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  • 65 Packard origins?

    In a recent post about "Studebaker Stories" it was mentioned that someone told a member about the super rare 1965 V-12 powered Packard.

    I think I know where that may have come from.
    In 1963 Esquire magazine asked designer Virgil Exner to design modern versions of classic cars.

    Packard was one of them, along with Stutz, Dusenberg and Mercer.
    A couple of real or show cars (the Mercer and a later Bugatti, perhaps others) were built and while I don't know for sure, I'd guess that is where the idea for the "Stutz" revival (70s and 80s) originated since the design does have a resemblance to the later cars.

    Model car maker Renwall produced a series of kits using Exner's designs and some others he did a bit later.

    Here's a web site:



    My guess is this is where the Packard story started since all the cars got a lot of press.



    63 Avanti R1 2788
    1914 Stutz Bearcat
    (George Barris replica)

    Washington State
    63 Avanti R1 2788
    1914 Stutz Bearcat
    (George Barris replica)

    Washington State

  • #2
    It was about this fraud committed on SDC with this issue, read about it here:





    64 Commander-64 Daytona
    64 GT R2 clone-63 GT R2
    63 Avanti R1
    63 Daytona convert-63
    63 Lark 2 door
    62 Lark 2 door
    60 Lark HT-60Hawk
    59 3E truck
    52 & 53 Starliner
    51 Commander

    JDP Maryland

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    • #3
      It was about this fraud committed on SDC with this issue, read about it here:





      64 Commander-64 Daytona
      64 GT R2 clone-63 GT R2
      63 Avanti R1
      63 Daytona convert-63
      63 Lark 2 door
      62 Lark 2 door
      60 Lark HT-60Hawk
      59 3E truck
      52 & 53 Starliner
      51 Commander

      JDP Maryland

      Comment


      • #4
        Interesting read, Thanks for posting the link. I had never seen this image thanks for posting it.

        Randy_G
        1959 Lark Sedan


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        • #5
          Interesting read, Thanks for posting the link. I had never seen this image thanks for posting it.

          Randy_G
          1959 Lark Sedan


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