WCraigH Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 A local car buff friend surprised me by showing me the April 1994 Special Interest Autos magazine. It features a 1948(?) Packard Vignale. It is based on a 1939 Packard 120 chassis that survived WWII in Europe. It was designed and built in 1947 and first registered in 1948, according to the article. Packard Vignale front view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCraigH Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Here is the rear view. Not much is known about the history of this car. But it's probably the only Packard done by Alfredo Vignale in Italy. He usually custom-bodied Ferraris, according to the article. It does look somewhat like an overgrown Ferrari of the early-50s era, except for the 1948 Packard grille of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernardi Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Craig: It sure would be interesting to see which information about the Packard Vignale is correct. According to the information I have about the car it was built on a 1951 Series 250 chassis. Was built possibly with the hopes of convincing Packard that it should carry a limited series of Vignale models in the coming years of the 50's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55PackardGuy Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Craig,Thanks for the pics. Very pretty and very Italian! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />BTW any news on the Panther Project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 O.K. Now for the big question, Does anyone know if the car survived to today, and if so where it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 It is in New Jersey, owned by a member of PAC, AACA and CCCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Name withheld to protect the innocent?????? Does the person ever show it??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 He is well-known in New Jersey circles, and brings his cars out to shows on both coasts. He owns Classics, street rods and special interest cars, and has many of them on display in his automobile showroom. Yes - he's a car dealer. The Packard Club has featured his collection in the "News Bulletin" a few years ago, and "The Packard Cormorant" will feature it in the future.Full disclosure: I have purchased a car from him in the past (NOT a Packard, darn it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Stuart: Can you give us a little information about the Vignale. Is the running gear and frame based on 1939 120 as Craig's information states. On the other hand is the running gear and frame for the Vignale come from a 1951 250 series as my innformation states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I haven't crawled around the car all that much, but to me it looks more like a pre-war chassis than a post-war one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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