edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, West Peterson said: Chris knows what he's doing. Not just a guy who makes them pretty. I also tend to ignore ugly if something drives so wonderfully. Another car that should have never been restored…….20k on the clock when Neathercutt owned it, and 22k when Bill Harrah had it. By the 90’s it was 25k. I think I have more miles on it in the last 60 years than anyone else. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Since we're posting Individual Customs from days gone by... Early 1960s. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard12man Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, West Peterson said: Since we're posting Individual Customs from days gone by... Early 1960s. West, fabulous photo of the Sports Sedan. Exactly where I had hoped the blog would lead. Sure looks like a west coast car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, packard12man said: West, fabulous photo of the Sports Sedan. Exactly where I had hoped the blog would lead. Sure looks like a west coast car. MinneSNOWda, actually. At the time, anyway. Now it may be in California, if that's what you mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard12man Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, edinmass said: Perfection can not be insulted………pond skim green was a true crime. It’s a fantastic car that I was fortunate to drive for 400 miles one week about 8 years ago. Words can’t describe the pleasure of driving an automotive masterpiece. As a Pierce guy, it was truly humbling. There are no words to describe that automobile. It truly is a mechanic pleasure to drive down the road. Ed, in regards to Pond Skim Green - I attended Hershey that same year. I walked up to Chris and asked if that green color had a name - He answer was "No, but you can name it if you'd like" I let the conversation end right there. Owners get what owners want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD9591 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Which car is that ? Ed, since you have now seen a "back in the day" picture of the Thiel coupe without any sidemount mirrors are they going to be history as you've previously indicated ? How is it possible the Maybelline car hasn't been kept track of over the years, it's always been a notable car with known original ownership ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, West Peterson said: MinneSNOWda, actually. At the time, anyway. Now it may be in California, if that's what you mean. Definitely a West Coast car now……..sleeping with only the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Obviously the same car, taken before the photo in my previous post. Note the trailer hitch. Looks black, and maybe it is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, CD9591 said: Which car is that ? Ed, since you have now seen a "back in the day" picture of the Thiel coupe without any sidemount mirrors are they going to be history as you've previously indicated ? How is it possible the Maybelline car hasn't been kept track of over the years, it's always been a notable car with known original ownership ? I just fix them, I don’t get to determine the mirror treatment on them.🥸 The Lyons car must have went for scrap during the war……..who had gas stamps for a monster? And even if you did, it wasn’t a very American thing to drive during the war…….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, edinmass said: I just fix them, I don’t get to determine the mirror treatment on them.🥸 The Lyons car must have went for scrap during the war……..who had gas stamps for a monster? And even if you did, it wasn’t a very American thing to drive during the war…….. Lyons? You mean Williams (Maybelline)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, West Peterson said: Obviously the same car, taken before the photo in my previous post. Note the trailer hitch. Looks black, and maybe it is. When I see photos like the one above, I can’t help think to myself when a few of us “younger” pre war nuts kick the bucket…….will the stuff get saved and published? Or will it go to the curb and be lost forever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just now, West Peterson said: Lyons? You mean Williams (Maybelline)? Yes……my bad. Too many cars getting confused in my old, worn out, empty brain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, edinmass said: When I see photos like the one above, I can’t help think to myself when a few of us “younger” pre war nuts kick the bucket…….will the stuff get saved and published? Or will it go to the curb and be lost forever. Probably the latter. It takes a LOT of time to go through THOUSANDS of photos, just to get a couple of nuts like this one, mixed in with landscape shots of the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Hard to believe they were once just a used car…….. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, edinmass said: When I see photos like the one above, I can’t help think to myself when a few of us “younger” pre war nuts kick the bucket…….will the stuff get saved and published? Or will it go to the curb and be lost forever. Good question. Probably the latter. Look what happened to the Nethercutt library as you reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, edinmass said: I don't mind bragging, but I'm the one who discovered these photos and brought them to light in the Packard world some 10 years or so ago. At the same time, I discovered photos of a 1940 Packard convertible victoria by Bohman & Schwartz (Darrin-esque) that Williams owned. My good friend Steve Snyder owns the car now, and he never knew its original ownership history until I showed him the photos. The third car of Williams that I discovered was a custom-bodied one-of-a-kind 1917 Paige that another friend owned, and he never knew its original history before that either. