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(@bob-jackman)
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@mg-harv  I have the Gray Wolf. A wonderful "delicate" model. A friend gave me another of the same model but the tires had disintegrated. Would love to find replacements.



   
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Harv Goranson
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@bob-jackman Yes, those wheels (and those on the Miller Golden Submarine) are very fragile. Phil Alderman shipped these models with the wheels unattached. I have never permanently affixed mine.



   
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@michel-lemieux  1953 Packard limousine spotted a a local car show a few years back.   Nicely restored conservative car compared to the Cadillac.

1953 Packard 7 pass sedan #2
1953 Packard 7 pass sedan

John F. Quilter
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David H
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Good one, John.  Here it is again: Well, a little smaller.

IMG 8781
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(@moe-parr)
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@d-m-holcombe Love what you did there, David!


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Frank Reed
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found this on YouTube:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Djvvv-25v3U


Frank Reed
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Frank Reed
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🎶Did you know Jimmy Buffett mentions a Packard in  Tin Cup Chalice
 
…”Yes, and now you heard my strange proposal
Get that Packard runnin’ and let's move
I wanna be there before the day
Tries to steal away and leaves us behind
I've made up my mind…”
 

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(@moe-parr)
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Packard picked the wrong merger partner with Studebaker. Hudson, with its similar commitment to engineering excellence, would have been a much better fit. Those 2 companies together could have covered a wide price range of the car market with high-quality products.


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John Kuvakas
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@bob-jackman, John Kuliak sent a suggestion, "Phil Alderman used O-rings as tires on those models, so maybe Bob can find replacements at a local hardware store or plumbing supply house."


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(@john-quilter)
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And a few more almost Packards.  A circa 1967 Chaika  limousine with opening doors.  One is labeled on the base plate Autotime Collection and the other is in unknown Russian.   

1967 Chaika #2
1967 Chaika #1

And a earlier Russian ZIS 110 limousine circa 1946-49 (?)  which closely resembles a Packard of an earlier era.    No base plate information on the maker.

1941 Zil  1967 Chaika

 

 


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