BSA1 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Does anyone have or know where to get pictures of 1927 Packard prototype speedsters. These were worked on by Jessie Vincent the development engineer and are somtimes referred to as the Vincent cars. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mitchell Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I have some period photos of the Vincent Speedster that I can copy for you if you like. There is also a recreation of the car, possibly built with some of the original pieces. Not sure where it is now. Dave Mitchell packard12s@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I have this picture of a Vincent Speedster, but it is labeled a '28. Is this a different car than the '27 prototype? See Attachment: Sorry about the small size of picture, that's all I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I think that's it. I saw this actual automobile at Hershey a couple a years ago and the workmanship was absolutely impeccable!!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> .......................Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 The car is in the Packard Museum in Dayton. Supposedly the body was found on a Bugatti chassis in Iowa, and a chassis was built up from Packard parts to restore it. The Packard speed record setting "Gray Wolf" is also in the Dayton Museum, along with a 1930 boattail speedster that is there on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55PackardGuy Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 West, thanks for the info. I found a picture of the '52 Packard Pan American on a website that mentioned the Dayton museum and posted it on the "Packard Firsts" thread, but it was an old photo (early '90s) and someone replying to that post said the car has since been moved to Detroit. I asked about the Dayton museum on that thread and whether it's still in operation--thanks for verifying that it is. I made a road trip to Ohio several years back, and stopped at the Auburn/Cord/Duesenburg museum in Indiana. A real highlight! But If I'd known about the Dayton museum at the time, I definitely would have put it on the itinerary. Next time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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