Guest imported_Speedster Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does anyone know what happened to the '53 Balboa-X, Factory Custom? I remember seeing a model (about 1/10th scale) of this car. I think it was in the '60s. (See eBay item:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...23&rd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 When last I heard, this car was owned by the Mitchell Museum in Illinois. It appeared at the 1982 PAC National Meet in Detroit. The museum offered to bring either it or their 1954 Panther to the 1999 Centennial in Warren, Ohio, and the Panther was chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 When the 1999 Meet was being planned, the idea was to have on display, among others, one of each of the Caribbeans (done), the Predictor (done), the Request (the owner was too ill to bring the car from Washington state), a Pan American (done) and all four of the Panthers. Three showed up; the owner of the fourth car didn't start working on it until the week before the Meet, so even though he attended the Meet, his car didn't. The Mitchell Museum offered to bring to bring only one of their cars, and I thought it would be best to have all four Panthers. Motor City Packards will be running the 2006 PAC National Meet, and I hope that they can get the Balboa-X to attend. See www.packardclub.org for full details on the display at the 1999 Meet.Two 1953 Monte Carlos were built, using the Mayfair as a base. It was a true "Coupe de Ville," with the roof being removed over the front seat. One is supposed to still be around, and is "being restored" - the last I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Brian The Balboa Model I saw was in a Magazine. I don't think it was a plastic kit, cause I remember the windows were painted in, like it was carved from a solid block of something. Can't remember any more details other than it was a fairly large model. But it was the Balboa-X. I remember being impressed by the back window design. (Very Radical for it's day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 MiniMarque did do the Balboa-X. I think it was the first one of a series. They also profusely thanked Larry Dopp for the dimensions and paint for the Request.YFAM, Randy Berger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Talk about weird. When I was a kid in the 50s I had a car about a foot long and very wide which had a friction motor that I played with a lot. Since I've been looking at Packard stuff recently I just discovered that toy was a model of the Predictor. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 A few minor points - although the Balboa-X had a recessed rear window, it was not retractable (although PMCC said it was). The bracing for the rear seat prevented that.Yes - there was a "bathtub" Monte Carlo, but it was never shown to the public. Richard Arbib designed and built it at Henney using a 22nd Series - and it was a true two-door hardtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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