If a person wanted to stand out from the Chevy or Ford crowd in the mid-1950s there was hardly any better way to do that than with a 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom like this example listed on eBay in Shelton,… more»
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A Finished Project: 1949 Packard Eight
It’s sad when you see a once loved and cherished car that has fallen on hard times, but I think that it’s even sadder to see one where the owner has gone through all of the pain and heart-ache… more»
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Big Project: 1947 Packard Custom Super
The immediate postwar sales literature that Packard put out deservedly made much of their contributions to the war effort. Packard engines powered PT boats and Packard-built Rolls-Royce engines took to the sky in military aircraft. And if you were… more»
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Ripper Clipper: 1954 Packard Super Clipper
Since I commenced writing for Barn Finds I’ve had the opportunity to write about a few Packards, and I have really developed a soft spot for them. To me they really seem to be a stylish and quite elegant… more»
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Great Project: 1940 Packard Super Eight
When I look at some of the old and tired cars that come across the desk at Barn Finds, it allows me to look at myself in the mirror and think that maybe the march of time hasn’t been… more»
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American Royalty: 1938 Packard Twelve Model 1608
Prestige didn’t come any more impressive than the Packards of the 1930s and this V12 powered hauler of the upper crust was near the top of the food chain. You can bid on a blue tarp covered 1938 Model… more»
Reader Ad: 1941 Packard 120 Convertible Project
What Makes It Special? My 84 yr old dad was restoring this vehicle but passed away suddenly at the Hardware store while buying some glue for a piece of wood needed near the windshield. He had purchased it about… more»
Mr Blue Sky: 1955 Packard Caribbean
One of the interesting aspects of growing up in Australia was the fact that we saw very few convertibles that hailed from the USA. We received some from the UK such as MGs and Triumphs, but the only US… more»
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1 of 400: 1954 Packard Caribbean
Stored for 30 years or more, someone clearly had the vision and experience to know that this is one special Packard worth saving. Speculated to have made only 400 Packard Caribbeans in 1954, it is thought that the ’54… more»
Reader Ad: 1948 Packard Victoria Convertible
What Makes It Special? It’s a 1948 Packard Convertible with its original straight-8 and is 98 percent complete. Last registered and on the road in 1966.
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Subterranean Storage: Delahaye & Rolls-Royce
There are the stories of finds that make you want to believe you’ll get the phone call next time. This is one of them, as two friends discovered an incredible find sitting in the lower levels of a Long… more»
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One Family Since New: 1951 Packard Garage Find
This one-family Packard has been relegated to this garage since 1973! It’s a relatively solid Packard 200 four door sedan that was at the bottom of the Packard range for 1951, but that still placed it above many of… more»
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Packard V8: 1955 Nash Ambassador Custom
Trying to choose between cars is sometimes like trying to choose a favorite child, it’s almost impossible to do. This 1955 Nash Ambassador Custom is one of those cars for me. This big, black boulevard cruiser is listed on… more»
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Big Purple: 1937 Packard Super Eight Touring
This Packard is from a time of hand-built luxury. The age of automotive elegance pretty much ended, though, with the “Great Depression”. Most of the great names including Cord, Stutz, Duesenberg, and Pierce-Arrow failed and were gone by 1940. Without the resources of… more»
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Decades In A Barn: 1956 Packard Caribbean
This 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible is one regal car. Unfortunately, this one is in rough condition as you can see. It’s listed on eBay in Isanti, Minnesota where they know a thing or two about road salt and it… more»
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Elegant Potential! 1934 Packard Dietrich Victoria
Even though production moved to Detroit, Michigan soon after the dawn of the 20th Century, Packard tops my list of Ohio’s finest products, and the motorcars they produced in the 1920s and ’30s rate among the world’s finest horseless… more»
