A century ago, there were three claimants to the throne for the top high-end car in America. Sometimes called “the 3 Ps”, they were Pierce (maker of the Pierce Arrow), Peerless and Packard. Packard was the only one that made it through the great depression and WWII. Unlike the other two, Packard made it by…| J. P.'s Blog
The last true Packard rolled out of the Packard plant in Detroit on this day in 1956. The name lived for two more years on re-badged Studebakers built in Indiana. Packard is said to be born out of a feud that started in 1898 between James Ward Packard and Alexander Winton, the founder of Winton […] The post June 25, 1956 – The last Packard leaves Detroit assembly line appeared first on This Day In Automotive History.| This Day In Automotive History
In the world of automotive artists, Ken Eberts ranked with the best. His amazing eye for detail focused on artfully researched, nostalgic scenes, placing vintage motorcars in their original settings. William Jeanes wrote: “His work has a deja vu quality that may make you say to yourself, ‘I’ve been there before.’ The places are real, the cars are real, and the details of his settings are painstakingly accurate. Yet the moments never actually happened. Or did they?”| Richard M. Langworth