Packard brass tried a little bit of everything to save the tail spinning company back in the 1950s. New models, new names, a different marketing approach… the company even bought out Studebaker to try to turn things around.
Of course, in the end the fabled Packard marque joined a very long list of car makers on the orphan list. When you look at Packards from the era like Rich Janis' wonderful 1954 Packard convertible, you wonder how things could have gone so wrong.
Janis is a resident of Stevens Point, Wis., and he's well known in local car circles for the 1968 Land Rover that he's had forever. A few years ago, Janis couldn't pass up the chance to add another car to his garage. The Chariot Red Packard convertible tripped his trigger in a big way.
St. Michaels Concours d'Elegance - Delahay is the featured Marque of the 16th Annual St. Michaels Concours d'Elegance on Chesapeake Bay, with Bentley Motors as this year's presenting sponsor. This year Corvette's 70th anniversary is being celebrated with an invitational class of racing Corvettes sponsored by Cunningham Automotive.
This hauler is a sight to behold! Yeah, we'd buy that 1954 Chevrolet 3100 pickup.
According to the seller, this gorgeous 1954 Chevy pickup spent most of its life "in the California desert." We'd like it to spend the rest of its life in our garage.
This baby is everything you could want in a 1950s pickup. wood bed planks with stake rails, whitewalls, fender-mounted spare, awesome red paint, optional chrome grille, rebuilt original 235 engine and it's been converted to 12 volts.
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