Dandy Dave Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Could be. Check out this Fabulous prototype. http://www.packardmotorcar.com/ Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The nose / front clip is pretty neat. The main body and tail are really boring and look to be a rehashed generic 90's body. I would try for some more flash if i was trying to revive an old mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD in KC Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Better to let Packard R.I.P. A modern re-creation would just be another jelly bean transportation appliance with anachronistic bits and pieces stuck on. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think that was created about 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It would be nice to see the old name come back, but I think the investors would first need to get a talented auto designer to come up with something really snazzy and elegant. This design seems to be pretty much a mash up of some older designs and does not interest me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Could be. Check out this Fabulous prototype. http://www.packardmotorcar.com/ Dandy Dave!Fabulous? Sorry, but the word I'd use is fugly. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magoo Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think that was created about 20 years ago.Yep, good eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superior1980 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Sorry, but that's not new at all. That was intended to debut as the centennial Packard in 1999, but came out a couple years late in the early 2000s. The company went bankrupt just building that one prototype. As unfortunate as it is, I think something we all tend to forget when remembering our favorite deceased brand is that if they had managed to stay in business, their current cars would be just as ugly as everything else being produced today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Byrd Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 West, I'm glad you confirmed my thought and memory too. I promptly ordered the "introduction package" from the people, and it came in a rather large, fancy box with a lot of pictures and "some" information. I could not like anything at all about the design, but hung on to the intro package till 2010 when we moved and I either sold or gave away most of my collection. I forget how much the package was, but it was a few bucks, seems like. Sorry guys, I gotta' agree with joe_padavano's assesment. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think Joe was being polite.It still reminds me of this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I like the Duesenberg that was created in the 1960s, but not because they borrowed the name, I just liked the car. The subject of this thread is an abomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 There is a Colorado company that is trying to bring the Studebaker automobile back from extinction. Here is there web site:http://www.studebakermotorcompany.com/home/home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The new Stude doesn't look like anything special either. Like we need another SUV with a stupidly outrageous price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Maybe they can make a new Nash and Hudson,too. They can all get together and form a big corporation and compete with the big three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Looks sort of like a Jag-Pack-Linc.It would be funny if the Russians still had the tools and dies from the circa-1941 Packards that they bought to build Zils or whatever they were called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Fabulous? Sorry, but the word I'd use is fugly. :eek:Now fellows, I was trying to be nice and not ruffle anyone's feathers that may be in love with the car. The general consensus is, Thumbs Down. The Packard will not be reborn to be in competition with Rolls. Although, I would not mind having one of those hub caps hanging on the wall as a conversation piece. I thought about the same way about the Zimmer the Ford Motor company introduced in the 80's. It was just not A Deusey, or Auburn. But a Cheesy Imitation in my honest opinion. Dandy Dave! Edited May 6, 2014 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Looks sort of like a Jag-Pack-Linc.It would be funny if the Russians still had the tools and dies from the circa-1941 Packards that they bought to build Zils or whatever they were called.That myth will never die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Hemmings Daily reports today that the car in question is going up for auction at/by RM. Edited May 6, 2014 by D Yaros (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 The grill looks good, but the sides are over done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 If all a new Packard/Studebaker/Triumph/Hudson/etc. were was a name applied to product, would you really want it to come back? "Bugatti" was revived by Volkswagen, but is it really the same? Even if VW starts building high end, lightweight sports-racers more in tune with the original impetus of the old company and calls them Bugattis, since they're 60 years removed from the original heritage and makers of the car what would they be? The Chinese are building an "MG Magnette", is it the same? Even if it's a better car than BMC could build, would it be real MG?The older I get, and the more I appreciate the historical value and nature of collector cars, the more I dislike the idea that they should be revived. It diminishes the name, especially in the eye of the general public. If Fiat wants to build a "Dodge Dart", that's fine. That is still (thorough numerous ownership changes) still the same entity. If they decide to come out with a line of Plymouths or DeSotos, more power to them although I doubt anyone will be fooled into thinking they're a continuation of the same heritage. If their next car is called a Kaiser Darrin (which I believe they would own the name rights via ownership transfers), that would be stretching it...., a lot. If Fiat (or Microsoft for that matter) decides to market a new Auburn boattail