tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3267812293072511886..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Extinction...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77710402852970174902013-11-16T09:57:30.090-05:002013-11-16T09:57:30.090-05:00My family had a '53 and '55 Packard when I...My family had a '53 and '55 Packard when I was in high school (mid '60s). Obviously, Dad was a fan. Unfortunately, traded them both right before I got my license. Beautiful fit and finish. Plenty of power. And ride like a cloud. Hated to see them go under.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129828457716391811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9918044284594941712013-11-16T02:14:46.087-05:002013-11-16T02:14:46.087-05:00I miss Plymouth!
I saw a Maxwell at a Burbank gas...I miss Plymouth!<br /><br />I saw a Maxwell at a Burbank gas station around 1992. Elegant cars! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_automobile<br /><br />Ulises from CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55643415922371136662013-11-15T21:52:31.091-05:002013-11-15T21:52:31.091-05:00So how much were they asking for it?So how much were they asking for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19705648642189641192013-11-15T20:19:12.443-05:002013-11-15T20:19:12.443-05:00My grandparents owned a funeral home and had a ...My grandparents owned a funeral home and had a '52 Packard as the "family car" (vehicle for transporting the bereaved). They had to have the seats reupholstered twice in its first 35k miles (it also had two small jumper seats in the back which made it an 8 passenger car - though rarely operated at that capacity).Roy in Nipomonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42371822281111791672013-11-15T17:54:29.845-05:002013-11-15T17:54:29.845-05:00The defunct auto company list does not have Americ...The defunct auto company list does not have American Bantam but does have the predecessor, American Austin Car Company:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Austin_Car_CompanyEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55319388966900412352013-11-15T16:44:34.727-05:002013-11-15T16:44:34.727-05:00Alien,
Not all of these are in Broad Ripple. This...Alien,<br /><br />Not all of these are in Broad Ripple. This Packard isn't, and I may have some other shots from various trips.<br /><br />I just have a compulsion to snap pics of oddities still out and rolling around. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38494301240359025182013-11-15T16:37:40.538-05:002013-11-15T16:37:40.538-05:00I've been going through the boxed sets of &quo...I've been going through the boxed sets of "Crime Story" - a show I missed when it was on the air; my girlfriend at the time was a "Moonlighting" fan - and for '50s - early 60s cars it is pretty mindboggling. Damn good series as well, although the second season is going kinda slow after eating the first box like pretzels.jim in houstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37635507583938964592013-11-15T16:03:56.955-05:002013-11-15T16:03:56.955-05:00As a wise man once said, if you want to make a sma...As a wise man once said, if you want to make a small fortune, take a large fortune and start your own car company.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66190540172797532202013-11-15T15:41:29.099-05:002013-11-15T15:41:29.099-05:00Tam, I must say I'm impressed; SoBro and vicin...Tam, I must say I'm impressed; SoBro and vicinity seems to be a hotbed of vintage autos, stuff I haven't seen in years, and some I've never seen. <br /><br />Thanks for posting the pics. Aliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87463463110803677862013-11-15T13:38:58.183-05:002013-11-15T13:38:58.183-05:00I honestly had not realized that Packard still exi...I honestly had not realized that Packard still existed after World War II. Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30249674275013149792013-11-15T13:09:32.064-05:002013-11-15T13:09:32.064-05:00Bruce McCall, in a National Lampoon article referr...Bruce McCall, in a <i>National Lampoon</i> article referred to these as "cars that say 'Get out of my way!'"<br /><br />I maintain there is still a crying need for such vehicles in America.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67808155707069612702013-11-15T11:43:35.136-05:002013-11-15T11:43:35.136-05:00If I remember correctly, Ultradrive was the only a...If I remember correctly, Ultradrive was the only automatic developed in-house by any of the independent automakers; everyone else either hooked up with an existing maker of gearboxes or swallowed their pride and bought GM Hydra-Matic.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50549463224002654002013-11-15T10:34:17.237-05:002013-11-15T10:34:17.237-05:00Noticed the Wiki page doesn't list the America...Noticed the Wiki page doesn't list the American Bantam Car co.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584761465957356521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60316982624046259002013-11-15T09:12:43.119-05:002013-11-15T09:12:43.119-05:00+1 for the wide whitewalls and the F-100 in the ba...+1 for the wide whitewalls and the F-100 in the background is just icing on the cake. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.com