unscrupulous buyers have a way of having PayPal show that their payment has been made when it hasn't. This problem was evident when I listed a 24' boat on CL and received a number of responses from buyers thousands of miles away saying that they would buy the boat and that they had already sent the money via PayPal. The scammers were so busy responding to many adds that they did not realize how ridiculous they were. Obviously, they would get a seller to ship the item and find out later that there had never been money deposited. As a result, I have asked for a bank draft/check which killed a sale of NOS headlight rims to a buyer in Australia. Hard to believe that he was a scammer but he never sent a payment as requested. Sorry, but no PayPal for me.

Wow, and I thought the EPA had gone overboard. I feel sorry for my Aussie friends who had planned on owning a steam car from overseas.

Don't forget that Macungie is only about an hour away from Philadelphia, the birthplace of the AACA. Within about a 75 mile radius of Macungie there are some 13 AACA regions in Pennsylvania, about 5 in New Jersey plus one in Delaware. The very interesting Mack Truck Museum used to be in Macungie but is now in nearby Allentown. The Macungie location along with great organization and many different family made this an event that brought out many cars that you would not see at Hershey.

Bob, you are right, this was one of the premier shows many decades ago. The flea market was outstanding, I remember finding things there that I wouldn't see at Hershey. Afraid that many of the older members you refer to are no longer with us.

Very interesting badge. As one who has researched pre WWI races (especially the Fairmount Park Philadelphia 1908-1912 contests) I am familiar with riding mechanics/mechanicians but have never heard of them being registered. My grandfather P.D. Folwell was a member of the AAA Contest Board but I never heard any mention of mechanicians being registered nor do I recall ever reading about one in any of the periodicals of the day. I It is not surprising that AAA could not be of assistance since they have in the past not shown any interest in this sort of research. I will check some of my reference material but I am not too optimistic. Perhaps someone at the Simeone Foundation in philadelphia could check their extensive early race records.