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, edinmass said: Hard to believe they were once just a used car…….. I sold Chris a couple of those accessory bumper guards a couple of years ago. He had never seen one in person before. They only detract from the car's good looks... like lolly-pop sidemount mirrors. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Less is ALWAYS more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I don't know which car this is, but it looks like it was lucky to have survived. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard12man Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 West, thanks for the wonderful period Dietrich photos. This is like getting 3 Christmas presents from a total stranger. Keep digging! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I have other photos, but have promised people who shared them with me to not post them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD9591 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 No one knows the current status of the conv. sedan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Chicago World's Fair 'Car of the Dome": 1933 Packard special "Car of the Dome" show car, left side view | DPL DAMS (detroitpubliclibrary.org) Other Dietrich body cars scattered here: Browse Collections | DPL DAMS (detroitpubliclibrary.org) Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 hours ago, edinmass said: Less is ALWAYS more. That goes along with my saying "Just because you can does not mean you should" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 8 hours ago, West Peterson said: Since we're posting Individual Customs from days gone by... Early 1960s. 'Nother little story about this car. My uncle looked at it to buy, passed on it. His college roommate bought it, and kept it for ~50 years. They both owned custom-bodied Packards and a sports car while rommmates in college. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard12man Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) On 1/6/2023 at 7:14 PM, V16 said: Another survivor, more to come My understanding is this car resurfaced in the late 80's. I have no idea of any progress since then. The attached photos are some possibilities (note most of these photos i have found over the years on the net). I suspect that some of these cars may be rebodied. West - what is the points deduction for the super 8 hubcaps on the Dietrich Sports Sedan? The last photo was taken at Pebble. One of my all time favourites. Superb colours.. Edited January 8, 2023 by packard12man (see edit history) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, packard12man said: . Another car my uncle's college roommate owned... but not while in college. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Great thread……I just received a bunch of early split windshield Packard photos because of this thread………and I can’t share them. Such is life. The convertible sedan body style has a bunch of survivors…………so it’s hard to guess which car is the red one today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 hours ago, packard12man said: West - what is the points deduction for the super 8 hubcaps on the Dietrich Sports Sedan? I think I'd deduct more points for the trunk, than the hub caps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Don’t forget the color! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Fan Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1994 Packard Experience, CCCA Museum/ Gilmore Car Museum photo: Richard Spiegelman, flikr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Fan Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 1994 Packard Experience, CCCA Museum/ Gilmore Car Museum photo: Richard Spiegelman, flikr Edited January 9, 2023 by Cadillac Fan (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Of possible interest: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard12man Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 34 Dietrich Stationary Coupe (1 or 4 or maybe 5 survivors)- photos taken in the mid 60's by Tom Kirn. Found in a field near Mohawk New York - price was $1,600. Just tracked recently that the car was sold new by the Packard Dealer - Fonda Motors in Syracuse New York. The car is fully restored and is used and driven extensively by the owner When the car was new it was delivered with a trunk instead of a rumble seat. I guess if you had $6,500 in 1934 Packard would build you exactly what you wanted. Even in this derelict condition the lines of the car are just stunning. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Not only did that car have a trunk instead of a rumble seat, some cars had two golf bag doors........some had none. They were a true custom. Edited January 9, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, edinmass said: Not only did that car have a trunk instead of a rumble seat, some cars had two gold bag doors........some had none. They were a true custom. Ain't that the truth! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 it looks like someone quickly robbed that one of the valuable goodies that would come off quickly ......i know of a similar one a little more complete but also a little rougher condition,in a convertible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 1:45 PM, West Peterson said: Another car my uncle's college roommate owned... but not while in college. Perhaps my favorite Packard of them all. Even though it is “only” a straight eight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 12 minutes ago, alsancle said: Perhaps my favorite Packard of them all. Even though it is “only” a straight eight. I know a few restorers who prefer the 8 over the 12............I'm a 12 guy myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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