sports coupe or Saab sedan, my impression would be that it's a pretender and an imposter. Reviving Maybach didn't work, and I don't see how much of anything in the same vein would be any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Agree Dave. Let's face it the main reason one would look to tie a new automotive venture to the name would be to capitolize on it with those who know what it means. I believe most non car fans my age and younger (50) really don't connect those dots when it comes to Packard. This age group represents a huge demographic especially for a fledgling company. So consider this, a few years ago our Packard required the assistance of the friendly local AAA flatbed due to a failed headgasket. Wife calls it in - nice rep on the phone says "who makes it" "It is a Packard" "yes, but who makes it" - get the picture? So it would be an uphill battle at best. The technology & economies of scale only available to established manufacturers would render most independent efforts as crude by comparison. Oh, yes the above example is "fugly" for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Rolls Royce "branded" cars are now built by BMW and Bentley "branded" cars are built by VW. Neither are the same cars when they were produced in England. These are another example of cars that no longer have the same heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 That myth will never die.Yeah, but all Model "T"s were black and Rolls Royce hoods are sealed..............aren't they????? Geeze, next you'll try to tell me the Dodge Brothers weren't Jewish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Yeah, but all Model "T"s were black and Rolls Royce hoods are sealed..............aren't they????? Geeze, next you'll try to tell me the Dodge Brothers weren't Jewish!!Naw, it was p off old Henry Ford who was their main competitor. Oh by the way, Packard was the first car to have a steering wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old48Truck Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I hope they don't resurrect the Yugo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersix Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What year did they make the revived Packard in the late seventies/early eighties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 You can read about that here: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/b/bayliff/bayliff.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 I hope they don't resurrect the Yugo...I had a buddy that had one of those. It sat at a local gas station and repair shop that is now a Quickie Mart. The car was nearly new at the time and had a bad front wheel bearing that was made from unobtainium... yes. "You go if it goes." I bet back in the day they did not think much better of a friction drive Metz... Seems like a lot of them were pushed off in a barn and survived because of reliability issues. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 A team of Metz was proven to be quite reliable, winning top honors on the Glidden Tour in 1913 or '14?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I for one, would take a Metz on a long distance tour before a Yugo, West.Now if I could just get one of the big guys to respond to my idea of reviving the Apperson Jackrabbit - who wouldn't prefer driving that to the office over an "XLS" or "C-300" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 A team of Metz was proven to be quite reliable, winning top honors on the Glidden Tour in 1913 or '14??Must have been flat country, or the models without the friction drive. With the friction drive they slip like mad going up hills around here. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Must have been flat country, or the models without the friction drive. With the friction drive they slip like mad going up hills around here. Dandy Dave!Started out flat. The 1913 Tour went from Minneapolis to Glacier National Park, so I believe it ended in the Rocky Hills. All Metz are friction drive, and the three cars on that tour all finished. Perhaps something's not quite right with the driveline of the Metz in your area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm a Studebaker fan but I just don't see the point of trying to bring back a name that few people of cr buying age would even recognize, much less give serious consideration. I would think something more of a special interest/niche vehicle would at least have a chance of sparking some interest; not trying to compete with all of the other CUVs out there. Studebaker learned the hard way that a small independent has little hope of competing head to head with the big boys in the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Remember Studebaker (the name holders) tried to bring out a Hummer knock off? They were sued by GM at first and they deceased and desisted,then GM relented but they never got beyond a prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I think they made a few units. There was also a pickup version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Started out flat. The 1913 Tour went from Minneapolis to Glacier National Park, so I believe it ended in the Rocky Hills. All Metz are friction drive, and the three cars on that tour all finished. Perhaps something's not quite right with the driveline of the Metz in your area.You have me thinking. The biggest problem is the material used on the Clutch/drive wheel. When they were new the stuff may have grabbed a lot better then 100 years after being built. Not sure if the right stuff is even available today. Must be something out there that would work as well or better. The stuff gets hard and slick with age and thus, the slipping. Also, The Metz Master 6 was gear drive. Dandy Dave! Edited May 9, 2014 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I wish they'd bring back Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac of the 30s, 40s, 50s, and early 60s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I just came back from Croatia. Our guide said the Yugo company in Serbia is back in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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